PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - The "Startle" Effect during type rating training.
Old 28th December 2019 | 02:38
  #20 (permalink)  
Judd
 
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 386
Likes: 4
From: Here and there
Read the CVR transcript on this fatal accident to a B737 if you want see examples of total confusion in the cockpit between the captain, first officer and jump seat flight engineer. Here are Surprise and Startle factors all rolled into one and impossible to reproduce in a simulator.

That said, a case could be made for a powerful instructional video using professional actors to illustrate how even highly experienced airmen have been known to react adversely when things go wrong and all previous training didn't save the day. The Sully episode is in stark contrast.

B737 Go-Around tragedy. Pilot error all over again
Judd is offline  
Reply