Pilots were expected to intensely monitor auto landings
(NEWSER) - The pilots aboard a Turkish Airlines jet that crashed in Amsterdam last week, killing nine people, let their plane slow to a dangerously low speed, a preliminary investigation revealed. Recorded conversations note the trio—who are among the dead—acknowledging a faulty altimeter, but reacting too slowly when the plane auto-stalled for landing while still mid-air, the Times reports. Low visibility partly impaired them. More»
