Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
My prediction is that ASAP's will also drive the change back to a more silent cockpit. Constant chatter has been tried before and it leads to the "boy who cried wolf" syndrome whereby important callouts highlighting the non-normal are lost in a sea of normal callouts.
No matter how well intentioned, procedures and callouts need to be streamlined to make compliance achievable. If they are so numerous that even pilots who want to comply can't get it all correct, it can lead to people throwing up their hands in frustration and stop even trying to comply.
If the average line pilot can't get the procedures and callouts correct on a line check, it's probably not the fault of the line pilot.
Carl
Good points Carl, it's almost like all the "dings" we're getting from the ACARS and the FMS. From the 7 minute point to receiving the WDR, I've counted 11 dings in that period, many occurring back to back to back, and often just for hitting the print icon!!! It really is hard to keep up with the changes in callouts and procedures and the freaking manuals keep growing in size. Just did CQ and I forgot how big (and different) Vol 1 FOM and the FCTM have become. All you guys complaining about our manuals and the "big bubble" cockpit seem to have "won the argument" Uggh
