Originally Posted by
hendefea
Are you serious? Can you say ummmmm no!
So by fatigue u mean reading magazines and listening to ipods? Or by fatigue do you mean letting the autopilot fly?
If the captain has to "babysit" the FO so much, then its the 1. Airlines 2. Captains fault for lettting that FO still be employed there. If he/she is so unqualified for the position...replace him/her.
There is a captain and an FO for a reason. Its a crew environment.
I for one know of an instance where a CFI went to a regional (thousands of hours and older) thinking he knew everything. He got there....he couldnt hack it in IOE...so they gave him the boot. Simple. When these low time guys start causing some MAJOR problems....then there should be change...until then....let it be
PS...i am not a low time guy
Yes, very "serious".
Case and point, commuter plane runs off the runway, word on the street is, captain has his hands full with a relatively new fo. Fo was flying. Bad weather go/around to another approach, thrust reversers not armed, landed long etc. Luckily no one was injured.
I had a trip a few weeks ago with a new CA. I had to grab the controls at 30ft, and slow the rate of descent a bit. The ca got it under control and landed fine. Very windy conditons. (no hard feelings afterwards) Ca had not flown in over a month. And no Im not sitting there telling them how to do their job. This was a first for me after a few years. Maby I overeacted. My point is I was so exhausted at the end of the trip because of the constant looking over to make sure they are doing everything right. Catching small mistakes hear and there. Can’t imagine what it must be like to be a ca with a fresh 500 hr fo in a snow storm at ord. Although im sure I will find out soon enough.
And no I am not saying that a 500 hour pilot cannot do the job. What I am saying the airlines are creating a new environment for accidents because of there unwillingness to pay a livable income.