Originally Posted by
NERD
Couple of questions/thoughts. Were they at least 5000' above the tops? Am I the only one that will deviate 1NM for every knot of wind, when downwind? Who would've been on break on a 3 man crew at this point? Does the Capt ever take first break? Does anyone else check the gain, go manual gain to 100% to get a look? I have always felt that our training on radar usage was weak.
Normally flight 56 is a 3 man crew. First break starts at TOC so yes someone would have been on break. It’s rare for the CA to take the first break but occasionally happens. Likely however the relief pilot was on break.