falcon10
Still employed and on full pay.
olster
Whilst I do agree that calling and understanding the FMA is important, it's also worth noting several studies that have involved SOP call outs. Eye tracking devices have shown how pilots will often give a 'standard' response without actually checking the action has been completed or that the stated action is correct. Over 50% in many cases. It becomes a rote response and that's where the threat lies. Perhaps the answer is a compromise between learning and understanding the automation, combined with a healthy dose of suspicion and basic airmanship.
I wonder how many G/A's now being undertaken in the sim will have either pilot checking or the instructor teaching 'verify thrust increasing' before the call of positive rate. Probably a lot more than before the accident.
Harry