At the risk of incurring the wrath of a fine body of men (Engineers ) is there a case for having a qualified pilot in the Cockpit for anything more than an idle thrust run up ? (Ducks for cover from flying spanners etc
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Edited to say, I don't know the exact protocol for these exercises, and hope that 1 of the 3 has one responsibility only "the brake man/systems man " there to cut the power if circumstances dictate, there also to assure that systems critical to control (thinking hyd/brake systems being pressurised etc ) are functional / available.
Sorry if this comes across as teaching yer granny to suck eggs, but is there a "checklist/procedure" that SHOULD have prevented this happening ?