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On the morning of July 6, 2013 a #boeing 777-200ER from #Asiana Airlines is on approach to runway 28L in #SanFrancisco. Everything seems fine in the cockpit as the aircraft descends down. It soon becomes apparent that #flight241 is too low on the glideslope but by the time the flight crew notices this, it's too late. Why did The pilots continue? Why was this not noticed sooner and why did the #autothrottle system not activate? Let's investigate...

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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Sources
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Final Report:
https://reports.aviation-safety.net/2...

Asiana Airlines Video: Asiana Airlines
   • Making of 1st ASIANA350  

Building the 777: Boeing
   • Building the 777  

Crash 1: NTSB
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ntsb/92...

Crash 2: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...

Crash 3: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...

Aircraft Used:
Boeing 777-ER by Captain Sim:
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Airbus A320 by FlyByWire Simulations
https://flybywiresim.com/


CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Start
00:33 - Ground school
03:40 - The crew
05:27 - Circadian low
07:03 - First descent clearance
11:48 - Radar vectors
13:24 - Pitch modes explained
15:27 - High on profile
18:47 - Switching frequencies
20:49 - Hold mode activated
23:49 - Recycling the flight directors
26:02 - Three reds
29:42 - No seatbelts
32:23 - Probable cause