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Old 02-14-2020 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by flyjbh
Thats a bit dramatic. I agree that some FO's could use a lesson in adulthood but to generalize is silly. This is an industry problem fyi..... just talked to a FDX buddy that said they just had another pilot fired for playing on their phone.
agreed and unfortunately it goes for some captains too. Issue is guys in the industry a while are holding out for legacies a lot of times. We are hiring lower time guys and some corporate 135 and this is their first airline. An unfortunate byproduct of a fast moving industry is guys getting into the regionals don’t stay long and are flying with another guy that hasn’t been around long. There’s not much of a seasoning process and bad habits and lackadaisical cool guy attitudes proliferate.

None of us were great when we first started 121 and some of us were pretty young. Flying with guys that set good examples along with some personal maturing and we all got better. It’s good and bad that we are having these kind of issues that used to be mostly a regional issue but it’s up to us to lead by example and that includes professional FOs flying with less than professional CAs. This goes for actions in the cockpit and in public. I’ve had fellow pilots say things in the gate area either talking to me or the FAs that we’re down right embarrassing. Act like you’ve been here before.
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