Originally Posted by
tflyer70
Hardest thing:
#1. Adjusting and knowing each captain's quirks and qualms!
#2. Hearing Roger Boley's crew brief (he's since retired so you new hires dont have to worry)
#3. Keeping your cool when Stu M. wont shut up.
#4. Trying not to think of impure thoughts when talking with Anita Q.
--she's the nicest and most friendliest FA you will meet!
#5. Matching Joe McC's east coast accent word for word--he's hilarious!
#6. Staying awake on a CHO-DTW CDO
#7. Trying to match slice for slice of Ziti pizza in HPN when eating with Matt L.
#8. Trying to match beer for beer with Ron Curtis
I'll let others now chime in with this.....................................
You know this post really made me laugh.
Sitting in the CRJ200 training abyss, wondering why I ever took an upgrade at all let alone the 200 (it was total luck and unlikely to happen again).
It was this subject. Coming up on 5 years with the company, I had grown VERY comfortable in the right seat. Then I flew with a Captain that just irked me so bad that I changed my bid card that day hoping to take the first upgrade I could get.
I have first hand experience with most of your list. I was very new when I flew with Roger and he was retiring the next week. Outstanding pilot, awful CRM.
I could go on but generally any new hire is going to be pleasantly surprised with the whole group. I never flew with anyone that I thought was incompetent.
New Guys in the 200, don't let the Ice Cream man stories ruin a relationship with a great guy. The stories are mostly true, and I have heard both sides of the stories. He is no longer like that and if you give him a chance, you will learn a lot. If I could fly as an FO for him on every flight, I wouldn't upgrade.
Just do your best, fitting to the Captains style is the hardest part of your job. Also, you better bring your drinking shoes if you're with Ron...
Morning