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Old 8th Sep 2013, 19:52
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Originally Posted by pilot and apprentice
That is what we do SAS (at least where I am now). There are a limited number of short checks that require C/R, but not the majority. Improvements can certainly be made but it's steadily getting better.
If a checklist contains only vital actions as it should, they are all important. Therefore in a 2 crew environment, they should be checked by both pilots. To have "silent checks" is effectively reverting to single pilot ops for those elements. Of course, lots of flying takes place with a single pilot crew, but the idea of two pilots is to improve safety by requiring both pilots to make the same mistake before it can become critical. So by having silent checks, you are intentionally reducing the benefit of having two pilots. Its not a disaster, but it is not best practice.

Silent checks may be appropriate for long and unimportant checklists, but the answer really is to crispen up the checklists rather than allowing one pilot to not have to endure them.
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