DiverDriver- need your expertise

[MyUserID 0]

I dont suppose you know what trans-cockpit authority gradient is? I'm suppose to right a 250 word essay on it, but i can't find anything on it, other than when it is briefly refered to in ntsb/ faa accident reports. If ya know anything, yer knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

[quade 4]

Is that where the left side of the cockpit seems to have more control than the right side? think that has something to do with the amount of braiding on the epaulettes.
By the way, if you're going to write about flying, be certain you spell Wright right!
quade
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[Cornholio 0]

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be certain you spell Wright right!

You mean spell right WRITE ??
Where did the word WRIGHT come from ?
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[jumppilot01 0]

>>>trans-cockpit authority gradient <<<<
I'm currently taking a CRM (crew resource management) class, as I am a pilot also.
Trans-cockpit authority gradient has to do with how well information flows from one side of the cockpit to the other. For example, if the captain and first officer work well as a team, there is a 'shallow' (for lack of a better word) cockpit gradient. If on the other hand, the captain is a dick and does not acknowledge the FO then there is a steep gradient.
It comes about from perceived experience. If I were to get an airline job sitting right seat in a jet, I would be in a new ball game, as I have never flown jets before. The captain, who has been there for awhile, would seem like a god to me and I would not want to question his knowledge, as who am I other than a lowly first officer?;-)
How this relates to accidents is very important. It has been shown that accidents to occur as a result of the gradient. For example, Air Florida Flight 90 (I think) crashed after takeoff at Washington National due to icing/instrumentation errors. As the aircraft was accelerating the FO noticed things were not right, but the captain did not acknowledge it (due to lack of awareness or just being a know-it-all, I don't know)...
So, that's my .02
peace,
-Adam

[MyUserID 0]

Wow, thanks for all of that info. It really helped me piece together all of the little pieces of information that I found. By the way, I'm not a pilot (other than a canopy pilot). I'm a Human Factors major. We're suppose to be the ones that come up with all of that CRM stuff and make sure that you have a comfortable chair and a big enough cup-holder.

[quade 4]

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You mean spell right WRITE ??
Where did the word WRIGHT come from ?

Oh brother! You've heard about the guys that flew the first powered airplane -- right?
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[mountainman 0]

Ya mon! Where the hell were you on December 17, 1903??
Were you still jumping those outdated balloons??
(Yes, I'm tired.)
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[jumppilot01 0]

No problem for the info...I'm glad I am able to help you out, as that is the only useful thing this class has brought me.
It is a 7:30am class and we spend two hours over stupid CRM stuff. We are by no means human factors majors so the material is not all that deep...we just spend two hours going over the same thing.
Yeah, sometimes I wonder why you have to pay to go to college...
peace,
-Adam

[diverdriver 6]

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Trans-cockpit authority gradient has to do with how well information flows from one side of the cockpit to the other.

Yah, what he said.

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The captain, who has been there for awhile, would seem like a god to me and I would not want to question his knowledge, as who am I other than a lowly first officer?;-)

And don't you forget it!!!!!
All well said. As for books on it, I would look for anything that says CRM or Crew Resource Management on it. It originally was called by another name. Captain Al Haynes from United 232 at Sioux City, IA talks about that training in his lectures. I'm sure he's got a book out there too.
There's examples of good CRM and bad CRM. What are you looking for?
Chris
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