Originally Posted by fly2ski

Has to be about the worst place they could have put that button.

Originally Posted by kronan

Yes this is a bad habit. It's rare, but I've had the occasional seat fail to mechanically latch and then you're on the floor with your knees in your chest.
(And yes, even electrical motors fail...especially the way FedEx treats the seats as Fly to Fail items)

Not a huge deal, and easy to transfer control..but still, why?

Pick a happy middle ground or turn the autopilot on early and then adjust it.

If you're worried about running into someone within a mile or two of the airport during that initial climb you should've stayed on the ground a bit longer

Originally Posted by Albief15

Bad for the FO, anyway. Its because us captains all have "T-rex" arms and can't reach the button right in front of us.

Originally Posted by JohnBurke

I recently heard a new hire struggle to figure out the cockpit prep flow. A hand-out had been given which showed the flow. The handout was on paper, an older composite material made from damaged fauna, which uses ink (a colored medium which stains the flattened wooden fiber sheets); this handout showed the flows step by step.

The new hire complained bitterly that this wasn't fair, that the company owed him a cockpit procedures trainer that lit up in steps to show him where his hand should go, one item at a time.

I heard a lot of millenial-style whining, the complete picture of which stopped just shy of "please take this ground school for me and notify me when it's done."

"I hear we actually have to go outside the airplane and walk around it. What's up with that?"

"We don't fly anywhere dangerous, do we?"

"This isn't fair. The autopilot didn't engage when I told it to."

"But on the RJ we had...[fill in the blank].

"Can I take my surfboard on trips?"

"The simulator works just like xbox."

Originally Posted by JetJocF14

Saw a text from a friend a few months ago that United had to fire three millianials from training. Two didn’t think they had to attend the briefs for simulator training and the o5her was answering his phone during a V1 cut. Outstanding boys.

Originally Posted by OKLATEX

I know I don't have to read it, but isn't all this millennial bashing stuff getting a little old.

I'm not a millennial, not even close.

When I got hired we had some interesting/notorious characters. But frankly, 99% of the guys/girls are great people and FedEx is a great place, warts and all. Every airline has its 1% from every generation.

I'm happy to see a lot of new Captains and new hires. I congratulate and welcome them all!

All these New Hire Classes Sure beat the days of 4a2B.

Just doesn't seem appropriate to create a wedge between the old guys and new hires.

Originally Posted by Sluggo_63

My United buddy told me the same story. He works as their version of a Flex. Rumor (from pretty high up in their training department) is that all three were former Navy.