Originally Posted by
Centaurus
NTSB report just out should be vital reading by all Australian operators
It is a detailed and interesting report but not sure if it qualifies as vital reading. Do you think Australian operators are prone to the same confusion ?
Augmented operations in a 2 Crew certified aircraft can throw up all sorts of negative distractions along with the “extra set of eyes” benefits. In the BA rejected T/O and evacuation, the observations and inputs from the Relief pilot certainly contributed to the successful evacuation. However less disciplined or sometimes mistaken, relief Crew present in the cockpit can interfere with decision making and checklist order. We train as 2 Crew in our renewals so we expect a certain flow and tempo while executing non normals. Too much or inappropriate feedback from extra crew can upset the running of a unannounced Electronic checklist ( Emergency Evacuation).
l am certain Australian operators with augmented crews are aware of these traps.