Originally Posted by Chris Scott
Surely it will come as no surprise that I'm in agreement with that line of argument, and that probably goes for many others lurking in the background - particularly those of us that were used to hand-flying subsonic jets at the same speed and altitude as AF447 in the cruise. But we seem to be going over familiar ground...
Yes, familiar ground until we get to this part of the statement:
Originally Posted by Machinbird
Did he have confidence in his abilities to hand fly? Judging from his performance, he did not. CRM went immediately out the window, and his PM was clearly distressed by his performance. This is the type of situation that could be expected to create strong fear in both individuals right at the start of the non-normal event. First Bonin, then Robert.
I think that if we look within ourselves, we will agree with this statement also, and that is an opening into a discussion of fear in the cockpit.
Again, by fear, I do not mean screaming fits, mearly the physiological response to fear.