Originally Posted by
SASless
Care to explain that comment?
Commonsense tells us that is correct as evidenced by a Single Pilot aircraft....at some point you do have to look inside and take care of business....but then you look back outside.
In a Three Crew Aircraft....why can one of the two Pilots (preferably the one handling the controls or tasked with controlling the flight path) not be left free to look outside at least similar to that of being a single pilot in an aircraft?
Are you advocating it is just fine to just not look out if you have something to do that takes more than just a few seconds?
How long do you "not" look out at a time and think it is safe to do so?
Calm down old mate, you'll throw your back out (although by reading through your previous comments I reckon you've already done it)
Well back at ya; Are YOU advocating that a "few seconds" is acceptable? How long is a few seconds? 2...7? Where do you draw the line? It seems to me like you are a bit out of touch with the reality of operating an aircraft (which is good because you totally should not fly with back pain)
Your "MK1 eyeball" isn't perfect, and neither is anyone else's for that matter. You could scan out the window 100% of the time and not pick an aircraft up until it is too late. We do our best, but that's reality.