Originally Posted by
mooney
I don't mind "coaching" an newbie on airplane specific characteristics or procedures and airline specific operations. I should not have to coach basic IFR or radio procedures or IAS vs TAS vs GS or basic aerodynamics like this....
FO..."Ground Flagship 5900"
ground..."go ahead"
FO....."flagship 5900 holding short of papa"
ground..."flagship 5900 what gate are you going to?"
FO......."A3"
ground...."flagship 5900 taxi via papa mike mike6 to the gate"
fo.....'uhhhh...roger" (even though i have no clue what the route is)
at this point in the career, do I really need to tell them to turn those 6 or more sentences into 2 by using the basic who you are, where you are, and what you want to do primary radio etiquette?
Nope... Absolutely not. But that sounds a lot more like the training departments fault then anything else. If this guy cant even talk on the mic, how did he mange to bumble his way through training?? Hate to say it, but if he managed to make it all the way to the flight line, somebody who is NOT a 250 hour "wonder" should have washed him out a long time before you flew with him. Maybe we shouldn't be focusing so hard on the skill of new pilots and be spending a little more time looking into the skill of those who are supposed to be teaching them.
But no, I dont think you should be held responsible for teaching FO's how to speak.