Flow and Check or Do and Verify?
In the July AeroSafety World cover story on checklists and monitoring, the authors make the point that the use of “flow and check” procedures may increase the chance of pilots committing errors of omission.
They specifically state that, in at least one instance and presumably more, “both pilots tasked with the flow procedure did not do it or attended to only some of the flow items. As a result, most items were performed only while using the checklist, eliminating the protective redundancy designed into the flow and check procedure … .” They also argue that requiring pilots to “check things twice” in a short period of time (as I assume they feel is required in the flow and check procedure) is not a good way to ensure the item is actually accomplished.
Finally, they recommend that airlines eliminate exc…
