Originally Posted by
Jetjok
So I was reading your post and said to myself "boy, that was a really dumb thing to have said." It's certainly ok for you to not allow the f/o to make those announcements, but it's certainly not ok for you to actually come out and say that. Most good captains I know try to take others feelings into account, if possible.
Perhaps I hurt some peoples feelings to suggest that I don’t let the F/O make announcements. But to insure that only the bare legal minimum is spewed over the P.A. , I make the announcements. The guys coming out of the military are not trained and experienced in making many announcements and most airlines or commuters do not give a lot directions in the subject. I also instruct the F/A’s to minimize the announcements on red-eye flights. It’s all about the passenger and if the F/O gets their feelings hurt than I’m sorry. But if they want to chat on channel 9 for an hour then that’s OK.
- I balance it out a little because I do most walk- arounds.