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Old 15th Jan 2004, 01:40
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I'd suggest something for a few of those - certainly the ones with "determination" in the text - to indicate that it may not be a sole responsibility. In many cases it is simply impossible for flight crew alone to determine compliance with specifications, for example. A system may be working per design, despite appearance to the contrary; it may also be operating outwith the spec but appear to be acceptable.

In many cases the role is rather an evaluation of whether the engineering determination is adequate for the role/mission, rather than determination of the parameters.

Something you could also add would be "evaluation of aircrew manuals etc. for suitability for use with the type, both from a point of view of accurately describing the vehicle operation and ease of use". Often the manuals are an overlooked portion of the task.
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