Originally Posted by
Copperhed51
Either way it's unsafe. I've already written safety reports about this and the fact that our company only allows one pilot (the pilot not flying) to have a chart in front of them.
I know a crew very well that had to file a report the other day because the PNF was doing piloty stuff like calling in range, getting weather, and briefing up the pax. In the meantime, the PF accidentally blew past the point they were supposed to turn because there had a miscommunication about where that point was. BANDS is 21miles from PSP and SETER 21 miles from PDZ. Pretty easy to see with a chart in front of you but not so much when the chart is on the other yoke and the mileage and VOR's are very similar. Anyway, point is that there are tons of safety issues at every airline that the pilots all know about and have told people about but nothing gets done. Nothing ever gets done until people die.
Woahhhhhh..I know your not joking, and that is scary, that desk jockys can make a rule like that....hopefully that ASAP report will bring this to someones attention...Im curious would your union protect you if you got the carpet dance, or punished for not following that, is it just a recomendation or ...gasp(an op spec), and if it is how the heck did they get the feds to sign off on that one...can your PF not have an approach plate on their yoke during an approach?..all I can say is WOW, I think one could make the argument "Hey im using ALL available resources....yada yada...