Originally Posted by
ClickClickBoom
Huh,
CRJ SOP Pg 1-7,8
9. Aircraft Preflight
D, 1)a "External Walkaround"
Comes before
Pg 1-1.9 Passenger Boarding
And
1-1.9
11 A. After the aircraft pre-flight responsibilities have been completed, the
captain or first officer notifies the station the flight is ready for passenger
boarding.
Your "time" is best spent complying with the SOP as its written, not your idea of how it should be....the pre/post flight inspection is done before boarding so passengers aren't boarded onto a broken plane and MX has the maximum amount of time to remedy the situation.
This is exactly what I am talking about, F/Os doing what they think is their "interpretation" of the SOP. Nice try though, an alarming number of F/Os have this "interpretation" attitude,
This^^^ As an FO, as irritating as it is having to fly with the guy who doesn't do jack until the door is closed, let me tell you how fantastic it is having your FO report to you five minutes prior to departure that there is a bird strike/bald tire/hydraulic leak because no one's been outside since the plane pulled in and they thought their time would be "better spent" .