Apart from KISS. don't you remember that old favourite?--
"Briefings should be like miniskirts-Long enough to cover the essentials and Short enough to keep you interested".
As already mentioned by others, when the crunch comes, you usually end up doing something different from what you planned/briefed anyway. Fact of life; not helped by those longwinded briefs that simply engender zzz's in all concerned.
Saudia (as an example) used to brief -"Chart 11-1-dated xxx-any comments?". As supposed professionals, that really should be enough, i.e we're all looking at the correct chart. If you're not a professional in your attitude to the job in hand, all the briefing in the world is not going to make much of a difference.
(p.s still standing by for comments on GA procedures for HKG 25R.)
(p.p.s- by the way, my comments refer purely to the approach chart. Of course, unusual circumstances that relate to weather etc deserve special comment. This is a natural part of our trade-AIRMANSHIP.
Last edited by Phantom Driver; 28th Aug 2009 at 17:54.
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