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Old 03-26-2013 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyinhigh
I never really respected them or trusted them when it came to operational things. If you haven't "been there done that" how can you expect to lead the troops and have them follow you?
I think you and rickair (not qualified to be your F/O? Are you serious?) have lost your perspective in some cases. Yes, you have more flying time than they do. But do you think that, in 2100 hours, he hasn't "been there, done that"? Maybe not as much of you, but I doubt that it should take 4200 hours to "get your respect".

If it turns out that they are bad pilots, then so be it. But don't write the commander off because you don't think they logged enough time. It's quality, not quantity.

Now, how do you think they are able to talk intelligently about the GIFMAP for your MWS, BOG dwell issues, CDC's, maintenance issues, 7-level upgrades, the myriad of issues that the local congressman wants to hear about (and at a level well above what the average line pilot knows), budget concerns, etc...? As a guy who spent his entire career flying, I'm impressed when they can do all of that. I'm not at their level on all of those issues. But I don't need to be: I'm not the Commander.

Another thing. I've flown with many of these type of officers/pilots over the years. Most were fantastic. A few weren't. However, it had nothing to do with whether they had fewer hours or not. In fact, some of the "low time" pilots I know are better than most of us.
The good ones knew their limits, and relied on their A-team pilots when they needed them. Their knowledge of the mission was solid, however they knew their job was elsewhere, and not stealing the prime missions from the junior guys.

Bottom line: if you don't have respect for them, I doubt that much would change even if they had 8000 hours of flight time.
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