Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I think that there is a clear difference in the feelings that these particular posters have between mentoring and "instructing" as the term has been applied in this thread and many others like it. Mentoring has an aspect of instruction included, but it is the subject being instructed that matters.
USMCFLYR
I flew with some FOs I didn't think could fly a kite. Very few. Most were safe point A to B. I'm sure they could handle the airplane if something happened. They were not necessarily flying a good airplane but could get the job done. Was it unsafe for the pax? No, but the aircraft could be flown a lot better. IMO, you do have to teach some basic airmanship as it relates to your particular aircraft.
You were winged and knew how to fly. So are you telling me when you got to the RAG (FRS now?) you knew everything about flying Hornets? I'm sure you could fly it fine. But were you better employing it afterward? Apples and oranges I know but the premise is the same.
If these posters are saying their FOs are dangerous and can't fly at all, that's a training/hiring issue. If they are really unsafe then the captains need to turn them in to standards.