Cockpit Callouts: Preflight Checklists Should Not Become Rote
Pilots should not be complacent when running through the preflight checklist, the NTSB says.
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At times, pilots have made "rote" callouts—acting out of habit rather than verifying the related cockpit indication first. The pilots behaved based on what they expected to see rather than taking the time to verify it. In some cases, those callouts have led to accidents. For example, according to a...
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