Originally Posted by
nimslow
You don't have to flat out accept it either. You have pro-standards. Thing is, a big part of being a good FO, is learning to be a chameleon. Know your stuff, do a good job, and realize there is a big difference between technique, and procedure.
Just because the other guy, or gal might not do it the way you would, doesn't mean they are doing it wrong. As painful as it may be, some of the stories you hear may be good. You might even learn some useful information, no matter what seat you are sitting in.
The pilots you fly with may not have your experiences, but you might be able to learn from them. I make it a priority take something away from every flight, and every one I fly with, Good or bad.
I dont question this, but the guy who is doing 200 kt out of CLT, and you try all creative ways to say do you want 250kts set, and then when you finally have to be like hey the departure requires 250 kts and then they get ****y sucks. Or the guy who starts 2 engines at the gate (and makes it clear they are doing it to waist money, like i dont pay for gas lets burn it) when its clearly a 30 minute taxi, ie metering in ORD already known, and the company manual says start 1 to save gas. That stuff gets old. Or when told to expedite your climb and your climbing under what the company recommends for normal ops, and they say something stupid like hey whats the manual say for this climb (ie your trying to get up higher for atc, and they want you to be going faster because the manual recommends it). That stuff gets old fast, esp when its against the manual and intentionally to screw the company, like guys flying .65 because they are on OT.