Capt. Wolf, a seasoned airline pilot, shares insights into the aviation profession, emphasizing that pilot errors are unintentional and often blamed in the wake of crashes. He highlights the thorough safety programs in major airlines and the sophisticated technology used in flight monitoring, including black boxes that record crucial flight data. On personal sacrifices, he notes the challenges of maintaining relationships due to long periods away from home, reiterating the importance of passenger safety over personal interactions.
These crashes of late? People like to blame pilot error. No pilot shows for work one day saying I'm going to make the wrong decision. We write reports - even anonymously - on what went wrong during our flight. Major airlines have robust safety programs.
It records all five microphone radio transmissions plus any conversation with the first officer. Plus an area mike for ambient noise coming into the flight deck. Plus a digital flight data recorder that records airspeed, altitude, deck angle of the flight.
Many divorces in the airline industry. Look, I'm out of communication for eight hours. I won't be home for five days. My passengers are my primary concern.
Automated. Since the '80s computerized. At certain airspeed you'll pull the control column back. This yoke lifts wheels off the ground and rudder pedals.
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