Originally Posted by
Ellen
I appreciate your confidence, but if I became unconscious or incapacitated on you IOE and you had a total of 25 hours (REAL TIME) in a jet . . . Even with 1200 TT or more . . .
#1) You would Sh!t bricks going it alone thinking about, Getting down from altitude, not overspeeding the plane, setting up the FMS, complying with speed and altitude restrictions, flying the plane and operating the radios while at 480 kts., running check lists, talking to the FA's (Flight Attendants) in back, preparing for an emergency landing in case you botched the approach up, making sure you didn't get slow on the approach or even forgetting to put the gear down . . .
#2)You probably wouldn't know what to do first, you might even freeze up. Remember, there is no one there to encourage you or correct your mistakes.
THIS IS WHY IT'S SCARY TO FLY WITH LOWER TIME PILOTS WHO HAVE ONLY FLOWN SMALL GA AIRCRAFT.
It honestly does sound like this happend to you...
If ppl who have only flown GA a/c shouldn't be allowed up that alley, how r they supose to get into flying larger commercial a/c?
Every possible problem you named, you get trained for...
Getting down from altitude, not overspeeding the plane, setting up the FMS, complying with speed and altitude restrictions, flying the plane and operating the radios while at 480 kts.,
You have an autopilot AND there's a CA on board...
why do you think a FO would screw up?
And if you became unconscious on board, your not going anywhere so why get yourself into something you can't handle, AND take 49 other ppl with you....
besides...in case of emergency....arent you allowed to deviate from any far?