FD 1 and 2 ....................... OFF
toffeez,
yes sir, I've done this many times.
My comment was in reference to the fact that they didn't.
Before reading the report, I was unaware of the exact ADR tolerances (both speed, 19 knots, and time, 10 seconds) that were in play when this FD error is made, nor was I made aware in 330 ground school of the fact that the FD buttons remain latched even though the FDs are removed in certain airspeed discrepancy situations.
One of the recurring complaints about the so-called 'children of the magenta line' is that their training is being 'dumbed down'.
I personally hate the phrase, 'You don't need to know that'.
The failure of a crew to follow SOP's, to the extent that what happened here, was never envisaged by the designers, test pilots, or TRE's who helped to compile the appropriate documentation.
mm43,
I understand the importance of SOPs, cockpit discipline and following the recommended procedures, but I also believe in knowing everything I can glean about each aircraft I've ever flown so that maybe I have a better chance of dealing with something which 'hadn't been envisaged'.....
not being told,
'You don't need to know that.'