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'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers

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'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers

A British passenger plane was forced to turn back minutes before landing in Paris because the pilot of 30 years' experience was not qualified to land in fog, an airline confirmed on Thursday.
Speaking over the address system as the Flybe flight approached Charles de Gaulle airport, the pilot announced to startled passengers "I am not qualified to land the plane" and turned back to Cardiff.

:shock::shock::shock::shock:

for the love of god, wtf?
 
'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers



:shock::shock::shock::shock:

for the love of god, wtf?

Read further down. He was not qualified in that model, he'd just recently moved up to the 400 model. He did the RIGHT thing not landing the aircraft in a situation he wasn't cleared for. I admit it sucks for the passengers, but had he landed, he could have lost his wings.

If he landed and there was ANY incident whatsoever, he would be in serious deep doo doo.

So bravo on him, doing the right thing.. even if it became a news article.
 
It's the fault of the airline for having him fly a plane he wasn't fully qualified to fly.

Pilot did the right thing IMO.
 
It's the fault of the airline for having him fly a plane he wasn't fully qualified to fly.

Pilot did the right thing IMO.

Partially, partially it's his fault for not taking the chance of fog at the landing airport...
 
Partially, partially it's his fault for not taking the chance of fog at the landing airport...

IIRC if you do a procedure that you are not qualified for you can lose your license. If that's the case it is completely understandable why he wouldn't.
 
was'n't supposed to be taken so seriously, but surprisingly funny, sorry
 
Speaking as one of those people who are less than 100% stress-free airline passengers, I for one would have settled for a little white lie, such as "Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the inconvenience, but there is too much fog at our destination and we will have to turn back."

It's really odd, actually. I've flown for years with no tension whatsoever, and yet within the last two years I've been bugging out more and more. I don't get it.
 
Why was a pilot allowed to fly a plane that he was not covered to fly under certain weather conditions?
 
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Why was a pilot allowed to fly a plane that he was not covered to fly under certain weather conditions?

I would imagine shortage of pilots or some reason like that. Again, I find fault with the Airline, not the pilot.
 
I would imagine shortage of pilots or some reason like that. Again, I find fault with the Airline, not the pilot.

Definitely. The fault of this pilot flying a plane into conditions he was not qualified to fly in is the fault of the airline.
 
This is to funny my girlfriends father is a retired airline pilot who has flown 747s over the Pacific. Oh man this made him laugh.:lol:
 
Why was a pilot allowed to fly a plane that he was not covered to fly under certain weather conditions?

To get flight time so he would eventually be qualified to land in the fog.
 
'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers

:shock::shock::shock::shock:

for the love of god, wtf?

This is an example of a pilot who made a GOOD decision. Attempting to meet a schedule or forcing yourself into a situation you are not properly certified for gets people killed.

The pertinent facts:

"He has relatively recently transferred his 'type-rating' from a Bombardier Q300 to a Bombardier Q400 and has not yet completed the requisite low-visibility training to complete a landing in conditions such as the dense fog experienced in Paris Charles de Gaulle," she said.

"The captain therefore quite correctly turned the aircraft around and returned to Cardiff; a decision which the company stands by 100 percent."
"I guess he thought when he initially took off that conditions would be suitable for him to land," a spokesman said.

"There are different classifications of aircraft and when an aircraft is updated, pilots who have flown an older version have to completely retrain.

"Different climatic conditions like fog require a certain level of skill and he probably didn't have the level of training required for this particular aircraft."


Here’s a stupid person who thinks that never getting to the meeting by forcing the pilot to land is better than missing a meeting:

One passenger, 29-year-old Cassandra Grant, said she had missed a job interview in the French capital as a result.

"The whole thing beggars belief. If I had not been on the plane, I would not have believed it."


So what do you think is the issue here or what is your point?
 
This is to funny my girlfriends father is a retired airline pilot who has flown 747s over the Pacific. Oh man this made him laugh.:lol:

Made me laugh too. Reminded me of Leslie Nielsen. LOL.
 
. . .he could have lost his wings. . .
. . .in a blazing fireball.

Kudos to the pilot for turning round, although I rather think he needs some remedial training in customer relations.

Maybe "folks we have a very minor technical problem that disqualifies us from landing in the fog now present at our original destination," yada, yada, would've been better.
 
. . .in a blazing fireball.

Kudos to the pilot for turning round, although I rather think he needs some remedial training in customer relations.

Maybe "folks we have a very minor technical problem that disqualifies us from landing in the fog now present at our original destination," yada, yada, would've been better.

There is a list somewhere of "Things I am grateful to be lied to about." Hold on, let me check...yep, this is on the list.
 
Made me laugh too. Reminded me of Leslie Nielsen. LOL.
glad some were amused by the tale, that was my sole purpose in posting article. made me laugh, and yes that is the last thing i would want to hear while in still in the air and i have no fear of flying
 
To me it seems like it's a matter of technicality and the pilot did the right thing. It was lose his job or lose passengers. Personally I would have probably done the same thing if I were in his shoes.
 
Would have been funnier if after he said that we was not qualified to land the plane, he parachuted out.
 
Would have been funnier if after he said that we was not qualified to land the plane, he parachuted out.

Exactly what I was going to say. :lol:

He could have asked if anyone on the plane was certified.
 
Had he gone ahead and landed, but crash landed, his career would have been over, the Airline's Insurance would be paying out Millions for years to come.
No, he did exactly the correct thing.
 
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