Originally Posted by
aviatorpr
that's safe, pick-up a clearance with only one set of ears listening so when you deviate and possibly kill the pax in the back your family can come forward and say "but he was experienced enough to pick up a clearance w/o captain supervision"
I'm not sure how to take the tone of your post, but is it really necessary to have two sets of years picking up a clearance? That was my whole point - that as an FO you should know how to pick it up and be able to set-up for that clearance without having to have your hand held! By the time you make it to an airline, there are certain porcedures that should be able to be accomplished without consulting the AIM, methinks!