Originally Posted by
ghilis101
well thats skywest culture for you. its captain captain captain. Trust me i was bugging the training department about it but they said thats just they way theyve always done it. I see your concern bla, but at least the captain upgrade makes sure those guys are ready.
Along the same lines, show me another airline where the PF has to make his own positive rate, altitude, and approach minimums callouts? That bothered the crap out of me. i felt like a single pilot. That needs to be changed asap. theres a reason two people sit up front.
Skywest should call it PF (pilot flying) and PDNBT (Pilot doesnt need to be there)
1) They are training you to be a captain
When you are close to the ground
2) I feel the pilot flying should ensure he/she is climbing AWAY from the ground so a positive rate call by the PF is appropriate. What if it's a LO VIS takeoff? I can tell you that I will be looking to ensure I am climbing VS. leaving that responsibility to the PNF.
3) Same with an approach. a) tells the PNF that you haven't dropped dead the last 300' because he/she can hear the calls . . . b) helps ensure that the PF has situational awareness as he nears the ground.