Tommay85
Well-Known Member
I always say that anything can happen to anyone. All it takes is one error or a chain of events. The FAA and NTSB agree. That being said, at the very least they should be violated by the FAA, HARD. One, they made a pretty serious mistake. Two, they're costing their company LOTS of money. Therefore they should be held extra accountable. Wrong airport landings can be greatly prevented by a quick look at a VFR sectional/google/skyvector/ect. to see where the airport is in relation to prominent landmarks or the city. Who does that??? 
However, I hear guys lining up for Offut AFB in Omaha ALL the time. NO excuse for that at all. On a map, it's painfully obvious where the two of them are. Not to mention, their position relative to the Omaha VOR if you're too lazy for a map. Complacency in the on board equipment perhaps?
I don't care about training, SOPs and FARs. I'll follow them, yes, but airmanship is what keeps your license, keeps you safe, and keeps your job. Sadly the shift is towards the previous. I'm not even surprised at all when I see incidents like this, or worse. When your airmanship fails, you should be held accountable. I'm under the impression that when some people go to the 121 world, they throw away ALL of their previous flying experience and rely solely on training, procedures, and the airplanes systems. That will only get you dead.
Yes, I'd prefer to keep my job/source of income if I make a mistake, but the reality is that if the mistake is serious enough(like this one) I don't deserve to be there. Steve's post is an example of doing the right thing. You look like more of an idiot not "crying wolf" than when something bad happens.
As I was getting at earlier though, every pilot under the sun is susceptible to making mistakes, but I expect people to be held accountable for them.
However, I hear guys lining up for Offut AFB in Omaha ALL the time. NO excuse for that at all. On a map, it's painfully obvious where the two of them are. Not to mention, their position relative to the Omaha VOR if you're too lazy for a map. Complacency in the on board equipment perhaps?I don't care about training, SOPs and FARs. I'll follow them, yes, but airmanship is what keeps your license, keeps you safe, and keeps your job. Sadly the shift is towards the previous. I'm not even surprised at all when I see incidents like this, or worse. When your airmanship fails, you should be held accountable. I'm under the impression that when some people go to the 121 world, they throw away ALL of their previous flying experience and rely solely on training, procedures, and the airplanes systems. That will only get you dead.
Yes, I'd prefer to keep my job/source of income if I make a mistake, but the reality is that if the mistake is serious enough(like this one) I don't deserve to be there. Steve's post is an example of doing the right thing. You look like more of an idiot not "crying wolf" than when something bad happens.
As I was getting at earlier though, every pilot under the sun is susceptible to making mistakes, but I expect people to be held accountable for them.
