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1. I wouldn't let a inexperienced pilot land. I'd rather him sit in simulator for a couple of hundred

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 10:35 PM

Jul 2013

hours before he can attempt to land without PAPI.

Triple Seven is a entirely different kind of beast than a 747.

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Most likely he got his type rating for the aircraft in a simulator Major Nikon Jul 2013 #4

poster is confusing PAPI with ILS friendlyFRIEND Jul 2013 #6

The glide slope was out for airport construction and had been since June Major Nikon Jul 2013 #7

This would have been an OE (Operational Experience) flight. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #5

Not good tawadi Jul 2013 #2

This is the way it's done at all US airlines. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #8