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I always wondered how pilots, while doing checklists, don’t forget to actually check the thing before saying check, given that they repeat this task many times.
by barefeg 4y ago
I always wondered how pilots, while doing checklists, don’t forget to actually check the thing before saying check, given that they repeat this task many times. I can’t recall exactly but there was an accident where the checks were said without actually checking the instruments. I’m guessing using the point method could help with that
- storyinmemo 4y agoFlight instructor here and I've totally adopted teaching that. Touch or point because it does happen where you reflexively say something like, "Gear, Down"" and... it's bad if you're wrong. Airlines (which I don't have personal experience with) do it with a two person cross check.
- unionemployee 4y agoAirline pilot here. We point.
- deepspace 4y agoThey sometimes don't. A Malaysia Airlines A330 took off from Brisbane with the pitot tube covers still on, resulting in no working airspeed indication. Several people missed the covers, despite ostensibly specifically checking for them. https://simpleflying.com/pitot-probe-covers-remain-in-place-malaysia-airlines-airbus-a330-300-takes-off/ https://simpleflying.com/pitot-probe-covers-remain-in-place-...