Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Objectively... be careful with that attitude. Sounds like you're already angry about something that doesn't really exist anymore.
Captain Kangaroo and his type are mostly long gone from US 121 aviation, and the few that remain have learned to keep their heads way down.
But if you escalate a momentary friction point in the cockpit (it happens to the best of us, occasionally) you're the one who will lose nine times out of ten as an FO. If you're on probation you'll lose ten times out of ten. Capt kangaroo will still have a job, and you'll have no job and few 121 prospects after having been fired from an airline.
^^^^^^THIS!^^^^
If you convince the FAA that you are bipolar rather than simply depressed you will REALLY be screwed:
Item 47. Psychiatric Conditions - Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorders are considered on a continuum as part of a spectrum of disorders where there are significant alternations in mood. Generally, only one episode of manic or hypomanic behavior is necessary to make the diagnosis. Please note that cyclothymic disorder is part of this spectrum. Even if the bipolar disorder does not have accompanying symptoms that reach the level of psychosis, the disorder can be so disruptive of judgment and functioning (especially mania) as to pose a significant risk to aviation safety. Impaired judgment does occur even in the milder form of the disease.
All applicants with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder must be denied or deferred.