Sleepstroke strikes again
Sleep strokes can be very dangerous, which is why when driving, especially in the evening, it is [...]
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I knocks can be very dangerous, That's why when driving, especially in the evening, it's important to be well rested, awake and ready for the journey.
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Driving is the work of many and sleepy spells are often the cause of accidents sometimes serious. But what happens if the pilots of an airliner do not wake up in time to land?
This is what happened to two pilots from Ethiopian Airlines who left Khartoum in Sudan on August 15 to reach Addis Ababa, and the flight threatened to turn into a tragedy. It departed on time, scheduled to arrive at 6:20 a.m., but was delayed. The reason? Pilots did not wake up to land at the airport.
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Pilots don't wake up for landing, that's what happened
The flight traveled at the standard altitude of just over 11,000 meters and, once it reached the airport, it left at the same height, without performing the maneuver of descent.
I controllers ground crew tried several times to reach the pilots in the air but did not receive response.
In the on-board computer, the route of approach to the runway and the plane actually stayed on the right course only it did not descend because the pilots did not perform the maneuvers. Altitude adjustments must in fact be programmed separately once you approach the airstrip.
After the plane flew over the runway at 11,350 meters, the autopilot disconnected launching the alarm which fortunately has woke up pilots. They thus regained possession of the craft by approaching the runway and landed half an hour late.
From the image we can see in purple the first approach to the airstrip that missed the target, later in light blue course recalculation and correct landing at the airport.
The pilots were suspended from the service, but we feel like saying that the problem is upstream: the chaos created by the pandemic, which caused the shortage of personnel around the world, has overloaded the system leading unfortunately to such situations. The pilots' strike led almost to the bankruptcy of SAS and the baggage problem in the UK and Holland has resulted in cancellations and disruptions across the country. In addition, reports have come in of pilots flying for more than 100 hours per month.Â
In short, it went well this time but it should be. intervene to the source of the problem to prevent unpleasant incidents like this from happening.
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