Years ago I was briefly involved in motorcycle road racing. T-shirts with the slogan, “Crashing Sucks” and a suitable graphic were quite popular. Even then, I thought how appropriate that slogan also was for aviation.
Crashing Sucks
Years ago I was briefly involved in motorcycle road racing. T-shirts with the slogan, Crashing Sucks and a suitable graphic were quite popular. Even then, I thought how appropriate that slogan also was for aviation. Now we find ourselves with back-to-back airliner crashes while landing in visual conditions and Im reminded of just how appropriate that slogan is to aviation. Crashing sucks for all the obvious reasons, but we must also remember that aviation is a…
Key Takeaways:
- Recent airliner crashes during visual landings underscore the critical dangers of pilot over-reliance on automation and the necessity for pilots to maintain active command.
- Pilots must understand automation's limitations, recognizing it is programmed mainly for normal circumstances and cannot be in command, requiring continuous monitoring and vigilance.
- As the ultimate authority, pilots must be prepared to intervene, override, or take manual control whenever automation deviates from safe or desired operation, rather than merely observing or wondering.
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