Sentences with phrase «from pilot error»

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President Trump's nominee to be the vice chairman of the NTSB doesn't think much of a key pilot experience requirement stemming from the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which tumbled to the ground in Clarence and claimed 50 lives largely because of pilot error.

But the growth in air traffic, coupled with slipups by pilots and controllers, has sparked a spike in anticollision warnings aboard the planes, especially in dense traffic areas such as Southern California, where the number of potentially serious controller errors rose 77 percent from 2007 to 2008.

Whether that was due to terrorism, a cockpit emergency such as a fire that prevented a mayday being broadcast, a sudden, catastrophic break - up of the airplane, or some kind of pilot error, can only be ascertained from the flight recorders.

A double - blind flight simulation study assessing motor performance in licensed pilots «flying» through pre-specified (and practiced) holding patterns showed that smoking marijuana significantly increased major and minor errors, and led to larger average deviations from the assigned flight sequence, compared to those who smoked placebo cigarettes.

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Pilots are going to make mistakes, and no amount of information or training can stop them from committing those errors.

Aviation accidents may result from a variety of factors, including failure to properly check for signs of adverse weather, negligent maintenance of an aircraft or pilot errors.

Planes don't just fall from the sky; accidents are often the result of equipment malfunctions, design defects, faulty repair or maintenance, pilot errors or air traffic control negligence.

From airline pilots to surgeons, many professionals rely on checklists as a safeguard against human error.