Cited on HN 5 times, 2016–2024, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Cited as a vivid example that experienced pilots can ignore loud alarms, in threads on alarm design and gear-up landings.
Cockpit footage of an approach to the Megeve altiport in France that ends in a gear-up landing, with the warning horn audible throughout. Everyone aboard survived and the crew had thousands of flight hours.
“two experienced pilots land gear up (in a small single engine machine) even though it beeps loudly” (HN, 2019)
[link] Anyone hear a weird beeping noise? Wonder what it could mean...oh well, I'm sure it's not important, we're about to land anyway. [this video] Geez that sound is annoying, I hope it stops soon.
The level of obnoxiousness is hard to get right. Here, two pilots land a small plane gear up, even though a loud warning horn is sounding throughout. [this video]
Youtube is full of examples pilots landing gear up, with the gear-up warning system clearly blaring in the background. [this video] This does not only happen to little propeller airplanes. Heres an Airbus A320 where the pilot managed to land gear up despite the presence of all kinds of safeguards and automation. [link] Humans are funny animals.
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