Lithuania: DHL freight plane crashes near Vilnius airport

[Ex-Ascot]

Probably thinking more about his career than flying. I've had an accident with a Wg Cdr and an incident with a Gp Capt with an AVM in the jump seat. Both pilot error. In both cases I warned them. Had a Sqn boss once who couldn't fly. However one of my mates made AVM and he was an exceptional driver. One of the youngest ever VC10 captains. He once had a Gp Capt dentist in the jump seat. Visitor to the flight deck said he assumed that the Gp Capt would take over for the landing.

[Boac]

Probably thinking more about his career than flying.

More like thinking about how to bring an early end to his career? I think he was eventually re-roled as Nav.

[talmacapt]

Suffice it to say, it was not me that pushed down.

A go around, which we did, rectified the situation.

[Ex-Ascot]

Only ever had one go around Royal. This one. The weather was horrendous. That's Ginge. Should have popped him out of the DV window and saved us all a lot of grief.

[Boac]

Suffice it to say, it was not me that pushed down.

Good news. Whoever the NIgel/lla was that did it, he/she reminds me of the story of the Mississippi steamboat Captain bragging to a lady bridge visitor about how he knew every sandbank in the river, at which point the boat ran gently aground.

"See", he said, " there's one now".

[talmacapt]

Yes, he (it was a he) knew there was a blue roofed building on the approach to 25 at Kirwall.

Yes, we were allowed to hold level until reachng the VOR but I (loudly) suggested we would go around immediately and try again.

I think I decided to divert to Aberdeen after a second aproach.

He eventually became a 737 captain, I went back to the DC10.

[Boac]

A PM with a name would amuse

[PHXPhlyer]

Juan's update with emphasis on leading edge flaps position:



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