Originally Posted by
Albief15
The captains at FedEx I fly with are a cut above most of the guys I've seen post here. They let me make ALL the PAs, and often even do all the flying so I can concentrate on practing to make that perfect PA call. I think that on the job training is critical as I don't remember being given ANY training on making PAs in ground school or in IOE.
Honestly when I jumpseat with you guys or on Brown, the PA's need lots of improvement. It's usually just a grunt at the most, and the sound of the gear doors breaking wind. I'd prefer some sort of 'good morning time to sit up straight and land' (and a hot hand towel) routine.
You guys are ganging up on EDC757. Let the CA be the CA. Your job is to be the FO. I've heard some pretty rookie PA's on United, pre 9-11 too. I'm not saying all FO's can't perform good PA's, but some do need a little training and guidance. And as a disclaimer I let my FO's do PA's but I try to watch it when things aren't under normal ops.