Originally Posted by
Utah
You're the one making an assumption, the good pilots far outnumber the poor ones. However the 10-15% that aren't up to speed are the ones you worry about. The worst are the cocky ones that think some CRJ course they took at some college or flight school will make them a better pilot. I'm sure you've got it all figured out however with your vast experience in the industry -- from your previous post you completed CFI training just two years ago and started at Mesaba just last November. 7 months at an airline and 5 at most on line. I bet you think you're ready for that CRJ900 upgrade now -afterall it was the same checkride!
By the way, I'm not worried about my ego. I've been a captain since you were in high school. I'm nowhere near the best captain at my company,- nor the worst, many of the FO's I fly with probably could do a better job than I. I do know one thing however, I'm a better pilot than you.
Good, you can pretend to babysit me and feel more useful.
Your original post was pretty clear. You spoke in general of the CA/FO relationship and then you changed it in your post now by saying "the good pilots far outnumber the poor ones," and "many of the FO's I fly with probably could do a better job than I." If that's the case, you wouldn't had ever made your original post discrediting the FOs in the first place.
You spoke in general of FOs in your original post and now you're turning it against low-time FOs. So which one is it and which type of FO is more prevalent?
You're the one who said it, not me. Go check back what you wrote. I'm surprised you would get ticked at my simple lowly-FO opinion.
