UPS Crash Probe Focuses on Fatigue as U.S. Hearing Set

[cheryl]

UPS Crash Probe Focuses on Fatigue as U.S. Hearing Set - Bloomberg

U.S. crash investigators are focusing on pilot fatigue, training and adherence to procedures in the fatal Aug. 14 crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) jet freighter in Birmingham, Alabama.

The NTSB will call witnesses to discuss how UPS trains pilots for approaches like the one the accident crew was flying to Birmingham, which required them to stay clear of unlit hills near the runway without a radio beam to ensure they were at the correct altitude, according to the release.

 

[oldngray]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/2...-blamed-in-deadly-accident/?intcmp=latestnews

WASHINGTON – The pilots of a UPS cargo jet that crashed last August complained about the company's tiring work schedules at the start of the fatal flight, and then made errors shortly before the plane flew into a hillside and burst into flames, according to information presented at a hearing Thursday.

 

[ncupser82]

One thing UPS is good at doing is creating fatigue!

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