Plane crash At Reagan National
- By rjacobs
- The Bear Pit
- 401 Replies
I'd also say since the evaluator was PM and was the one who asked to maintain visual separation from traffic....failure to do so is ultimately on HIM.
No PM should be accepting things that the PF does not agree to/see... Until we get the transcript from the helo CVR we wont know what their conversation sounded like.
ATC: "call the airport/traffic in sight"
PM looks over at PF for a thumbs up or something that they see what was asked.... or asks PF "do you have the airport/traffic in sight"... before responding.
I have had PM's make calls on airports or traffic that I, as the PF, hadnt/didnt see. We had a conversation about that after the fact to make sure the person flying the airplane actually saw what was needed before making that call. I know I wont call anything without the PF saying it or giving me a thumbs up when I look over.
NOW obviously there are cases where say the airport is off one side or the other and the other guy physically cant see it, but generally there is a quick conversation about that and the person who see's it calls it in sight.