Originally Posted by
baseball
So, I ask you. Is it just "relay a message via a canned script", or is about fostering open dialogue with someone who has been there and done that and who can speak to the issues? How about a senior Captain who has flown 4 or 5 different fleet types and has been a Captain for the airline for 20 years? What's wrong with that? That would certainly add credibility to the program and better represent what LEAP should be about.
The reason a Senior Captain got to be a senior Captain is partly because he/she figured out how to do the stuff that LEAP represents.
A senior Captain is a senior Captain for 1 reason and 1 reason only....they were here first. There is no merit....they were here first. Can we learn from them? Absolutely a great deal! But others cannot retire fast enough and offer nothing but pain to the pilot group.
I have 6 type ratings, all given to me by 121 carriers and I have been a Captain at 2 different airlines. However, I have not been a Captain at United. I'm sorry you feel your FOs are under qualified. Maybe you should go into the training department and try to fix some of the issues you see. Did you volunteer to bring your awesome 4 stripe knowledge as a LEAP facilitator? Maybe you should downgrade yourself to FO so you can finally fly with some pilots that know what they are doing........