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Old 8th Nov 2012, 08:18
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SIUYA
 
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Frank...

Simple question requires a simple answer without any flame out.
We're trying to do that.

Why was there no female voice in the comms?
Read my previous post:

Radio Procedures – Crew Duties
For normal operations both VHF radios should be monitored by all flight crew members. During normal operations the PNF is to make any radio transmissions.

You do understand the concept of PF and PNF don't you? On the flight in question, the co-pilot was the PF, and the pilot-in-command (DJ) was the PNF - therefore it was the PNF (the pilot in command) making the radio calls.

So...that's why ther are no female voices.

The report states that the pilot in command took over as PF after the initial approaches at Norfolk.

So at that point the copilot was the PNF.

It's really not that hard Frank...but if you still have doubts, then go back to the top of this post and read it again before posting again that there seems to be a problem with no female voices being heard.

And if that doesn't work Frank, then I think we're going to have to agree that we disagree with your X-Files theory I'm afraid, to stop the thread drift that this 'conjecture' is resulting in.

OK?
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