In my flying career I’ve sat in both the right seat and left seat as a line pilot and flight instructor with extreme incompetence from the other pilot during a maneuver. The appropriate response is to always fly the airplane. You got caught in a situation where you tried doing your partners job and it distracted the hell out of you. Trust me I know it sucks, but you have to fly the aircraft first. You can always fly at 200 knots and level off at whatever altitude with the landing gear still down. It sucks and feels ridiculous, but have a discussion after. Obviously this is me Monday morning QB’ing your situation so don’t take offense.[/QUOTE]
None taken. And you’re right. I knew better than to take my attention off of simply flying the plane. I didn’t handle things the way I should have.