On Aug 14, 8:15 pm, "John Ewing" wrote:
> "Pits"
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> On Aug 12, 10:30 am, "Atheist Chaplain" cia.gov> wrote:
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>>> "Pits"
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>>> "Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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>>>> Ned wrote:
>>>>> "AN Indonesian pilot at the helm of an ill-fated Garuda flight has
>>>>> pleaded for a Yogyakarta court's leniency, saying he has already
>>>>> suffered
>>>>> enough.
>
>>>>> Wearing his captain's uniform, Marwoto Komar formally addressed
>>>>> Slemen
>>>>> District Court in Yogyakarta where he is fighting charges he
>>>>> deliberately
>>>>> crashed a Garuda jet in 2007, killing 21 including five Australians.
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>>>>> The charges carry penalties up to a maximum of life imprisonment.
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>>>>> "I need to convey that on Wednesday March 7, 2007, early before dawn,
>>>>> I
>>>>> left home full of responsibility for the job that I cherish, as a
>>>>> pilot,'' he said.
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>>>>> "There was not even the tiniest intention in me at that time to
>>>>> deliberately execute my job carelessly and irresponsibly.
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>>>>> "I would be happy if I could help all passengers reach their
>>>>> destinations
>>>>> safely. This is what I've been doing successfully in my 22-year
>>>>> career
>>>>> as
>>>>> a pilot.
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>>>>> "Despite my intentions, there was the accident which caused
>>>>> victims.''
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>>>>> Prosecutors allege Marwoto ignored 15 alarms to abort the landing of
>>>>> the
>>>>> Boeing 737 at Yogyakarta's Adi Sucipto Airport."
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>>>> The accident report concluded that he's suffered from some
>>>> misperception
>>>> of reality, believing that he had to land the plane come what may. He
>>>> obviously cannot be allowed to fly again, but punishing him serves no
>>>> useful purpose.
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>>>> Sylvia.
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>>> I'm sure the families of the dead agree with you Sylvia
>
>> Perhaps, but will the families of the next bunch will if the culture
>> of this countries air services are not fixed.?
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>> I'm sure you understood that I was being facetious :-)
>> and you are right, if not this bloke, then will the next be more
>> culpable.........
>> The Asian mindset is not one that I find to be conducive to safety, and
>> that's more cultural than anything else, And what you posted to the OP
>> about
>> the pilot not being quite right also rings true with me, I know if I was
>> the
>> CEO of Garuda I would be making sure this guy didn't turn up in a Uniform
>> he
>> was not entitled to wear, and certainly not one that puts the Airline in a
>> bad light.
>> --
>> "Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color."
>> Don Hirschberg
>
> some more on this issue
> appears the Indons are slow learners or just recalcitrant :)
>
>
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200807/s2312964...
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> From the above:
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> Reports today suggest that Komar has told police investigators that the
> plane was "running wild" and because it was difficult to bring the jet's
> nose up again, it was "impossible to go around".
>
> Ahh ... the old Plane Running Wild Syndrome.
> Perhaps Komar was a Get Smart fan.
> Seriously, I think Garuda need to have a comprehensive assessment made of
> their operations by a competent external party.
> How many other pilots do they have with Komar-like deficiencies?
>
> John
Gday John . That really is what I and others are worrying about.
As you well know it is a fine line between oprational expediency and
lunacy .
BTW have you fully retired ?
