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Old 21st Jan 2016, 13:36
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Originally Posted by RAT 5
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What is a fact is that Boeing FCOMs in last 25 years, ever since EFIS FMC a/c were introduced, now contain less & less technical information than previous generation a/c.
As I said earlier.

The manufacturers have come to accept (rightly in my opinion) that human thinking in the moment is detrimental to the operation of the aircraft.
They would rather you just followed SOPs than figured it out for yourself airborne.
Knowledge encourages thinking.

I think that with the current complexity of a modern airliner, they may well be correct.
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