Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
When I was at AWAC, the only time I wouldn't postflight (even in the crappiest of weather) was if the crew taking the airplane was RIGHT THERE upon our arrival and I knew the FO would start the walkaround immediately.
Once upon a time I had a KSHV turn. We were an hour late AND swapping planes with another crew that was already there. Typical bayou thunderstorm when we park. As soon as we open the cabin door, the other FO starts his preflight. We are both 15 minutes late for departure at this time. I go preflight the other aircraft we are swapping into while the FO is still preflighting the a/c I just got off of.
Well next thing I know I'm sitting in the cockpit and an FAA inspector is reading me the riot act about how he watched me not do a postflight on the other aircraft. He didn't like my explanation for the reason for a postflight or why I didn't feel the need to do it hand-in-hand with the accepting fo. My post flight would have been AFTER his preflight! One of those feds that can't think outside the box.