Pilot Has A Breakdown / US Bangla Airlines Flight 211
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The Disadvantages of Pilots in the United States
If there's almost any hint of mental illness, they'll disqualify a pilot from flying. There were a number of standard operating procedure violations during the flight by the cockpit crew. The VOR approach procedure for Kathmandu runway 02 was never briefed and followed properly. During the final phase of the visual landing, the aircraft was flown manually at a very close proximity with a high angle bank of approximately 30 degrees in order to align with the runway.
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