First?
https://time.com/5753435/amazon-atlas-air-cargo-crash/
There was an excellent analysis of that crash on youtube which included mention of the pilot's underqualification but it seems to be gone now. It's very obvious he was only hired because he was black. He had a history of failing his training programs and impulsive decisionmaking. In this case he accidentally activated the "go around" button which cancelled their approach, but neither pilot noticed. When the aircraft pitched up to cancel the landing, he incorrectly interpreted it as a stall and violently pitched down. The other pilot attempted to counter his action but the groid didn't hand over control until it was too late. He "lawd have mercy"'d the plane into the ground and killed everyone on board.
impulsive decisionmaking
Zero. Impulse. Control.
And no shame. I can't imagine a relative of mine fucking up that bad then demanding money for it.
the widow of the captain sued the company for putting that inept ape's ass in a cockpit seat. that is understandable and reasonable. i don't know what has happened with these cases, but if the brother did make any money from it, the widow should sue him for every penny of it.
“He thought everyone should be a pilot. He was very encouraging to young kids,” said Aska.
Apparently the airline did too.
my dream has always been that i could be an astrophysicist. i'm not smart enough. but i am smart enough to know that. i am also smart enough to know that i don't have the nerve it takes to pilot an aircraft. i am smart enough to know i could probably kill other people and myself.
I though you were joking with the "lawd have mercy" thing but then I read the article and that's exactly what he did.
That particular part made me roll my eyes hard. That man should never have been given responsibility over anything more complex than a forklift.
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