Colgan Air pilot

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It looks like the pilot and Colgan's training are being blamed for the crash in Buffalo.
I just listened to an interview with an FAA official (I missed the name) who seemed to imply that pilot Marvin Renslow had not received hands-on stall recovery training.
The Journal's report said Colgan had not provided Renslow with hands-on flight-simulator training for a stick-pusher emergency.
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The same interview pointed out that he had failed checkrides.
Colgan further admitted that during his career, Renslow failed five "check rides" -- occasional tests of pilot proficiency -- including two that Colgan said he did not disclose on his application with the airline. His most recent failed check ride occurred 16 months before the crash.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/11/new.york.crash.pilot/index.html#cnnSTCText

The crew of Continental Connection Flight 3407 pulled back on the plane's control column when it received a stall warning, pulling the plane upward, an update released by the National Transportation Safety Board revealed. That would have aggravated the situation rather than improving it, according to a veteran pilot contacted by CNN.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/buffalo.crash/index.html?iref=newssearch

They went on to suggest that the FAA should mandate more extensive training.
The safety board said it intends to investigate "stall recovery training" among other issues at a three-day public hearing it will offer on the crash in mid-May. Doug Moss, a United Air Lines pilot and aerospace consultant, said that appears to be what the NTSB "is really looking at."
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