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Data Entry Blunders Force Air Asia Pilots To Land in Melbourne Instead of Malaysia (mashable.com)
A flight from Sydney to Malaysia ended up in Melbourne after the captain incorrectly entered the plane's location in its navigation system just before take-off, according to a safety investigation, whose conclusion was published this week. Mashable reports:The Air Asia pilots made several errors in entering data into the aircraft's navigation system, which caused them to follow an incorrect flight path out of Sydney, according to Australian transportation officials. While troubleshooting the incorrect flight path, the pilots were unable to fix the issue, and may have compounded it. The aircraft's systems would not allow the plane to be flown in instrument conditions and the weather also had deteriorated in Sydney by the time the pilots decided to turn back. They were directed via radar to a visual approach in Melbourne where they could land safely. The pilots did not believe the airport was located in Malaysia.
'The pilots did not believe the airport was located in Malaysia.'
Why would the pilots after turning back and landing in melborne believe they were in malaysia...
Mashable reports...
That summary is such a hodge-podge of disconnected half-facts. A link to a publication written by trained journalists, or even trained monkeys, might be more coherent.
From the investigation report :
The ATSB also found that the aircraft was not fitted with an upgraded flight management system that would have prevented the data entry error via either automated initialisation or automatic correction of manual errors.
Wow. You found us out. You are so smart. Now post something about Bilderberg and the Fed!!!
checks article Yup, Airbus.