Originally Posted by
Check Essential
I truly can't understand this obsession with the management pilots.
Do you guys really have that much interaction with those people?
I don't think I've ever met one higher up than a LCA. (I take that back. The
Chief Line Check Airman gave me my IOE on the 737. Nice guy. Excellent pilot. Likes German beer.
Bought the German beer. We got along great.
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Things must have been VERY different at Northwest.
Somehow I've managed to fly the Widget for 20 years and can't remember a single thing that was particularly remarkable or controversial about any fleet captain we've ever had. They do their job and I do mine.
Maybe its just me. I must be missing something.
I've flown with a number of our fleet captains over the years, one of them wasn't an alpa member for whatever reason, but he WAS a gem of a person. CF could absolutely grease the 737 on, but back in the transition days from 737-200 to 73Gs and -800s, I took care of the FMS stuff. The old 767 guy ES was a great guy to fly with too. JG is a super good guy to fly with too. Beyond flying with them, I just look for the newsletters to keep abreast of fleet specific changes.