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Originally Posted by pbot
Perhaps you can't, or don't want to comment, but would be curious to hear your insights on the Air Canada incident at SFO a couple weeks ago where they almost landed on the taxiway.
Even if the approach is being hand flown, shouldn't they still have the flight path plotted on the display to help provide guidance, as well as the guide that shows if the plane is aligned with the runway and within the glidescope?
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Unquestionably. Given all the tech and procedures that should never happen to an airline crew. Incidents like this one typically occur at night, or in the early morning hours. They occur after a long flight, or an overnight flight. There have been incidents similar in Atlanta and Newark, but none where 1 plane would have plowed into a line of planes waiting for takeoff.
Even if the guys were tired, they should have been even more diligent about setting up the plane for the approach. I haven't heard anything that has come out from the crews at this point, they may a good reason, but from a professional pilot stand point both guys dropped the ball. The guy flying and the guy monitoring. Someone fucked up. It's not on the controller.