Hi,
Between 1 h 59 min 32 and 2 h 01 min 46 , the Captain attended the briefing between the
two co-pilots, during which the PF said, in particular "the little bit of turbulence that you just saw
[…] we should find the same ahead […] we’re in the cloud layer unfortunately we can’t climb much
for the moment because the temperature is falling more slowly than forecast" and that "the logon
with Dakar failed". The Captain left the cockpit.
At 2 h 08 min 07 , the PNF said "you can maybe go a little to the left […]". The airplane began a
slight turn to the left, the change in relation to the initial route being about 12 degrees. The level
of turbulence increased slightly and the crew decided to reduce the speed to about Mach 0.8.
Psychology brief analysis of small events in the cockpit:
Is this the role of the captain to
"attend" or instead (more logical in my view as he is the accountable commander) to
"lead" the briefing ?
Why the PNF tell
"maybe" ... he is affraid of the PF .. if he was more direct ?
Do the PF not see what action to take ?