On Wed, 17 Dec 1997 06:14:39 -0500 David Sulsberger wrote:
> From: David Sulsberger <rapcon_at_sunet.net>
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 06:14:39 -0500
> Subject: RE: Procedural Non-compliance
> To: "'crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu'" <crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu>
>
> Request more information on LOFT scenarios and source.
>
> ----------
> From: DOWD, MR. NORMAN[SMTP:ndowd_at_caribsurf.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 1997 1:18 AM
> To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
> Subject: Re: Procedural Non-compliance
>
>
> Hi Ben and CRMers,
>
> We try and base our LOFT scenarios on actual events that
have been experienced by our line crews. This adds
authenticity in the
> debriefing. I was challenged at a check pilot meeting
early on in the program that the scenario we were running
and the check
> pilot had just flown was unrealistic and far too
demanding. The fact that both legs in the scenario were
actual line events took
> the wind out of his sails and strengthened the program in
the eyes of the attendees.
>
> This is all to say that introducing error into the LOFT
scenario has to happen as a natural consequence of the
events rather than
> be designed into the script. Our philosophy of not trying
to "'catch out the players"' aids in the buy-in by the
crews. I suggested
> that we run a parallel study to the one done by Nadine
Starter on the A320. However the idea wasn't acted upon by
the Chief
> Instructor for this very reason.
>
> Cheers Norm
>
>