Originally Posted by
hemi340
As an up and coming aviator, I am interested to learn from others experiences. If I don’t have to make all the same mistakes as someone else, I will be happy. What are some of the things current captains wish their new first officers knew? What do you wish you had known before your first airline pilot job? What are current pilots lacking when they get to the airlines that should be remedied?
know the cockpit flows (before eng start, after landing, etc) and flight maneuvers (t/o, engine out, go-round, inst app, etc) cold… biggest weakness for new and senior pilots I’ve flown with is not knowing these cold and being able to brief them (or execute them) when the flying pilot.