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.
I had some pretty cool captains. They'd take you out and bust the hell out of you and then... go get you drunk, stuff like that - Randall “Pink” Floyd
I always subscribed to the cooperate to graduate mantra as a first officer, but I certainly appreciated captains who said “if I don’t call for it and you think it’s time to run a checklist, then do it.” Those captains were the kind that allowed you to develop technique and start honing judgement in a new way.