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Some accidents where caused by pilot and copilot providing conflicting input. Having two pilots pilots with significant training differences has the potential t
by josefx 4y ago
Some accidents where caused by pilot and copilot providing conflicting input. Having two pilots pilots with significant training differences has the potential to make things worse.
- nradov 4y agoWhich accidents are those? Pilot training has long emphasized the importance of having only one pilot actively flying the aircraft at a time, while the other acts as a monitor.
- josefx 4y ago2009 Air France 447. The copilot was panicking and never let go of the controls even after vocally handing them over. The pilot only seemed to realize this shortly before the crash. The wiki page for it mentions a lot of other issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447 . Including an offhand remark by the pilot that he only had one hour of sleep and warnings that only sounded when the plane was in a remotely sane orientation.
- hulitu 4y agoThey need a manager in the cockpit.