Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

I think ACL 65 scares them with is over preparedness, showing up early, all aligned, noises made, walk around done and taxi and enroute charts at the ready. It takes the Captains a couple of legs to wind down and figure out he isn't some sort of a Line Check First Officer (yet ). As a reserve, sometimes a couple of legs is all you get.

The smallest of items can arouse suspicion. Like using a lanyard instead of the little spring clip for your ID. I had a Captain comment that only the LCA's & management types use the lanyards.

I'm not sure how to respond when asked about these new procedures. Frankly, it will be ten years before I command the pushback procedure and my priorities are coordinating with the ramp tower, ensuring we don't hit anything or blow anything over and getting the engine(s) started. Whether or not someone talks about the bypass pin and pressure normal just does not rise that high on my list, although I do like being able to physically see the pin as the ramper walks away. It is easy to fake a call out, harder to fake actually having the in in your hand (although that trick has been done too).