of checklists.
There are an awful lot of influential people in
aviation that think that all aircraft should be
operated in the same manner - a J-3 Cub
should be flown with the same massive checklist
as an 8-engine bomber. This is a matter of
serious religion.
As you might know, I'm not a fan of people
having their head down in the cockpit, losing
their situational awareness, as they plow through
a mighty checklist.
I am rather of fan of a cockpit flow. Start from
one side and work your way to the other.
This new idea shocks and appalls various people,
whom are tempted to call in a four-bar fatwah on me.
Well, last night I was reading a book about the WWII
BCATP program, and it mentioned a student converting
from a simple Fleet Finch to a mighty twin-engine Anson.
What did they teach?
Gosh. What a new and revolutionary idea - from 70 years ago!Walter Miller of London, Ontario experienced "something
of a shock" when he first saw the instrument panel of
the twin-engined Anson aircraft, but "we soon learned
to do the cockpit check from left to right"
Those horribly undisciplined military pilots. When will they ever learn?