> Lee said he told his instructors about his concerns in the flight's planning stages. He told investigators that as he realized his approach was off, he was worried he might "fail his flight and would be embarrassed."
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> Since “everyone else had been doing the visual approach … he could not say he could not do the visual approach,” according to NTSB
Would I feel better if he said he was "not concerned at all"? Of course I would. He was performing an easy landing in completely benign weather at an airport with nothing at all tricky or unusual about its approach. There was no reason whatsoever to be concerned.
> [The pilot] "stated it was very difficult to perform a visual approach with a heavy airplane."
From http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ntsb-asiana-crash-pilot-very-con...
This is, of course, complete bullshit.
From the same article:
> Lee said he told his instructors about his concerns in the flight's planning stages. He told investigators that as he realized his approach was off, he was worried he might "fail his flight and would be embarrassed."
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> Since “everyone else had been doing the visual approach … he could not say he could not do the visual approach,” according to NTSB
From http://atwonline.com/safety/asiana-777-pilot-sfo-visual-appr...
Would I feel better if he said he was "not concerned at all"? Of course I would. He was performing an easy landing in completely benign weather at an airport with nothing at all tricky or unusual about its approach. There was no reason whatsoever to be concerned.