Originally Posted by Freightcowboy

AHHH no, if you are in the aircraft, I need them to back me up, kinda hard to rely on them when they are on the phone,

what if we have a situation in the back and I’m dealing with maintenance, it’s hard to delegate tasks when they are on the phone with their “side gig” without getting a little stern when I shouldn’t have to.

I have told F/Os “If you are gonna be here, then this flight deck is number 1 priority, otherwise maybe this isn’t for you or call out”

So no I won’t stay out of it, cause at the end of the day I’m the one who has to explain