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    DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA The anatomy of an incident ‘The job of the airline pilot inthe early days of civil aviation was cone in which character, shill and a dogged ability to stick to the task, under extrome pressure, were tested on an almost daily basis, Weather forecasting was rudimentary, navigation was basedon fleeting G and accurate landings on an al gooseneck flares. The aircraft were sul Cal failures and the engineshad tobe nursed withthe sonsitivity ‘old stagecoach drivers used in handling an inexperienced team ‘of four. Those who learned their trade during the war came through an even more deadly and unforgiving school. Now- ‘adays, the modern generation of pilots sit i ioned ‘Comfort, with reliable engines, navigating errors measured in ‘yards rathor than miles on aircraft which can land themselves, ‘Emoothly and accurately, in almost impenetrable fog. ‘We arethe first generation of pilots who may go through a whole career without having a genuine emergency: many pilots have ‘completed fifteen years flying without having suffered an engi failure, Although this is undoubtedly a blessing it doos beg the

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