Originally Posted by
Boxhound
Why bother "mentoring" people who obviously know everything?
I mean, theres the internet now, right?
Best thing that EVER happened to me in aviation was that I got to fly with some EAL guys after they shut down. The knowledge and advice I got from them turned out to be priceless.
Were they grouchy, irritated, "wounded" in a sense? Yes
Were they cool, fun to fly with, and did I learn from them? Yes
They EARNED every bit of it.
Ah yes, I could've never made it to the left seat of a major airline without the amazing mentoring I received from the 60+ crowd.
Such staples as:
"...I don't know, I still do (insert procedure) the old way because I think the new way is stupid'
The Ex- mil IP favorite: "I don't know, what's the book say?"
"I do it this way" *provides no feedback on why his method is better*
"You guys have it so easy, do you even know how to fly an NDB?"
I ask a question about two manuals having conflicting policies and wanted clarification* "gosh you new hires just want everything spoonfed huh?"
"This place is going downhill because I can't treat th FA's like pieces of meat and non-pilots like peasants"
"I got 3 million in the bank but I cant retire now because I just bought a 2 million dollar condo on the water"