Originally Posted by
Pedro4President
Don’t be a dick. Just tell him how you want everything run ahead of time. Don’t expect him to read your mind and don’t get ****y when he does something you don’t like. Ex. FOs 90% of the time shut the APU after second engine start. I tell my FOs leave the APU on and the packs supplying the bleeds to help keep everyone cool. Also don’t flip out he shuts it down because of habit. This helps start the tone of I’m running the show and this is how I like things done. Just don’t be an ass about it. Also, you have FOs that have tons of aviator experience and I would suggest you lean on that experience rather than trying to show who’s boss. Communicate. It’s their ass that’s on the line too.
Like you said you should start a new thread. I think it’s worth it.
Great points. I appreciate it. Yeah I don’t want to be “that captain” and I’m sure I won’t. I’m not a “show them who is boss” kind of guy, which is why I asked the question. It will be a learning curve though, letting my “newness” to the seat smooth out.
Some of the best captains I had at XJT were easy going enough and confident in their captain ability to allow me to fly the plane without all the prompting and overbearing “you should keep your water bottle here, it’s the best place on the flight deck to hold it” 🙄