Originally Posted by
pineteam
From my understanding of the FCOM procedure for take off. the PF (regardless of being PIC or FO) is not supposed to monitor the engines indications during the take off roll. This is done by PM only.
(in a desperate tone) My understanding of the PIC's job is that he needs to know.
The idea of PIC not looking at the engines at all (and SIC if PF even), or PF depending on PM's speed callouts, because it is assumed correct not to scan the instruments, gives me goosebumps.