Sentence examples for a poor pilot from inspiring English sources

However, Trenchard was a poor pilot, and he did no instructing, instead becoming involved in administrative duties.

Experts have blamed weak government controls, poor pilot training and a cost-cutting mentality among many carriers.

The report cited a lack of safety controls and poor pilot training at Crossair, and accused senior managers at the airline of failing to recognize that the pilot -- who it said was flying too low on his approach to land in Zurich -- was not in a fit state to fly.

The division suffered from a combination of bad weather and poor pilot navigation which caused many of the airborne troops to be dropped inaccurately throughout the divisional operational area, causing a number of casualties and making conducting operations much more difficult.

The two complaints, which the FAA published without identifying the names of the pilots, allege a range of safety issues at Ethiopian Airlines including poor pilot training processes, potentially dangerous policies with respect to crew flight and rest time, and a failure to include updated pilot checklists for certain "non-normal" flight conditions.

But not every accident is an indictment of aviation's training, safety and maintenance programs, nor necessarily reflective of poor pilot skill or judgment, nor indicative of a conspiracy of manufacturers to sell us faulty parts.

The poor pilots never had a chance, Robinson explained.

That they bloodied the Russian air wing was taken as a clear sign of poor aircraft maintenance, poor piloting skills — or, most likely, years of insufficient funds for adequate flight training.

But Mr. Midhar and Mr. Alhazmi, the first two hijackers to enter the country, proved to be poor pilots.

The operation also suffered from poor piloting.

State auditors found that the commission did a poor job licensing pilots and investigating potential safety violations.