Originally Posted by
donotdespisethesnake
As long as we have placed the blame on the "right" people, that is all that matters. That is Level 1 thinking.
Level 2 thinking means considering why those people made a mistake, and how to prevent it.
I'm only a bug smasher former pilot, but letting the speed decay to 110kts against a ref of 134 is just not acceptable and to allow it at low altitude is .....
Working in domains where thinking is highly valued, I'm always an advocate of systems thinking, but such a basis transgression of the principles of airmanship is surely not a topic for deep thinking? One pilot flying, one monitoring - even on a training flight, surely there are procedures to maintain this safeguarding?
I remember having a safety pilot onboard to keep a lookout when I was under the hood in a PA28 and there was a very clear briefing from the instructor/pic about R&R during critical phases of flight.