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Kai D Kravit (VALIS) (OP) User ID: 25570375 United States 07/09/2013 07:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I would like to re-post this and get it some attention, but with out any verification it would just be someones story. Its a good read though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33334630 I figured. Apologies. Best I can do. Sometimes we have to take what sounds like the truth and go with it. If it circulates enough, perhaps the sender will take responsibility. It is the enemy's tactic. Use it against them, I say. Kai D Kravit (VALIS) |
TonyR4096 User ID: 16085467 United States 07/12/2013 10:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In the 1980s I worked as an engineer for an American mainframe computer manufacturer, in a group that was responsible for handling technical problems in the field and coming up with emergency engineering fixes, as well as taking suggestions for manufacturing and design improvements from elsewhere in the company. A majority of the change requests coming from the company's Japan division got rejected, as they were usually impractical or unworkable, particularly the software-related issues. All software that was developed in Japan required heavy revision by the U.S. engineers to make it reliable and efficient. I was told that pressure to conform with group consensus is so strong in Japanese culture that individuals with unusual or good ideas were often dragged down to the lowest common denominator or were shunned. As a result, their engineering groups generally produced mediocre results, at best. I hold a commercial rating in fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. During training with various instructors over the years I was often criticized and "corrected" for supplying answers to questions that didn't parrot the FAA manuals word-for-word. My attitude was and is that, unless I can answer a question in my own words, I don't really understand the problem or the solution. In aviation, where making correct second-by-second decisions can mean the difference between life and death, referring to the manual to make sure one is using the correct verbiage is usually not an option. You either know what to do or you don't. Being unable to think and operate autonomously is a cultural problem in many societies around the world. Even though the United States has lead the world in creativity and celebrated the individual through the 19th and 20th centuries, "groupthink" and suppression of individuality has invaded our education system since about 20 years ago. Don't be surprised to see America lose its preeminent position, even in aviation and software. Last Edited by TonyR4096 on 07/12/2013 10:10 AM Tony Rodriguez |
Amazing Insight! User ID: 39747690 United States 07/22/2013 07:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As a private pilot, I suspected that there must be some fundamental flaw with the pilot training of Asiana Airlines..Now having read this article from someone who has direct experience in training them (or attempting to do so) it all makes sense to me. What is really scary is the overall dependence on technology to fly the plane. Now I know why the SFO accident happened. There is no excuse for not being able to land that airplane via VFR on a clear day, and to blindly rely on auto-throttle without cross-checking airspeed is just unbelievable to me. One of the first things you learn as a pilot (even us private pilots) is to FLY THE AIRPLANE!!! Thanks for a very insightful article!!!! |
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EscapeVelocity User ID: 42731279 United States 07/22/2013 07:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As a private pilot, I suspected that there must be some fundamental flaw with the pilot training of Asiana Airlines..Now having read this article from someone who has direct experience in training them (or attempting to do so) it all makes sense to me. Quoting: Amazing Insight! 39747690 What is really scary is the overall dependence on technology to fly the plane. Now I know why the SFO accident happened. There is no excuse for not being able to land that airplane via VFR on a clear day, and to blindly rely on auto-throttle without cross-checking airspeed is just unbelievable to me. One of the first things you learn as a pilot (even us private pilots) is to FLY THE AIRPLANE!!! Thanks for a very insightful article!!!! Exactly : Aviate-Navigate-Communicate, in that order. They need to beef up the training regimen or take the men out of the loop and turn the entire show over to the computers... "I know that the molecules in my body are traceable to phenomena in the cosmos. That makes me want to grab people on the street and say: 'Have you HEARD THIS?" -Neil deGrasse Tyson :fly_sail: If you hate my avatar.. you are going to love this.. [link to youtu.be] In Death members of Project Mayhem Have a name. His name is James M. Boyd. |
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