FO Reading Back ATC Instructions In A Loop

[d.tsakiris]

Again, sorry for the delay, but I am really happy to report that the error didn't show on my flight today. I updated to version 3.2.1.0 and applied the patch for 3.1.2.2,  and the flight went flawlessly until we were told to contact approach. From that point onward, the FO didn't seem to know which frequency to dial in. When directed to contact approach, the FO just re-contacted the controller we were talking to already, without attempting to change the frequency. Later, when asked to set tower to COM 1, the FO asked for the frequency. I believe this behavior is not new, though.

But man, when the FO works correctly, as it did today for the most part, flights are a real joy!

[FS++]

On 4/13/2025 at 4:38 PM, d.tsakiris said:

Again, sorry for the delay, but I am really happy to report that the error didn't show on my flight today. I updated to version 3.2.1.0 and applied the patch for 3.1.2.2,  and the flight went flawlessly until we were told to contact approach. From that point onward, the FO didn't seem to know which frequency to dial in. When directed to contact approach, the FO just re-contacted the controller we were talking to already, without attempting to change the frequency. Later, when asked to set tower to COM 1, the FO asked for the frequency. I believe this behavior is not new, though.

But man, when the FO works correctly, as it did today for the most part, flights are a real joy!

From now on, when you have a minor issue related to Fo handling of PF3 ATC, I suggest you send the "Clearance.log" after the flight is finished and before it gets overwritten.

The log is at the heart of the interfacing. There could be new abbreviations introduced lately that the Fo isn't trained to handle causing this sort of issues. Like collecting frequencies to dial and such

Edited April 30 by FS++

[d.tsakiris]

On 4/30/2025 at 8:58 PM, FS++ said:

From now on, when you have a minor issue related to Fo handling of PF3 ATC, I suggest you send the "Clearance.log" after the flight is finished and before it gets overwritten.

Thanks, I zip all logs after each flight, so I still have the files in question and will send them to you via email