Originally Posted by
Slowhawk
I, personally, can’t wait for this day in upgrade training. I want to know the ice/water policy. I’m in the right seat, which means I don’t understand most things
like when water is needed.
Also, if I’m being paid to pretend I’m a captain, I want a pay raise.
It’s hard work, especially when the Captains usually show up at D-20 muttering about something “I left in the parking garage”
He’s not saying FOs are paid to pretend to be a captain. He’s talking about captains that won’t stand up to such BS like having no water for a long flight. Hence they get paid captain rates, but in his opinion aren’t "real" captains.