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Is the destination of a commercial flight important for the pilot?
Do airline pilots routinely carry out “gross error” checks?What the preparations and procedures to consider for circumnavigation?Why did this commercial flight fly in circles while far from the destination?What is the reason for the detour flight route from AUH to BEY?What flight and route information do pilots need for flight?Why does flight duration differ for the same flight?Should I put yesterday's date for destination date/time on a flight plan if the flight is to go east bound across Zulu +-12 time zone?How to fill out IFR flight plan for manned helium balloon flight into class A airspace with no predetermined route or destination and less crew?Special Purpose Tablet for Commercial Navigation appDoes filing a flight plan with Garmin Pilot activate ACAS and SE-SAR for my inReach?Can active flight plan be sent for the aircraft in the air?
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As has been recently advertised (in here, here, here also), a recent British Airways flight from London City Airport destined for Düsseldorf mistakenly flew its passengers to Edinburgh instead.
I'm a layman in terms of aviation, but I (and I'm sure many more do) do see aviation as a strictly regulated area full of double-checks, double instruments (even 2 pilots!) to make sure an airplane is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing.
Perhaps mine is a rather car-centric view, but I can't imagine starting the engine of the car without knowing clearly where I'm heading, which landmarks, roads (and so on) I'm supposed to pass by during the route.
TL;DR:
Must (or should) both pilots know where he airplane they are flying is going to? Or do they simply follow an approved flight path?
navigation flight-planning
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As has been recently advertised (in here, here, here also), a recent British Airways flight from London City Airport destined for Düsseldorf mistakenly flew its passengers to Edinburgh instead.
I'm a layman in terms of aviation, but I (and I'm sure many more do) do see aviation as a strictly regulated area full of double-checks, double instruments (even 2 pilots!) to make sure an airplane is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing.
Perhaps mine is a rather car-centric view, but I can't imagine starting the engine of the car without knowing clearly where I'm heading, which landmarks, roads (and so on) I'm supposed to pass by during the route.
TL;DR:
Must (or should) both pilots know where he airplane they are flying is going to? Or do they simply follow an approved flight path?
navigation flight-planning
asked 6 hours ago
gmauchgmauch
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Possible duplicate of Do airline pilots routinely carry out "gross error" checks?
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– fooot
5 hours ago
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In reality that flight was not operated by BA, rather it was a flight contracted from BA to a 3rd party. The pilots received information to go to Edinburgh and that's what they executed: this probably because of a mistake that happened in the chain of control. The only thing I am wondering is what they said on the PA
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– Afe
5 hours ago
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@Afe A simple call from the pilots: "Our estimated flight to Edinburgh is 1-hour and weather is fine there" should suffice!
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– gmauch
5 hours ago
1
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I was on a flight once where the pilot said, "Just checking everybody on the plane either wants to or has to go to [small backwater town]."
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– Greg Hewgill
4 hours ago
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@gmauch everyone was already sleeping before T/O?
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– Afe
1 hour ago
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As has been recently advertised (in here, here, here also), a recent British Airways flight from London City Airport destined for Düsseldorf mistakenly flew its passengers to Edinburgh instead.
I'm a layman in terms of aviation, but I (and I'm sure many more do) do see aviation as a strictly regulated area full of double-checks, double instruments (even 2 pilots!) to make sure an airplane is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing.
Perhaps mine is a rather car-centric view, but I can't imagine starting the engine of the car without knowing clearly where I'm heading, which landmarks, roads (and so on) I'm supposed to pass by during the route.
TL;DR:
Must (or should) both pilots know where he airplane they are flying is going to? Or do they simply follow an approved flight path?
navigation flight-planning
asked 6 hours ago
gmauchgmauch
1113
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As has been recently advertised (in here, here, here also), a recent British Airways flight from London City Airport destined for Düsseldorf mistakenly flew its passengers to Edinburgh instead.
I'm a layman in terms of aviation, but I (and I'm sure many more do) do see aviation as a strictly regulated area full of double-checks, double instruments (even 2 pilots!) to make sure an airplane is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing.
Perhaps mine is a rather car-centric view, but I can't imagine starting the engine of the car without knowing clearly where I'm heading, which landmarks, roads (and so on) I'm supposed to pass by during the route.
TL;DR:
Must (or should) both pilots know where he airplane they are flying is going to? Or do they simply follow an approved flight path?
navigation flight-planning
navigation flight-planning
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Possible duplicate of Do airline pilots routinely carry out "gross error" checks?
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– fooot
5 hours ago
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In reality that flight was not operated by BA, rather it was a flight contracted from BA to a 3rd party. The pilots received information to go to Edinburgh and that's what they executed: this probably because of a mistake that happened in the chain of control. The only thing I am wondering is what they said on the PA
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– Afe
5 hours ago
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@Afe A simple call from the pilots: "Our estimated flight to Edinburgh is 1-hour and weather is fine there" should suffice!
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– gmauch
5 hours ago
1
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I was on a flight once where the pilot said, "Just checking everybody on the plane either wants to or has to go to [small backwater town]."
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– Greg Hewgill
4 hours ago
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@gmauch everyone was already sleeping before T/O?
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– Afe
1 hour ago
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Possible duplicate of Do airline pilots routinely carry out "gross error" checks?
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– fooot
5 hours ago
1
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In reality that flight was not operated by BA, rather it was a flight contracted from BA to a 3rd party. The pilots received information to go to Edinburgh and that's what they executed: this probably because of a mistake that happened in the chain of control. The only thing I am wondering is what they said on the PA
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– Afe
5 hours ago
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@Afe A simple call from the pilots: "Our estimated flight to Edinburgh is 1-hour and weather is fine there" should suffice!
$endgroup$
– gmauch
5 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
I was on a flight once where the pilot said, "Just checking everybody on the plane either wants to or has to go to [small backwater town]."
$endgroup$
– Greg Hewgill
4 hours ago
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@gmauch everyone was already sleeping before T/O?
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– Afe
1 hour ago
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Possible duplicate of Do airline pilots routinely carry out "gross error" checks?
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– fooot
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Possible duplicate of Do airline pilots routinely carry out "gross error" checks?
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– fooot
5 hours ago
1
1
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In reality that flight was not operated by BA, rather it was a flight contracted from BA to a 3rd party. The pilots received information to go to Edinburgh and that's what they executed: this probably because of a mistake that happened in the chain of control. The only thing I am wondering is what they said on the PA
$endgroup$
– Afe
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
In reality that flight was not operated by BA, rather it was a flight contracted from BA to a 3rd party. The pilots received information to go to Edinburgh and that's what they executed: this probably because of a mistake that happened in the chain of control. The only thing I am wondering is what they said on the PA
$endgroup$
– Afe
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Afe A simple call from the pilots: "Our estimated flight to Edinburgh is 1-hour and weather is fine there" should suffice!
$endgroup$
– gmauch
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Afe A simple call from the pilots: "Our estimated flight to Edinburgh is 1-hour and weather is fine there" should suffice!
$endgroup$
– gmauch
5 hours ago
1
1
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I was on a flight once where the pilot said, "Just checking everybody on the plane either wants to or has to go to [small backwater town]."
$endgroup$
– Greg Hewgill
4 hours ago
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I was on a flight once where the pilot said, "Just checking everybody on the plane either wants to or has to go to [small backwater town]."
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– Greg Hewgill
4 hours ago
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@gmauch everyone was already sleeping before T/O?
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– Afe
1 hour ago
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@gmauch everyone was already sleeping before T/O?
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The pilots in this case did know where they were going. They received instructions from their employer to fly the plane to Edinburgh, they received a flight plan to Edinburgh for that plane, and ATC happily routed their plane along it's flight plan to Edinburgh. Everything matched exactly how it was supposed to, and the pilots did absolutely nothing wrong; they did exactly what they were told to do, as thousands of commercial pilots do every day.
The dispatchers involved could use improvement, though.
answered 3 hours ago
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For commercial flying, yes both pilots should know where they are going and the general direction/course they are flying but they do in-fact follow an approved path and are subject to ATC vectors. The reality is that pilots who fly short haul may fly numerous flights in a day to various destinations with limited time in between flights to regroup. Flight plans, load sheets and planning may very well be done by a dispatcher and simply handed to the crew when they arrive at the aircraft. It is possible to get confused, typically there is some navigational programing or FMS input that would force the pilot to review the path. However confusion like this has occurred before as was the case with Varig Flight 254 which simply entered the wrong heading into the autopilot and ended up lost and low on fuel.
In the case of general aviation this may be less of the case. While generally you take a small plane up to go from one place to another there are those that pull the old cub out on the weekend and just go fly around the area to do some sightseeing. This is more just for the joy of flying...
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The pilots in this case did know where they were going. They received instructions from their employer to fly the plane to Edinburgh, they received a flight plan to Edinburgh for that plane, and ATC happily routed their plane along it's flight plan to Edinburgh. Everything matched exactly how it was supposed to, and the pilots did absolutely nothing wrong; they did exactly what they were told to do, as thousands of commercial pilots do every day.
The dispatchers involved could use improvement, though.
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The pilots in this case did know where they were going. They received instructions from their employer to fly the plane to Edinburgh, they received a flight plan to Edinburgh for that plane, and ATC happily routed their plane along it's flight plan to Edinburgh. Everything matched exactly how it was supposed to, and the pilots did absolutely nothing wrong; they did exactly what they were told to do, as thousands of commercial pilots do every day.
The dispatchers involved could use improvement, though.
answered 3 hours ago
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The pilots in this case did know where they were going. They received instructions from their employer to fly the plane to Edinburgh, they received a flight plan to Edinburgh for that plane, and ATC happily routed their plane along it's flight plan to Edinburgh. Everything matched exactly how it was supposed to, and the pilots did absolutely nothing wrong; they did exactly what they were told to do, as thousands of commercial pilots do every day.
The dispatchers involved could use improvement, though.
answered 3 hours ago
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The pilots in this case did know where they were going. They received instructions from their employer to fly the plane to Edinburgh, they received a flight plan to Edinburgh for that plane, and ATC happily routed their plane along it's flight plan to Edinburgh. Everything matched exactly how it was supposed to, and the pilots did absolutely nothing wrong; they did exactly what they were told to do, as thousands of commercial pilots do every day.
The dispatchers involved could use improvement, though.
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For commercial flying, yes both pilots should know where they are going and the general direction/course they are flying but they do in-fact follow an approved path and are subject to ATC vectors. The reality is that pilots who fly short haul may fly numerous flights in a day to various destinations with limited time in between flights to regroup. Flight plans, load sheets and planning may very well be done by a dispatcher and simply handed to the crew when they arrive at the aircraft. It is possible to get confused, typically there is some navigational programing or FMS input that would force the pilot to review the path. However confusion like this has occurred before as was the case with Varig Flight 254 which simply entered the wrong heading into the autopilot and ended up lost and low on fuel.
In the case of general aviation this may be less of the case. While generally you take a small plane up to go from one place to another there are those that pull the old cub out on the weekend and just go fly around the area to do some sightseeing. This is more just for the joy of flying...
answered 5 hours ago
DaveDave
67.7k4127243
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$begingroup$
For commercial flying, yes both pilots should know where they are going and the general direction/course they are flying but they do in-fact follow an approved path and are subject to ATC vectors. The reality is that pilots who fly short haul may fly numerous flights in a day to various destinations with limited time in between flights to regroup. Flight plans, load sheets and planning may very well be done by a dispatcher and simply handed to the crew when they arrive at the aircraft. It is possible to get confused, typically there is some navigational programing or FMS input that would force the pilot to review the path. However confusion like this has occurred before as was the case with Varig Flight 254 which simply entered the wrong heading into the autopilot and ended up lost and low on fuel.
In the case of general aviation this may be less of the case. While generally you take a small plane up to go from one place to another there are those that pull the old cub out on the weekend and just go fly around the area to do some sightseeing. This is more just for the joy of flying...
answered 5 hours ago
DaveDave
67.7k4127243
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$begingroup$
For commercial flying, yes both pilots should know where they are going and the general direction/course they are flying but they do in-fact follow an approved path and are subject to ATC vectors. The reality is that pilots who fly short haul may fly numerous flights in a day to various destinations with limited time in between flights to regroup. Flight plans, load sheets and planning may very well be done by a dispatcher and simply handed to the crew when they arrive at the aircraft. It is possible to get confused, typically there is some navigational programing or FMS input that would force the pilot to review the path. However confusion like this has occurred before as was the case with Varig Flight 254 which simply entered the wrong heading into the autopilot and ended up lost and low on fuel.
In the case of general aviation this may be less of the case. While generally you take a small plane up to go from one place to another there are those that pull the old cub out on the weekend and just go fly around the area to do some sightseeing. This is more just for the joy of flying...
answered 5 hours ago
DaveDave
67.7k4127243
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For commercial flying, yes both pilots should know where they are going and the general direction/course they are flying but they do in-fact follow an approved path and are subject to ATC vectors. The reality is that pilots who fly short haul may fly numerous flights in a day to various destinations with limited time in between flights to regroup. Flight plans, load sheets and planning may very well be done by a dispatcher and simply handed to the crew when they arrive at the aircraft. It is possible to get confused, typically there is some navigational programing or FMS input that would force the pilot to review the path. However confusion like this has occurred before as was the case with Varig Flight 254 which simply entered the wrong heading into the autopilot and ended up lost and low on fuel.
In the case of general aviation this may be less of the case. While generally you take a small plane up to go from one place to another there are those that pull the old cub out on the weekend and just go fly around the area to do some sightseeing. This is more just for the joy of flying...
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Possible duplicate of Do airline pilots routinely carry out "gross error" checks?
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– fooot
5 hours ago
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In reality that flight was not operated by BA, rather it was a flight contracted from BA to a 3rd party. The pilots received information to go to Edinburgh and that's what they executed: this probably because of a mistake that happened in the chain of control. The only thing I am wondering is what they said on the PA
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– Afe
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@Afe A simple call from the pilots: "Our estimated flight to Edinburgh is 1-hour and weather is fine there" should suffice!
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– gmauch
5 hours ago
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I was on a flight once where the pilot said, "Just checking everybody on the plane either wants to or has to go to [small backwater town]."
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– Greg Hewgill
4 hours ago
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@gmauch everyone was already sleeping before T/O?
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