On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:18:28 +0100, Graeme Wall
Post by Graeme WallPost by ReclinerPost by Graeme WallPost by ReclinerPost by Graeme WallPost by Reclinerhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28778728
I'm surprised that a one-armed pilot could lass his commercial pilot's
medical.
Bader flew combat missions in Spitfires with no legs.
But not with paying passengers in board.
Post-war he flew a company plane.
Ah, I didn't know that.
IIRC he worked for Shell, so not exactly paying passengers in the
airline sense.
It was a Flybe Dash 8 flight from Birmingham to Belfast, so I assume
the 47 passengers were normal members of the public. Where does Shell
come into it?
Post by Graeme WallPost by ReclinerI'm still surprised that a commercial airline has a
one-armed captain, and that they don't even have a rehearsed drill for
dealing with situations like this one.
Pilot's arm dropping off at flare out is not the first hazard that
springs to mind. Does BA have a procedure in place for when the captain
drops dead of a heart attack just after take off?[1][2]
[1] Trident at Staines.
[2] Actually they do, now.
I assume that pilot was not known to be at high risk of a heart
attack, or he'd have failed his medical. And, as you say, there are
established procedures if either pilot suffers a heart attack, etc.
But there seemed to be no procedure with Flybe when the captain's
artificial hand on the yoke came loose.