longsleep, thanks for bringing that to our attention. But even if CRM had
yet to be instigated formally as part of any pilot's training, do you not think that flight crews still had an obligation to point out any safety/operational deficiencies amongst themselves?
BTW, does anyone know what crash instigated the sterile cockpit rule?
I'm thinking of the United B727 crash - where the captain was yacking to the F/A in the jumpseat - ironically about having something good to put on the CVR in case they crashed, the flaps were not set during pre-flight...resulting in insufficient lift on take-off.