Originally Posted by
ConnectionPilot
you guys are saying you don't want to be in the back for that flight, well honestly they aren't going to pass you in your training if you shouldnt be up there. plus you have a captain by your side, a first officer is basically a pilot in training, you have to learn sometime
A First Officer, or SIC is not a pilot in training. They should be a fully capable individual that can take charge of the flight if the circumstances require it.
Personally, I think this is another issue that pilot contracts need to have scope on. Lowering the minimums for application only work to continue to drive pilot wages down and allow inexperienced pilots into the seat.
Just because you can shoot a single engine ILS to mins doesn't mean your qualified. A trained monkey can do that. An experienced pilot should be able to tell the captain NO when he wants to land on a snowy runway with MU values of 20/20/20 reported by an airport vehicle.