Nope. It wasn't. They just liked to play games. At least where I was at, ExpressJet. They'd stick you in Durango, CO in blinding snow & then give you an engine fire on departure in icing conditions. Now you're not only dealing with a SE departure in IMC in moutainous terrain, but you need to exit icing conditions because you're SE.

Good times. ;)

On the MD88/90, the back of the QRH section has a paragraph basically saying the Captain can perform "common sense" action prior to executing memory items if it deems necessary.

Simple scenario. One of your engine has an uncontained severe engine damage at V1, you are now no longer bind by how we were trained and wait until the jet stabilizes and the PF calls for the QRH. The Captain can pull the fire handle when he deems necessary. It was how we trained in my recent CQ. I think it's in the right direction.

I think in order for the crew to be able to do that, you need some system knowledge more than enough to pass the ESV. Don't you think?

I think all regionals are like that. My first regional loved giving a reverser deploy and opposite engine fire during a hand flown missed. Looking back they have young guys who they have to see can prioritize and fly the airplane. The checking at DAL is anti-climatic by comparison but I guess they figure they've hired the guys who have proven themselves already in the military or civilian world.

Ask for a room! They did this to me the other day, and they ended up putting me up for a few hours at the crown plaza. Subtly mention fatigue and you may bolster your odds. Sorry that happened, good luck.

When i went to MSP for bus requal the instructor told us that DELTA stood for,

D-dont
E-ever
L-leave
T-the
A-airbus

:D

Had a few of those as well. I always figured when they started pulling stuff like that, they had already passed you for the PC. It was just fun and games after that.

I think that was specifically designed for new pilots at the company just to get them to see the big picture. It's easy to task saturate brand new 121 airline pilots during the first career simulator training program, so it's easy for pilots to get so over-fixated on procedures that they start responding to emergencies quickly.

The instructor will try and put you in a bad situation by acting his/her role as ATC, a F/A, or a pretend jumpseater in your cockpit. I think these use of distractions are invaluable because it helps develop a pilot's ability to prioritize and focus adequately.

This wasn't so much a problem as much as it was a well targeted training learning point.

There has been plenty of accidents where bad prioritization and over miss-focus has snow-balled a minor emergency situation into a full blown accident.

I heard fNWA guys refer to it as

D-do
E-everything
L-like
T-those
A-***holes

Apparently you left before Reno became the airport of choice. 9-step SE procedure w/ 3 different VORs (whose frequencies were not initially listed on the 10-7) and no graphical depiction. THAT was fun...or not.

more mistakes are made by pilots doing the instinctive thing, rather than slowing down and following the checklist. In the example you cited, the damage has already occured, the worse that Captain Hero can do is shut down the only remaining engine.