What happened to the old principle of KISS-"Keep It Simple, Stupid"-?
It died and went to heaven when Airboos announced, ever so proudly....that everything must be verbally enunciated.
I watched early A300-600 guys do this nonsense, meanwhile, those of us on the L10 practised the...(mostly) silent FD routine.
IMO, more talking...less (proper) action.
IE: been known to happen....
Now, lets look at departures.
Some SIDs can be a tad complicated, and they require a 'brief' briefing...however, for the normal airlines standard procedures on takeoff...I normally announce...."standard company calls'.
Have everyone actually read the manual?
Yes, they have been doing these procedures for the last 10 years....at least.
KISS...a well known commodity, that works well, provided everyone is on the same page of music...and make no mistake, we most certainly
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