Originally Posted by
waterskisabersw
Feds are not there to ask questions. They are there to observe. If they ever ask me a question about procedures/policy/regs/etc I refer them to our standards department to have their questions answered. Not pertinent to my flight, and a fed Jumpseater is not going to give me an oral.
I'm talking about a ramp check, not a line check. The feds simply check crew crew docs and aircraft status. The question I brought up was in passing as the fed is aware of an issue that has been brought to their attention by a number of other crews. ATC had been attempting to keep everyone's speed up to include exceeding a regulatory mandate. I could have been more clear. Point is there are internal and external factors that put pressure on crews to hurry up. Saving a few seconds is not my problem.