Struggling Through Sand: Unfamiliar Conditions And Unhelpful SOPs

This is an account of two British Mediterranean Airways pilots who found themselves in some very trying conditions that they attempted to resolve by applying what they thought were their carrier’s directives. Their decision to continue an approach on autopilot when the circumstances were confusing...
Ross Detwiler

Ross Detwiler was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and corporate chief pilot—flying a Dassault Falcon 7X before retiring. He also was as member of the…

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