Originally Posted by
aa73
Is this a serious question? Are you a 737 CKA, or fleet manager, line pilot..... or even anyone qualified to make this type of statement?
I’ve got close to 5000hrs on the 737 fleet and you couldn’t be more wrong. We are just as standard as any other fleet
Al you’re losing your credibility with these types of sweeping generalizations.
A few of the things:
When is the before takeoff checklist completed?
What is the response to a checklist item?
What happens to the checklist when the hud is not set?
Who briefs the takeoff?
Who starts the apu after landing?
When is the before landing checklist completed?
What is the call climbing or descending through 18,0
Are these things uptight? Yes. Are they standard? No.
After 5,000 hours I can understand you thinking it’s SOP. You don’t get to see how different things are done on a day to day basis from the left seat. It’s standardized deviance. Things I used to notice (because they are not done standard) just slide by now that I have 2,000 hours on it. Are these things unsafe? Not really. Maybe I’m use to a more standard cockpit, but it’s not SOP.