Agree! I am humble and never assume that I know more than I do.
Most all of the Capt's I fly with are great.
For some that are unaware of the Carib,
San Juan, false localizer with approaching terrain.
Santo Domingo High terrain above 11,000'
Nearly all Carib islands have terrain
Santo Domingo ATC gets very very busy
Port au Prince, daylight only terrain and we do not overnight there PERIOD
Jamaica birds high terrain
Grand cayman not in a 777
Barbados, Aruba, Martinique Port of Spain all have terrain
Lots of find Waldo frequencies in South America
Bogota not a big deal in 777 but would be wise to be familiar
Quito, yes LAN flies 777's in there cargo and because i've flown there for a decade, have not been to new airport which is lower 7,100' and long non-puddling runway
Guyaquil is easy but there are curfews
Very few grooved runways south of Miami
Most airports single runway with button turnaround
Many Brazil cities no after hours customs
Carracas Miquetia Good luck they cannot even speak Spanish properly
Lima is now Cat3
Santiago through Mendoza to Buenos Aires, better have an exit strategy
and that is just to name a few "good to knows"
At dinner last night I had a Captain tell me if a pilot can fly into MEX that they can go anywhere. Well, ok then.
My point is sometimes both CA and FO's are defensive and just don't want to hear anything from me. Whereas they might be more receptive to a check airman.
This company like many others are cheap where they should not be. Rule #1 in aviation Safety First!