Serious Inflight Incident Calls For More Training, Crew Coordination

two pilots in cockpit

The pilot flying should be clearly identified at all times, BEA investigators emphasized in their report about an Air France flight’s dual-input incident.

Credit: Stock photo by Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images
When pilots act in opposing ways on the controls, the issue is referred to as dual input and always raises the question: How can they not realize? Incident investigation reports most often emphasize that better training is the answer. Because those reports increase the industry’s awareness and...

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