Nobody ever said anything about a memory aid for everything so why would you bring this up?Rockie wrote: If you need a memory aid for everything you'll soon run out of space in the cockpit and then you'll forget what the memory aids are for. Then you'll need a memory aid to remember what the memory aids are for.
Rockie wrote:We all use visual reminders, but for something that big just keep it in the front of your brain. You can't have reminders for everything.
Nobody ever said anything about having reminders for everything so why would you bring this up?
Nobody said anything about using memory aids for everything so why distort the argument. It is about a memory aid for a critical item(it could be used for other items though and only for those who feel that it would be helpful.Rockie wrote:I'm not against memory aids. I'm against using them for everything and using them as a crutch. If you can't remember the reason you're using the aid in the first place relying on the aid is problematic.
The FSS told the flight clearly that there were snowplows on the runway. There is no reason to believe that the pilot misunderstood.Rockie wrote:FSS clearly told the flight that snow clearing was in progress however the FO only said "314 checks" and it is not known if he understood.
I suspect that there are quite a few who feel the same when they read your post. I happen to write certain things down that need to be remembered which is a visual memory aid. I think some of the folks who analyze aircraft accidents would find your statement to be very "interesting" for a pilot working in a multi-crew environment.Rockie wrote: Anyone who relies on a visual memory aid for THAT is not someone I would like to fly with.
While this may work for you, history suggests over and over again that it does not work well enough for everybody. That is why I plan to ignore your advice which may work for you but obviously is not effective enough for everyone.Rockie wrote: I never forget to confirm if the runway is clear. You just need to train yourself. Plus as someone mentioned, when you've just been told equipment is on the runway put in the effort - go out of your way to remember it.
While not necessarily applicable for all, realizing that many pilots in the past have had incidents(as seen in the two recent reports and even a serious accident and therefore realize that humans are not infallible and therefore after self analysis have come up with a way to reduce the likelihood of repeating this is called using your brain.Rockie wrote: A blocked runway is pretty big. Just use your brain...
History has happened in this country in Cranbrook. Some learn from it, some don't. Learning from it doesn't mean you necessarily use some visual aid. But the attitude towards others shows nothing learned.