Simple fix for Asiana and this one (Emirates). You rarely need two hands on the yoke. One hand on the yoke, one hand on the throttles until you are established in a long-term power position (i.e. Take-off, go-around or climb thrust). Whether you are using auto-throttle or not, you need to anticipate that the throttles are going to move if the yoke moves, if they don't, you need to make them. That is what makes Boeing better than Airbus, you can see what the autopilot & autothrottle or other pilot is doing.

(Written on 2016年09月16日)(Permalink)

My two cents on this as a 25+ year commercial pilot and instructor, had there not been any pictures, it would not be the sensational story it is. But the pictures are very dramatic, so it is big news. "If it bleeds, it leads" kind of thing. One thing that is irritating to me is the hype this headline gives. There was no explosion. The Inlet cowling failed for as of yet undetermined reasons and caused aircraft damage including a pressurization loss and required an inflight shutdown. The crew showed their professionalism by handling it properly as they were trained to do. Over sensationalizing the event only makes the public more scared. What should be more publicized, in my opinion, is the large safety margin built into the structures of the aircraft to handle an event like this and still lead to a safe landing from which all pax walked away from.

(Written on 2016年09月02日)(Permalink)