Originally Posted by
Airsupport
i find it helps also out of courtesy to the other pilot. Just the other day we did a dtw to lan turn, 22 min in the jet. Things are really busy in those 22 minutes and it helps the non fly (and the pilot flying) out a lot. For example we took off, i was flying, called for ap on at 600, he called departure, and then i took the radios so he could prepare for the approach into lan,, get atis, set up fms, call the station, etc. etc...
i guess what i am trying to say is that yeah,, i love to hand fly the plane to 28999, but some times it is prudent to get the ap on a little sooner to help facilitate all the other things going on.
22 min? Sounds about like GSP-CLT, PHL-ABE, BWI-PHL or any of the other super-short routes we do. On short legs you're a-holes and elbows up there but its not *that* time critical...
Depending on your experience, you're likely to have the CKA tell you stuff you already know. That's fine, smile and nod and remember he's working toward the lowest common denominator. Mine told me on arriving at the gate "Congratulations you just flew a jet!" but I said "Hey thanks
but I flew a Beechjet before I got here."