September 3, 201312 yr As we all know there are all manner of audio call-outs on the flight decks of big jets such as 80 knots, V1, rotate etc on take-off, height call-outs on landing, GPWS call-outs etc, but why aren't there audio call-outs for airspeed on final approach? Surely this would make life a lot easier and safer for pilots, especially on a visual approach when they could keep their eyes mostly outside the cockpit without constant reference to the airspeed indicator. Given that one of the factors in the Air Asiana B777 undershoot at San Francisco was an apparent failure by the crew to properly monitor their airspeed it would appear that an audio call-out for airspeed is a no-brainer. I would be interested in anyone's thoughts on this. Frank
September 3, 201312 yr Hmmm. I guess my thought is that when you take manual control of the throttles on approach, its basic piloting skills to keep a keen eye on your airspeed. Well, your altitude too while we're at it. I'm not sure at what threshold the stick shaker kicks in, so it's hard for me to say when a call-out would be appropriate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dana Palmer KJAC
September 3, 201312 yr but why aren't there audio call-outs for airspeed on final approach? Airlines are different when it comes to SOPs. Some airlines call airspeed. Some only call out airspeed deviations from the command bug. Surely this would make life a lot easier and safer for pilots, especially on a visual approach when they could keep their eyes mostly outside the cockpit without constant reference to the airspeed indicator. The PF should have his eyes on his instruments until the DH/DA. The PM should have his eyes out of the cockpit looking for traffic, the runway and approach lighting. Given that one of the factors in the Air Asiana B777 undershoot at San Francisco was an apparent failure by the crew to properly monitor their airspeed it would appear that an audio call-out for airspeed is a no-brainer. It baffles me how three supposedly trained pilots were able to destroy a multi-hundred million dollar aircraft. Kenny Lee"Keep climbing"
September 3, 201312 yr What were they all doing? Obviously not watching the instruments or looking out of the windows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dana Palmer KJAC
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