posted on Sep, 9 2019 @ 10:40 PM
a reply to:
Zaphod58
To say I'm staggered at this finding is an understatement. The command pilot is very experienced and professional with ten's of thousands of hours
experience. To have not aborted takeoff with fluctuating manifold pressure is bad enough, but to have then become confused about which engine was on
fire despite having someone tell them and then do nothing seems very odd. Perhaps they thought it was a false alarm and were preoccupied with the
manifold pressure issue? The paperwork failure isn't excusable unless there was confusion about whether it had been granted. Failing to do a basic
competency check is a no no in virtually any developed country like Sth Africa. Especially as the pilot knows full well that it is a requirement from
where he comes from and has I believed acted as a check captain himself. The aircraft not having flown for 5 months may be excusable IF they had
carried out ground runs and system tests and nothing had showed up, sometimes s##t happens. Sure were a lot of Swiss cheese holes in this one.