Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
We are not level with the power out. Where the problem lies is SOME pilots will be at 4 and get the "cross XXX at or above 3,000 cleared for...." and they pull power back to slow to flap speed while starting their descent. Somewhere lost in the process the airplane hits 3 and levels off meanwhile their power is still back. That is where the problems have been. Again, it is a rare problem but it associated only with poor piloting technique and skill and a lack of attention to detail.
As for our landing checklist we do not have a line, none of our checklist has a line.
bleeds min on
aux ptu stby pumps on
fa notification complete
landing gear down three green
flaps set indicating
condition levers max
one may be out of order but its my day off and im not going downstairs to verify in my books.
Ahh!! Thanks for the clarification. I agree with what you are saying then. Poor piloting skills, maybe not technique. I don't think the technique is flawed.
I will say that I am in no way attacking the group as a whole. I am positive that you have a professional pilot group with the same set of skills as everyone else. There are always those that don't belong in the cockpit and make it through the cracks.
I could throw a story out where a certain pilot at a un-named company grabbed the controls and tried to move them cause she thought the bank angle was to high. They didn't move when she tried. She screamed "roll control jam" and pulled the disconnect handle, then when she couldn't get the control column to move for pitch she screamed "elevator control jam" and pulled the disconnect handle. Turns out the auto pilot was still on and she didn't use enough force to disconnect it. That was her second major incident so she got canned. Now she works for, YEP YOU GUESSED IT, The FAA.