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Pilots making in-flight errors say pandemic makes them ‘rusty’ Published 31 January 2021 A pilot preparing to pull a passenger jet away from an airport gate forgot to disengage the parking brake, damaging a part of a towing vehicle that was trying to pull the plane to the runway. Another pilot had so much trouble landing a passenger jet on a windy day that it took three tries before the plane touched down successfully. In another incident, the first officer forgot to turn on the anti-icing mechanism that ensures the altitude and airspeed sensors on the outside of the plane are not blocked...

Airline pilots making in-flight errors say they’re ‘rusty’ because of pandemic [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CORONAVIRUS-PILOTS-RUSTY:LA] A pilot preparing to pull a passenger jet away from an airport gate forgot to disengage the parking brake, damaging a part of a towing vehicle that was trying to pull the plane to the runway. Another pilot had so much trouble landing a passenger jet on a windy day that it took three tries before the plane touched down successfully. In another incident, the first officer forgot to turn on the anti-icing mechanism that ensures the altitude and airspeed senso...

Airline pilots making in-flight errors say they’re ‘rusty’ because of pandemic [Los Angeles Times] A pilot preparing to pull a passenger jet away from an airport gate forgot to disengage the parking brake, damaging a part of a towing vehicle that was trying to pull the plane to the runway. Another pilot had so much trouble landing a passenger jet on a windy day that it took three tries before the plane touched down successfully. In another incident, the first officer forgot to turn on the anti-icing mechanism that ensures the altitude and airspeed sensors on the outside of the plane are...

A pilot preparing to pull a passenger jet away from an airport gate forgot to disengage the parking brake, damaging a part of a towing vehicle that was trying to pull the plane to the runway. Another pilot had so much trouble landing a passenger jet on a windy day that it took three tries before the plane touched down successfully. For the record: 6:19 PM, Feb. 01, 2021This article describes reports in a NASA database as coming from pilots and first officers. First officers are pilots. The reports came from captains and first officers. In another incident, the first officer forgot to turn o...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA A Delta Airlines jet approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing after flying from Atlanta on August 29, 2019. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) Airline pilots making in-flight errors say they’re ‘rusty’ because of pandemic A pilot preparing to pull a passenger jet away from an airport gate forgot to disengage the parking brake, damaging a part of a towing vehicle that was trying to pull the plane to the runway. Another pilot had so much trouble landing a passenger jet on a windy day that it took three tries before the plane touched dow...