Gordon Waddell reporting - Indian pilot dies 28-08-2008

[leon6266]

Indians think they can become proper pilot and risking lives but they wish wont get that far in aviation because of they are stupid and always be same no change

[dingoklectos]

As far as I know one plane clipped his tail fin and the aircraft veered to the ground. The boy would have been alive if goddamn FAA made the following mandatory in ALL light aircraft:

1) PCAS warning system

2) Ballistic Parachute (for the plane)

3) Amsafe Airbags

4) Terrain awareness sytem

Ofcourse to avoid stall-spin accidents during take/off landing, the best safety weapon is the WELL-TRAINED PILOT (always monitor airspeed, etc).

FAA is all about profits and not safety.

[nxtvctm]

@dingoklectos it's not FAA in Australia, it's CASA. PCAS wouldn't work because the damn thing would be going off at every a/c nearby and how annoying and distracting would it be in a busy aerodrome circuit? Ballastic parachute would not have time to open. Remember, the collision happened at 1000'. Terrain awareness system? you mean GPWS? unnecessary on light training a/c.

[dingoklectos]

@nxtvctm

Agreed that's what I meant: FAA equivalent. 'See and avoid' is the best policy...but there are instances when PCAS will help tremendously. Me and my instructor avoided a blind-spot mid air (high wing cessna we have vs low wing piper above us descending) due to my PCAS going off...trust me, it helps!

[AlexanderKafkis]

this was around the corner from my house

[leon6266]

off course hume error. I dont know why he didnt follow the proecdures properly.Its his frult and parents should stop threating Aus k fuking curry heads

[dingoklectos]

@leon6266

Thats not nice to call them 'curry heads'...they gave the world number system that we use today, arithmetic, trig, etc.

However, indian and other asian pilots (especially chinese students) are known for flying without even following ATC communication orders, even if they acknowledge 'Roger'...this is dangerous, not to mention the accent of the foreign students.

[dingoklectos]

@leon6266

The school should teach them proper accent training followed by ATC communication while with the instructor before going solo.

[shwetanksunil1]

that's what happens in uncontrolled airspace