TRAINING, INSTINCT LAUDED. . .
On Oct. 26, 2004, the NTSB released its findings that AA 587's crash was due primarily to the "unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs" applied by the First Officer (FO). While reviewing the data this would appear to be what caused the separation of the vertical stabilizer. There is no denying...
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