Flight Database Reveals Risky Errors by Out-of-Practice Pilots
Decommissioned and suspended commercial aircraft at Pinal Airpark in Arizona in May 2020. The pandemic has brought travel to a standstill.
Photographer: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North AmericaG’day from Sydney. In this week’s dispatch, we examine the risks as out-of-practice pilots return to the cockpit, and ponder the future of smashed avocado on toast.
We can all get a little rusty if we’re out of practice. But for airline pilots returning to the skies after pandemic-enforced layoffs, the stakes are considerably higher.