Delta Plane crash in Toronto

[Patri]

Qualified is the bare minimum required. I am talking about overall not this pilot, flight or incident. But the fact remains I want the best pilot possible flying my plane just like the best doctor operating in me. Nothing else matters.

You will never get the best doctor for all procedures unless you research them all, are willing to travel, and your insurance accepts them.

 

[am1]

Ok thanks I was unaware of that.

 

[davidvel]

Qualified is the bare minimum required. I am talking about overall not this pilot, flight or incident. But the fact remains I want the best pilot possible flying my plane just like the best doctor operating in me. Nothing else matters.

So all the airlimes are going to track when am1 is flying and assign the 2 best pilots to your flight? This makes no sense. Likewise, you are never going to to get the best Dr. operating on you.
You can want as much as you want, but what you want doesn't matter. As I stated, this is not how it works. Passengers don't get to pick their pilot and never will. Only allowing the best pilot to fly your (other any other ) flight does not improve safety. It is a completely unworkable system, and would make flying less safe if it even could occur, for the reasons I stated previously.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Qualified is the bare minimum required. I am talking about overall not this pilot, flight or incident. But the fact remains I want the best pilot possible flying my plane just like the best doctor operating in me. Nothing else matters.

How do you know who is the best doctor?

But let's say that you could ascertain that - that doesn't mean that you can get treatment from that doctor. If that is the best doctor, and everyone knows that is the best doctor, you can be pretty sure that doctor is completely full and not accepting new patients. Or if they are, they will be charging high enough rates that they are not going to be in network on any carrier.

Now let's say that you could similarly ascertain who is the best pilot. How are you going to ensure that pilot will be flying the plane when you make the reservation? What do you do if that pilot flies for United, but United doesn't serve the airports where you need to go.

What you are saying sounds wonderful. In practice it is completely unrealistic.

 

[EZ-ED]

Airport Administration had not closed the airport and Air Traffic Control had not deemed the runways/crosswinds unsafe and Delta/Endeavor Toronto flight operations had not decided Toronto was unsafe so then the pilot in control is the final authority of the operation/safety of the aircraft. Many have noted the absent of the flare immediately before touchdown but in runway snow/ice conditions pilots fly the plane to the ground to make positive contact without potentially slipping or sliding off the runway and a flare with a crosswind blast could have blown the aircraft off the runway final prior to touchdown.

I'm not sure if Canada has an NTSB but I'm sure something comparable will investigate and some entity will assign blame. Some percentage to first the pilot next Air Traffic Controller then ATC tower management then airport conditions split between airport admin/Delta/Endeavor. The two that will catch the most blame will be the pilot and controller.

As a retired Air Traffic Controller that has been my winter time experience and having been on the end of the blame game.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Qualified is the bare minimum required. I am talking about overall not this pilot, flight or incident. But the fact remains I want the best pilot possible flying my plane just like the best doctor operating in me. Nothing else matters.

How do you know who is the best doctor?

But let's say that you could ascertain that - that doesn't mean that you can get treatment from that doctor. If that is the best doctor, and everyone knows that is the best doctor, you can be pretty sure that doctor is completely full and not accepting new patients. Or if they are, they will be charging high enough rates that they are not going to be in network on any carrier.

Now let's say that you could similarly ascertain who is the best pilot. How are you going to ensure that pilot will be flying the plane when you make the reservation? What do you do if that pilot flies for United, but United doesn't serve the airports where you need to go.

What you are saying sounds wonderful. In practice it is completely unrealistic.

Continuing this thought. Most people would imagine that the "best" doctor (or professional of any type) is the one that has committed the fewest "mistakes" or who has no "mistakes".

But consider. An easy way to have no mistakes on a professional record is to never take on work that might present challenges. If a problem arises on your flight, would you rather have a "mistake-free" pilot who has never experienced that situation previously, or would you rather have a pilot who has experience in those situations, and through some hard knocks knows what works and what doesn't work? That inexperienced pilot is most likely to repeat the same things the experienced pilot did in similar situations, with similar results. Whereas the experienced pilot is will know better.

If you base your evaluation to screen out pilots who have made "mistakes", you very likely will be screening out the pilots who are actually the most qualified to deal with your situation.

 

[CanuckTravlr]

I'm not sure if Canada has an NTSB but I'm sure something comparable will investigate and some entity will assign blame.

Yes, the equivalent authority in Canada is the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Since the crash occurred in Canada, the TSB will be the lead authority in the investigation. Since Delta is an American airline, the U.S. NTSB and FAA will also be involved in an assisting capacity. Finally, teams from both Delta and Mitsubishi (as the manufacturer) will also be participating in the investigation.

The TSB has recovered the black boxes and the remains of the aircraft have been removed to a hangar for further examination.