AIRLINE pilots risk destroying their aircraft through heavy-handed use of the
plane’s rudder, a safety watchdog is warning. Poor training means most pilots
are unaware of the danger—which could affect the action they take during a
hijacking.
The warning comes from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),
which is midway through its investigation into the fatal crash last November of
an Airbus A300 which smashed into houses in the Queens district of New York
shortly after take-off. Investigators believe the plane broke up after flying
through turbulence from a jumbo jet that took off ahead of it. The…
