Originally Posted by
captjns
Agreed... not worth getting one's knickers in a twist... but can you really say the crew was unsafe in their actions in requesting the correct altimeter setting?
Can't comment on what goes on in the military... Getting accurate information is probably more professional than winging it... don't you think?
As a line trainer... "winging it" doesn't fly with me. But hey that's me Now Sliceback, if winging it works for you and your first officer, then go with it. I trust you wouldn't jump their $h*t for wanting clarification on some issues he/she felt important.
Where are you getting that he asked for info? He reported in, controller [helpfully in my book] informed him the baro had changed from posted ATIS and he inexplicably got butt hurt about the ATIS having a different setting.
Maybe I read it wrong