Hi all,
I was just browsing the NASA ALAR reports online at work and it's stimulated the mind (a rare occurrence!).
To those of you with many hours up at the pointy end do you believe that some guys are better than others at looking into the future and predicting problems with the flight? I'm referring mainly to predicting deviation in the flight path profile/energy management on approach as all sorts of factors come into play, ATC restrictions, changing winds, traffic etc...
If so is it an experience thing? are there any classic behavioural signs that their predictive ability is poor? Do you have any 'tactics' that makes you better at predicting the future course of the aircraft quickly and effectively?
Feel free to discuss any other points or tell me I'm asking strange questions, thought it would be interesting to throw out there!
Regards
Low Fi