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Qantas pilots forgot to lower wheels
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Aircraft involved was VH-OGP operating QF458.
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QF458 on 26/10 was VH-ZXG and it was not the aircraft involved.
It was when VH-OGP was operating QF400
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There is an old saying...
There are two kinds of pilots. Those who have landed, and those who will attempt to land, gear up.
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It appears they noticed their error and commenced a go-around prior to the GPWS alert, which occurred during the commencement of the missed approach. |
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I've never once heard that saying, Andrew P. after 28 years in the industry.
Therefore, your saying is a FURPHY. Give us some credit for professional skill.......... |
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Swinging Back On Topic, what sort of 'discipline would be involved? Retraining? (forced) Resignations? Sacking??
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Jumping to conclusions there Bernie. The 'standing down' thing is standard practice in the industry following an incident. It's not meant to imply blame.
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Do they know the possible reason for the lapse? What about the landing checklist? And wouldn't the pilots feel that the aircraft was behaving differently without the landing gear down such has the aircraft wanting to fly faster?
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