Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Generally yes, but you also have to be open to new ideas over time. Fortunately most of the old guys I fly with have embraced CRM concepts, or many of them were just naturally collaborative. Can't be stuck in 1985.
I am open to new ideas. I've just never had a new / young F/O show me one. Most of the time I am sitting next to someone who turns the AP on at 1,000 ft and off at 500 ft. Maybe once a year or so I have a young Jedi say, "How did you do that? Show me! Let's talk about this!" That makes me smile knowing that there are still some future aviators coming up the ranks. I have fully embraced CRM, and 1985 was a very good year (trust me, it was awesome, you should have seen it!).