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Old 17th Feb 2010, 12:56
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greybeard
 
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A wiser man than me said,

"The rules, (or SOPs if you wish), are there for the guidance of the wise men and the blind obedience of the fools"

It is up to all of us to make the decision at the time, on the day and manage the result, hoping that we will always have our "Hudson River" to be waiting.

The comments of the Asian CRM, having been involved with "A Large Asian Carrier" as a facilitator of CRM, the convesion rate to believers was interesting.

One classic comment from an acknowledged Guru was made during training.

When all the CRM and warm fuzzy consultation has been done, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE NAMES AND KICK ASS to achieve a safe result.
The Captain is not always right, but is the captain and is the reponsible person and provided it is safe is the shot caller.

The difficulty of empowerment of all crew members, which in some cultures translates to active agression and persuite of a course restricted by many factors, experience being only one, is difficult to manage

eg; A-310, on final, spoiler 3-5 fault due overactive aileron inputs by the student, "MUST MAKE MISSED APPROACH!!!!!", nearly had to shoot him to avert going into the biggest storm you could imagine. He had been bollocked by someone that the proceedures MUST be followed.

As a trainer, encouraging people to THINK has always been the challange

be safe out there

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