Originally Posted by
Easymoney
I need some help here. I work for a small company with a pilot group of about 20. I am relatively new and have begun to recognize a serious problem with how a Captain and I are communicating. Prior to flying with this captain several First Officers approached me and warned me that this captain was very verbally abusive and hot headed. I am a laid back easy going guy who is non confrontational. I have recently been paired with this captain on three rotations and have begun to see how bizarre his behavior really is. It seems that when a situation becomes stressful he verbally lashes out at everyone in his path, he has also lost his temper and thrown his EFB (electronic flight-bag computer) at me while I was sitting inside the crew van, where it smashed into the door and began yelling profanities. I was trying to talk to another pilot at my company about how I could approach this captain and talk to him about his behavior and was told that he has physically hit other copilots (slapped hands, pushed etc..). I am trying to avoid going to management and would like to give him the chance to correct the problem. Any suggestions or others with simular experiences, your help is greatly appreciated.
I was trying to talk to another pilot at my company about how I could approach this captain and talk to him about his behavior and was told that he has physically hit other copilots (slapped hands, pushed etc..). I am trying to avoid going to management and would like to give him the chance to correct the problem.
From what I have read I don't think management would do anything about this guy. I'm sure they have to know about him, and the fact that he is still there tells me they don't want to deal with it.
It seems that when a situation becomes stressful he verbally lashes out at everyone in his path, he has also lost his temper and thrown his EFB (electronic flight-bag computer) at me while I was sitting inside the crew van, where it smashed into the door and began yelling profanities.
It appears this guy has yet to outgrow the "terrible twos" stage of his life and hasn't quite learned that temper tantrums aren't the best way to get a point across. The best thing you can do is to continue to keep your cool, refrain from yelling back and lead by example. Management may not talk to this guy for yelling and screaming, but they may fire you the minute you decide to yell back.
Now, if he throws a punch, throws something at you, and yells profanities you may want to think about filing a police report with assault charges - especially if there is a witness. Guys like this are dumb enough to do something in front of multiple witnesses. Anyways, if it were me and he was going to hit me, I would let him. Then, I would file a police report and try to press charges - any that I could. Again, management may not do anything but the law just might.