Originally Posted by
Globaliser
And if you really want a genuinely toe-curling example of (many) things that should have been checked, but weren't, before the aircraft got airborne, try the ATSB's website for the recent report on 9M-MTK at BNE. If you don't want to be scared, don't read it.
I hadn’t heard of this, but upon reading it I personally found it gave reassurance that procedures and systems are in place should something be forgotten.
The one that worries me is the Emirates 777 from just before Christmas…I’ve heard several quite shocking things from my FC friends, but the report will make some genuinely worrying reading, I suspect, because it will likely highlight the weakest part of any aircraft safety system: the humans!