Originally Posted by
own nav
So, I'm supposed to answer a hypothetical with a hypothetical?
It's not a hypothetical. We
do hire an pay an FO to sit in that seat and the boss-man is considering selling it instead.
Care to answer or are you still interested in tap dancing around the question? I just want to see where the line is drawn.
Why do they have that FO there anyway (insurance reasons maybe)?
"The passengers don't like seeing an empty seat."
- Bossman
I don't buy it. Most of the time I get "oh there's two pilots today?", but it isn't my call, plus my FO is a good guy so I don't mind having the extra set of hands and eyes.
If that's the case, how would having a paying FO lower insurance costs?
We're insured and "dispatched" single pilot, the SIC is listed as a passenger...so, no it doesn't affect insurance.
Did it ever occur to you that paying FO's are considered a liability?
Yes.
For that matter, to respond to the other post, do you realize that ours is not the only profession where student workers pay their mentors for the sake of liability?
Yes.
-mini