are we missing the point
A fascinating debate gentlemen but are we missing the point. The poor old Wasp pilot I mentioned earlier was on his own and therefore had a good excuse to screw up the transition from the dials to visual flight but surely, no matter what procedure you design to get you to that change-over point one simple SOP MUST be followed ..... and if it is followed then you stay out of the drink.
ONE SET OF EYES IN AND ONE SET OF EYES OUT
Now we can have an argument about which set of eyes these should be, for the decision is now one of,
'does the Captain fly and the CoP make that all important call or the other way around'.
or
'does the pilot who will fly the landing have eyes out and make the "visual" call' ................ it could be the CoP ...... and this is where the skipper can get himself in the poo because if he does not trust his CoP 100% he will try and peek and loose his way at that vital moment.
I hate this focus on regulations (which focus on the MINIMUM standards) when we should be looking at BEST PRACTICE.
Trouble is that when the inter-company rivalry starts we get a pissing contest on who can get in and who can't.
Get the BEST PRACTICE into your SOPs........train for them ...... which we can do very well in the box ....... and ...... apply them fully.
G