Re T54
With due respect, that seems an unreasonable assessment of the PF.
He was a qualified glider pilot, so he had a practical basis for how the aerodynamics work.
He went from a happy situation where the Captain gives him the responsibility in a dark and stormy passage to a nightmare where the instruments play false, including the stall warnings, while the plane bucks and rolls and plunges, despite his best efforts.
With no visual cues and the stall warning turning off when he went slow, while turning back on when he went faster, his despairing comment that 'I don't understand' is entirely reasonable.
There is lots to improve in the training, which clearly should bear the blame, rather than the PF, who was just one of the victims.
Last edited by etudiant; 31st Jul 2011 at 22:37.
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