distractions in the cockpit
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From: The Brickyard
While on the ground and parked we're not in a life threatning situation, so I don't get bend out of shape by the usual distractions from ground crew. I accept it as a challenge and work around it, recognizing that the distractions are unintentional by eager ground staff who are generally eager to please and to get their part of the job done.
One should also keep in mind that when flying international that there are language and cultural challenges, and flight deck crews will establish better rapport when friendly rather than confrontational. If you have a short fuse and !!!! all over yourself in trying to shut people up, the job may altogether be too stressful for you.
One should also keep in mind that when flying international that there are language and cultural challenges, and flight deck crews will establish better rapport when friendly rather than confrontational. If you have a short fuse and !!!! all over yourself in trying to shut people up, the job may altogether be too stressful for you.
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From: Balmullo,Scotland
On the other side of the coin a few years back when I was a certifying engineer for a once large Icelandic ACMI airline a rather immature first officer attempted to get my attention by snapping his fingers at me, he never did do that again.
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From: The No Transgression Zone
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From: melbourne australia
if we can mention distractions in the air, there was an airliner allowed to crash due to the crew becoming distracted by the overhead air vent banging thru not being locked and a small plane crashing due to distraction by a seatbelt end, locked in the door and banging against the outsede in the wind
also that burnt out lightglobe causing the tristar crash
the old rule was if anything unusual happens, keep flying the plane
also that burnt out lightglobe causing the tristar crash
the old rule was if anything unusual happens, keep flying the plane
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From: FL410
68+iou1 - there are plenty of Captains that do the same. I've even seen some making calls during the taxi...
Lots of people interrupt our procedures on the flight deck during preparation for flight. I try not to let it bother me too much, but when it is obvious that you are both in the middle of the performance calculation or a checklist, I would think it is good manners (wherever you are from) to wait 30seconds for it to be finished. Even if you do have a short turnaround, nothing is that important to risk making a major error just to avoid upsetting an engineer or the dispatcher. We are all in control of whether we choose to respond or not and in my experience the majority of pilots are quite prepared to allow themselves to be interrupted during critical stages of flight preparation.
I have found the phrase "I'm so sorry, I do apologise for talking while you were trying to interrupt me" quite useful for those who persist....
Lots of people interrupt our procedures on the flight deck during preparation for flight. I try not to let it bother me too much, but when it is obvious that you are both in the middle of the performance calculation or a checklist, I would think it is good manners (wherever you are from) to wait 30seconds for it to be finished. Even if you do have a short turnaround, nothing is that important to risk making a major error just to avoid upsetting an engineer or the dispatcher. We are all in control of whether we choose to respond or not and in my experience the majority of pilots are quite prepared to allow themselves to be interrupted during critical stages of flight preparation.
I have found the phrase "I'm so sorry, I do apologise for talking while you were trying to interrupt me" quite useful for those who persist....
