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En-Route
Hmmm. I don't know if this belongs in Hangar Talk or Pilot Training or Lessons Learned but it's amusing with a lesson on what not to do during an emergency:
Anyone remember the old Battlestar Galactica series? I was poking around at a video from The Return Of Starbuck and ran across this:
(Starbuck is talking to a Cylon about the Cylon's, um, wadded up 3 crew fighter)
STARBUCK: Yea. Not exactly a textbook landing. No offense but were you at the controls during that touchdown?
CYLON: Cylons work as a team. We are equals.
STARBUCK: Yea, well, that's a very nice policy..except when things start going wrong. So, what happened during the landing?
CYLON: The situation did not compute.
STARBUCK: So you didn't know what to do. What happened next? Someone whip out the manual?
CYLON: Yes. The manual did not help.
STARBUCK: What did you do when it came time for a little, uh, personal initiative?
CYLON: We were taking a vote when the ground came up and hit us.
Conclusions:
1. CRM and following the manual, while usually helpful, isn't always the best option.
2. There's a difference between a Pilot and an Aviator.
Anyone remember the old Battlestar Galactica series? I was poking around at a video from The Return Of Starbuck and ran across this:
(Starbuck is talking to a Cylon about the Cylon's, um, wadded up 3 crew fighter)
STARBUCK: Yea. Not exactly a textbook landing. No offense but were you at the controls during that touchdown?
CYLON: Cylons work as a team. We are equals.
STARBUCK: Yea, well, that's a very nice policy..except when things start going wrong. So, what happened during the landing?
CYLON: The situation did not compute.
STARBUCK: So you didn't know what to do. What happened next? Someone whip out the manual?
CYLON: Yes. The manual did not help.
STARBUCK: What did you do when it came time for a little, uh, personal initiative?
CYLON: We were taking a vote when the ground came up and hit us.
Conclusions:
1. CRM and following the manual, while usually helpful, isn't always the best option.
2. There's a difference between a Pilot and an Aviator.