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Old 29th May 2025 | 07:22
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framer
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I will do it when the rate of taxiway and runway incursions stops increasing, flatlines, and then starts decreasing.
We need to have our minds on the job folks.
We are splitting our attention between more and more things as technology increases and our attention is a finite resource.
Last week I was lining up at night, we had already been cleared for takeoff when my f/o told me that new weather had become available at our destination …..where was his mind? Were we on the centerline? Were the flaps set? Had the landing traffic cleared? Was the radar painting anything on our departure track? Were the packs ON? Were the FMA’s armed? Was the trim set? Was it the correct intersection? Was it the correct runway?What was our target attitude airborne? ……There is a long list of things you could use your limited attention for just prior to takeoff. At the moment, globally, we are not doing a good job of allocating that attention. Maybe this is because of the ability to update our iPads weather function or maybe it’s a combination of lots of things but we need to regroup, pair it back, and keep it simple or we are going to have another Tenerife on our hands.
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