Originally Posted by
Imapilot2
Keep that babysitting and instructing comments in check.
A little story, I flew with a senior M88 captain a while back who had to do a go around since the plane in front of us stopped on the runway. This guy f-uped the entire thing. Not one call, never mentioned go around just pulled up and added power. After we landed he mentioned that I was a little slow to react and respond......I thought to myself YGTBSM, if it wasn't for me prompting you at 3000 ft for gear and flaps we would still be doing about 300 kts with everything hanging down! What was my response? Sorry about that I'll hit the books tonight in the room....right after you and I get dinner and a beer.
Perspective. I thought man I hope I never did that to an FO.
Also when you guys get your next job...please where your captain stripes cause once you make captain you are always a captain. Its a right never to be taken away.
Agree... I have been fortunate to fly with FOs from all three airlines and of course the colgan guys are a little weaker than the FOs who have been flying the rj for years, but as a capt, I have never done more "instructing" than when 9E was hiring 250 hour guys and throwing them in the right seat. There is a "gotcha" mentality against Colgan guys, where one silly slip up from them equates to an over blown reaction. We should treat every one as we want to be treated. For most of us ENDV is not our final resting place, and many of us will benefit from this SSP, at which I really hope we are welcomed by Delta way more than we welcomed some Colgan guys at pinnacle. Shamrock, as an original 9E guy, I am sorry to hear a good family man being put in your position, this stage in our career we should be expecting to move up, not move down, MOST of us understand your frustration, and hopefully things will be looking up for all of us very soon.