Airmanship seems to have been thrown out of the window. Who on earth would command a G/A and not monitor the thrust levers (by feel if nothing else)? Further B’s training demands checking the FMA’s (G/A G/A/ G/A) as the flaps retract and you rotate. If you really cannot – or feel that you dare not do that for some reason – then clear off and leave aeroplanes alone. The other thread which mystifies me is the taxiway line up at LAX. If I was waiting for departure on that taxiway and heard an aircraft query the runway, I would have at least looked up if I had not already been doing so and, though I was not there, I am pretty sure I would have come to the conclusion that the aircraft on finals was heading straight for me. Just one quick flick of the nosewheel light would have ended the problem. What is happening to people?
Prober