Originally Posted by
stickwiggler
Rick is right, that is not the norm. ASA has a great training dept (except for one or two) and I've never had someone cuss me out. But.... a piece of advice; Cowboy the F%8k up! If you can't handle someone using profanity you're not going to make it on line when the ramper, gate agent, F/A and Captain have all rubbed you the wrong way on about your 3rd day of 5 hours of sleep.
I learn to fly with a guy who hit me in the helmet and then smacked the VSI or Altimeter (to increase my scan).
I'm not picking on you, but a little mental toughness will serve you well. It's possible he's doing on purpose to rattle your cage, just to see how you'll deal with the pressure. Don't let it get to you. Make a game of it. Tell yourself there is nothing he can do to you that will prevent you from flying the plane well.
Stick
IMO a
professional airline training environment is not the place for old-skool military "fear, intimidation, and ridicule" training and checking.
Its one thing to tell somebody to get their sh!t together or that they're "sucking ass" today but beyond that starts getting into professionalism...and the distinction between the two isn't exactly a fine line.