In this fictional incident poor pre flight planning misses a NOTAM regarding unserviceable glideslope at the destination. Distracted by a business partner the business jet pilot then misses cues from ATIS, other aircraft and ATC and finds himself getting behind the aircraft. Committed to make a meeting a rushed steep descent almost ends in catastrophe.
A CAA Flight Examiner and a TRE from FlightSafety International discuss the causal factors.
Two videos are provided below.
- Getting behind the A/C
- Getting behind the A/C: captions and interview removed
This video has had the captions and interviews removed for training and discussion.
Two sets of facilitation questions are available.
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