Originally Posted by
sprag47
Exactly. Apparently no basic instrument competence. And Lindbergh flew across the North Atlantic at night on needle, ball, and airspeed....
Agree that the competence of this crew was sadly lacking in both CRM and Instrument skills.
I’d also point out to the North American poster that Alcock & Brown preceded Lindbergh by eight years, without any gyro instruments at all. Some lost skills somewhere?
