For an instructor, there’s seldom anything more annoying than a student who believes they have some problem solved before it’s even been fully explained, like when we fail an aircraft system and combine that with an interesting scenario. Some pilots think they’ve either seen it before, or that the problem is so ridiculous it could never happen. But instructors carry on, never being certain just when some kernel of knowledge a new pilot picks up that might someday turn out to be valuable.
Professional Pilots Train Regularly, Just In Case
Key Takeaways:
- An Air India Boeing 777 experienced significant instrument failures, including localizer, altimeters, APU, and autoland capabilities, after an unstable approach and missed landing at JFK.
- With these malfunctions and fuel becoming a concern, the crew had to search for alternate airports that could accommodate a non-precision approach, as their ILS capabilities were lost.
- Despite receiving a low-altitude alert during the final approach, the professional crew successfully diverted the aircraft and landed safely at Newark Liberty International Airport using a GPS approach.
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