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Old 07-31-2010 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
Could you please give some examples of what was standardized at NWA?

Thanks.
Every part of the flight. Here's just one example. When I began to move the aircraft after pushback, my first command was: "Flaps 20", the F/O responded and moved the flap handle. If I taxiied the aircraft more than about 10 feet and I hadn't made the command, my F/O new instantly that I had forgotten. He didn't have to sit over there wondering when/if I would do it. Then after I got corrected, I could think about why I got distracted and say to myself "get back in the game numb nuts."

That was the basic philosophy behind every action being standardized.

Carl