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Old 22nd May 2010, 23:54
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Apparently CRM doesn't exist in the Russian way of flying - they have a hierarchy, that basically goes like this:

* If the Captain is flying, you shut up and do your other job of watching the aircraft (not the pilot).

* If the F/O is flying, the Captain has the right to scream at him at any time and take control.

* The navigator navigates. He doesn't monitor anyone.

* The Flight Engineer engineers. He only says anything when the engine fails or he is operating the throttles.

A simplified over-view, but one that hopefully gets the point across.

There was a video on YouTube of the Captain demonstrating that the flight controls don't do anything during approach on autopilot. He wasn't exactly gentle in making his point...

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