A300 Capt:
I caught the last 1/2 hour of a TLC program the other night on the AA A300 crash in Queens. I was wondering what some of your views were on that accident. Did you go over that in the simulator? It looked like Airbus blamed the F/O initially but the pilots couldn't understand how the plane could have broken apart. In the end the program stated that after a few months, ALL manufacturers of commercial A/C came out with a warning about rudder reversal(?) and/or full rudder deflection once airborne(something like that). The show said that millions of lives have been risked over the years because no pilots were ever warned of this(doesn't sound like an Airbus problem then).
Were you nervous to fly the Airbus right after this accident? I know some AA pilots either didn't trust the plane or AAs inspection process. I know you are not a big fan of the A300. It does have a cool flight deck though. Thanks.
Louie
I caught the last 1/2 hour of a TLC program the other night on the AA A300 crash in Queens. I was wondering what some of your views were on that accident. Did you go over that in the simulator? It looked like Airbus blamed the F/O initially but the pilots couldn't understand how the plane could have broken apart. In the end the program stated that after a few months, ALL manufacturers of commercial A/C came out with a warning about rudder reversal(?) and/or full rudder deflection once airborne(something like that). The show said that millions of lives have been risked over the years because no pilots were ever warned of this(doesn't sound like an Airbus problem then).
Were you nervous to fly the Airbus right after this accident? I know some AA pilots either didn't trust the plane or AAs inspection process. I know you are not a big fan of the A300. It does have a cool flight deck though. Thanks.
Louie