Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
2StgTurbine - can you share the backgrounds of each FO if you know?
I'll take a shot in the dark that you're second FO without knowledge of the VFR pattern entries was possibly a Mil only pilot. I remember that civilian VFR pattern entry/exit was never taught during my military training.
I wish! The first FO was strictly a 1500 hour CFI, but he knew he had a lot to learn. Second was civilian but had 4 years of PIC experience flying cargo in a Shorts. Unfortunately, I could tell the second FO stopped learning as soon as they passed their commercial. If they were military (or had an equivalent knowledge base) then they would at least be able to understand the entry I was describing even if they never did it before.