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rwmjtoday at 8:28 AM2 repliesview on HN

Pilots who don't know about systems that are not documented in the manual are dummies?


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jacquesmtoday at 10:27 AM

Given the number of studies on pilot workload and the many harsh lessons learned about how to put together a manual and a training program that has intended outcomes mrktsn is ignoring the realities of operating a vehicle where a second of delay can make a huge difference.

The most stark example was the ambiguity around 'take-off power' and 'take off power', and that is when the writers of the documentation and their management are not trying to pretend a new aircraft is the same as a complete redesign of an older one with which besides the name and the operational niche it has relatively little in common.

I always wondered why there were no whistleblowers before this led to accidents. Or were there?

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mrtksntoday at 8:50 AM

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