One day, on a jump seat, the instructor captain berated the F/O PF for looking at the overhead panel. He said it was unnecessary because there was EICAS
Reminded me of an incident that happened to a friend of mine (A320 captain) undergoing an assessment in an A320 simulator for a captain's job in an Indonesian airline.
Departing in CAVOK, the Indonesian check pilot cleared the LH seat pilot for a left turn after take off. As the pilot commenced the turn he took a quick glance over his shoulder to check for visual traffic. The check pilot instantly froze the simulator and demanded why the pilot looked outside.
The pilot explained it was an instinctive quick look for traffic as weather was CAVOK. The check captain berated him loudly saying "you don't need to look outside even in good weather - trust the TCAS."
