'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers LONDON (AFP) =96 A British passenger plane was forced to turn back =20 minutes before landing in Paris because the pilot of 30 years' =20 experience was not qualified to land in fog, an airline confirmed on =20 Thursday. Speaking over the address system as the Flybe flight approached =20 Charles de Gaulle airport, the pilot announced to startled passengers =20= "I am not qualified to land the plane" and turned back to Cardiff. A spokeswoman for the low-cost airline said the pilot was "an =20 experienced aviator with more than 30 years commercial aviation =20 experience flying a number of different passenger aircraft types." "He has relatively recently transferred his 'type-rating' from a =20 Bombardier Q300 to a Bombardier Q400 and has not yet completed the =20 requisite low-visibility training to complete a landing in conditions =20= such as the dense fog experienced in Paris Charles de Gaulle," she said. "The captain therefore quite correctly turned the aircraft around and =20= returned to Cardiff; a decision which the company stands by 100 =20 percent." Full story: = http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081218/od_afp/britainfranceaviationoffbeat_0= 81218171536 --=20 Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".