Originally Posted by
bobloblaw
One of my Captains recently said it best. He said, "I just flew with a new hire who was hired with 500TT and 100 multi and it showed." This was not an IOE Captain who said this, but a line Captain. The line Captains are the ones who have to put up with this, and they are the ones who can stop it. All they have to do is refuse to fly with the low time F/O and say he is unsafe.
Yep, that would be a good idea. Then the proverbail, you will fly with these low time guys or you wil be fired . . . Blah blah blah. Could you imagine a rash of Captains going to the FSDO explaining why they are doing this . . . Could actually open some eyes.
Remember:
§ 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.
(a) The pilot in command of an aircraft is
directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft.
(b) In an in-flight emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot in command may deviate from any rule of this part to the extent required to meet that emergency.
(c) Each pilot in command who deviates from a rule under paragraph (b) of this section shall, upon the request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator