Advice
Jeffrey Cuoio (cuoiojeffrey_at_hotmail.com)
Tue, 08 Dec 1998 06:50:24 PST
Greetings to all the CRMers,
I've been reading these messages for a few months now and have not
seen a question like mine, so please let me know if this is the wrong
forum for this, but: I'm flying c-21's (US Air Force's version of a
Learjet 35) here in Stuttgart, Germany. With the bad weather and
two-man crew things can get quite busy. Thus, deviding up duties is
essential. The division of duties that concerns me here is that our SOP
for callouts on a low vis approach is that they are made by the pilot
not flying (PNF). This caused a significant problem recently as we had
a very experienced pilot (IP) flying with a very new copilot. At
decision height the copilot was unable to acquire visual cues for
continued approach and called go around as per SOP. The experience
pilot started to push up the power for a go-around and immediately
acquired the runway. The pilot checked the glideslope indicator and was
still in a safe position to land (less than one dot high) and told the
PNF that he was "visual, full-stop". The landing was uneventful, but it
was obvious the copilot (PNF) was shaken by the experience. The IP and
the copilot debriefed and then the IP came to me to relate the story.
My question to you all is this: how do we convince the copilot that
his input is very important and at the same time make a consession that
the IP's experience put him in a situation to better recognize the
lighting and evaluate a safe position to land? Asking the IP's around
here, the majority (actually all that were asked) said they would have
been comfortable continuing because the aircraft was still in a safe
position for landing and because a go-around at Sarajevo airport can be
quite tricky. My main concern is the copilot's belief in CRM and his
position in it. I appreciate your time and inputs.
Jeff Cuoio
cuoiojeffrey_at_hotmail.com
P.S. I would also like have a contact or two with any major US civilian
carrier for questions outside this forum. Thanks.
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