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Old 3rd Apr 2010, 12:03
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Rananim
 
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Exceptional error but..its the price you pay for focusing on SOP's and "rote" flying rather than airmanship and judgement.Lot of airlines want their pilots to be system operators,sticking to a structured rhythm of SOP call-outs and automated flying.Theyre the same pilots who got their licence by answering A.B.C to a 100 question paper instead of sitting before a examiner in a 4 hr tech oral.The same that engage the AP at 500 and take it out at DH + 100.The same who rely heavily on MAP mode and cant fly manually on raw data in bad weather and moderate ATC.The same who when the checklist doesnt provide an answer cant think outside the box.The same who'd probably rather dump fuel than land asap when the planes on fire.The same who think CRM equals democracy.Give the plane back to the Captain,give him/her discretion to use judgement and airmanship over tiresome procedure,and give me a "real" pilot who knows his stuff not just the company procedures.
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