Originally Posted by
Iceberg
This place is falling apart. Pilots with sleeves and others who can/can’t/should/shouldn’t fly a plane with or without a flight director. I don’t know how we all are surviving...
Follow the book, but keep your skills sharp when allowed. And for the love of synergy, question the captain of it’s a matter of safety or the book, but if they ask you to not do something and have a valid concern listen to them. PIC still means something even in a CRM environment. You may be an (regional) airline pilot, but the captain is still signing for the flight. Unfortunately, not every FO is as good as others and it’s hard to get a good gauge of where someone is until you’re with them for a bit.
But, but, the book says I can do it so what’s the problem captain? (Sarcasm) I’ve never understood guys that just try to swim upstream and go against everything the captain says. I never seen it happen until I was on a AA jumpseat last week and the FO had a different suggestion every time the captain asked him to do something. I don’t mean to come off as nonchalant but if you want me to do something I will as long as it won’t get me violated or killed. As long as it gets done idc. It’s crazy to hear guys getting upset because they can’t do something they way they want to.