Originally Posted by
ERJFO
I can't agree more. Being "rough around the edges" and drinking brown liquor doesn't make you a good captain.
I agree with the first post that we shouldn't be afraid of chief pilots, or management, or maintenance, or gate agents, or rampers, or anyone else when it comes to our absolute authority in terms of SAFELY operating the airplane.
The captain the first post described sounded more like the guy that tells his F/O to "[forget about it]" and blasts off in heavy snow without deicing.
No, the pilots I were referring to were the opposite, I know there are some very polished gentleman too, but the attitude has changed....................
The whole industry has changed, from its employees to those that run them..... like Juan Tripp etc.......the whole thing is just such a mess