"I wouldn’t say we were poor static monitors, we are appalling at it!"
Abundantly clear - all are agreed. We're also agreed that you can't change the human brain, you can only try to modify behaviour, and that never lasts.
So, why aren't computers doing what they're best at, and why aren't pilots doing what they're best at?
Why did automation take over from pilots, when really, it is the reverse that should have happened - computers monitoring pilots (and the autopilot, when engaged)?
Re, "I do a fair amount of LH and ULH flying and I find it impossible to sit there for very long just looking at the aeroplane, especially on a dark night in the middle of nowhere with the other guy on controlled rest. I have to do something that keeps my brain working otherwise I just zone out and start getting micro sleeps. "
Understand that very well, same routine before retiring. To be clear, it's obvious that the "solution" above does nothing for this phase of flight. It's the initial climb/descent/approach/landing phases that we're concerned with and is as we know, where most incidents/accidents occur.
Last edited by FDMII; 18th February 2016 at 21:01.