Originally Posted by
cloudwarrior
REALLY.?? (I do agree about those tools with min time as fo's & who are just plain DB; but really - to lump the Entire CA rank in that clueless & lucky group is pathetic).
May I ask if you are CA typed / Left seat assigned / bid / Awarded a Left seat line, Pay, & schedule?
Get over Your Ego.
Just cause every CA out there don't let you taxi out,do Their flows, calls, etc, ect; doesn't mean they got EGO. It means they are Following the FOM, and performing their duties according to company & FAA policy.
Why don't you ask to do that the next time you fly with a Check Airman?
I'm sure they will hook you up.
Welcome to FRONTIER.
Cloud warrior,
You have just emphasized my point with your reply. My opinion had nothing to do with wanting to taxi the airplane, the questions was about ego's and CRM. I have no ego. UAL may have started CRM, but flying both sides of the equation I can attest that the military has it better, the airlines are still stuck in the old ranking structure.
While flying military contracting, I was very blessed to fly with some amazing former military aviators, we also flew per military rules. The point is that there was very little ego or ranking that went on. We worked together as crew always, there was no such thing as
"CA typed / Left seat assigned / bid / Awarded a Left seat line, Pay, & schedule?" Whomever flew sat on left seat and did all the left seat duties and vice versa. Both crews were equally qualified on either station and duty, regardless who was the assigned PIC. PIC sign off was awarded with experience, not a number. a number means absolutely nothing regarding ability. In my opinion makes for a more capable crew.