I would have thought it would be obvious that continual verbalisation of everything you see would be counterproductive. And extremely irritating. Having frequently observed in the simulator, pilots responding to a checklist challenge without actually checking that the lever, switch or system was indeed where it should be, was convincing evidence that parrot like replies such as given in a previous example of "speed checked" certainly does not prove the responder has checked that he has looked at the ASI and then at the flap limiting speed decal before selecting the required flap.
Precisely.
Folks that have never used the silent FD concept will, I expect, never truly understand its advantages.
It goes part and parcel with the dark overhead panel concept...lights out/ops normal.
So, how do you know if the PNF is actually cross checking speed and mach limits?
We emply only professional experienced pilots at our small airline.
They know what (and what not) to do...on every flight.
A simple concept to understand.