Evidently the pilot didn't know what it meant to be without Auto Pilot. He may have understood the navigation controls were shut down, but, he never expected his ON BOARD auto-throttles to disengage as well.
It was the computers. The understanding the on board computers were in operation when in fact they were directly linked to the navigation controls as well.
Who knew?
It has absolutely nothing to do with culture. It has a lot to do with flying experience without computer direction and what exactly that means.
South Korea is a magnificent country, a high quality democracy with a high quality of life for it's citizens. There is no oppression, cultural or otherwise. The people traveling that lost their daughters came to learn more about Americans, that is not oppression or inhibition. There are many wonderful Asian American that live in the USA and I honestly am embarrassed for them knowing the ugly remarks of the media regarding an ethnicity they know nothing about.
July 9, 2013
By Aaron Karp
The pilot in command of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, (click here) the Boeing 777-200ER that crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) July 6, told investigators that he assumed the aircraft’s auto-throttles were engaged and maintaining a speed of 137 knots as the 777 came in for a landing. The aircraft’s speed dropped to just 103 knots at the time of impact....
It was the computers. The understanding the on board computers were in operation when in fact they were directly linked to the navigation controls as well.
Who knew?
It has absolutely nothing to do with culture. It has a lot to do with flying experience without computer direction and what exactly that means.
South Korea is a magnificent country, a high quality democracy with a high quality of life for it's citizens. There is no oppression, cultural or otherwise. The people traveling that lost their daughters came to learn more about Americans, that is not oppression or inhibition. There are many wonderful Asian American that live in the USA and I honestly am embarrassed for them knowing the ugly remarks of the media regarding an ethnicity they know nothing about.
July 9, 2013
By Aaron Karp
The pilot in command of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, (click here) the Boeing 777-200ER that crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) July 6, told investigators that he assumed the aircraft’s auto-throttles were engaged and maintaining a speed of 137 knots as the 777 came in for a landing. The aircraft’s speed dropped to just 103 knots at the time of impact....
