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Old 13th July 2007 | 15:17
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Old Smokey
 
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I'm with puff m'call and 411A on this one, far too much VD in our cockpits these days (Verbal Diarrhoea).

For God's sake, I'm a professional pilot, the PNF is also a professional pilot, if I call "Flaps 5", I monitor that the PNF has selected it after checking the speed, I monitor that the Flaps are running, and I monitor that the flaps reach the selected position. So too, does the PNF, and as he re-sets the speed bug, I monitor that too.

If the PNF does not respond to the command, I assume that he hasn't heard it, and repeat it a little louder. If he still doesn't hear it, I begin to suspect incapacitation, but that's another issue......

Sometimes I think that to some, all of the chants and mantras are more important than just doing the job.

Regards,

Old Smokey
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