'Called to report it?'

Dear God...he'd be calling my boss on every flight. This guy needs to be given an apple and told to chill. Yes one should not get the flight number wrong but it's really not a reportable offense.

Now excuse me while I go roll my eyes

Fixed that for ya.

I always thought guarding the flap handle and/or prompting the flying pilot "You want flaps?" ranked pretty high on the scale of toolish behavior, but I just recently flew with an FO who raised it to a whole new level.

We would be descending and slowing, and he would raise his arm up in a big, showy arch, and place his fingertips daintily on the flap handle, still keeping his arm arched up high, so he could visibly make his intentions to add flaps unmistakable to me. When I naturally ignored him, he would state, with misplaced authority, "Below 230, FLAPS ARE AVAILABLE!" Gee, thanks, Einstein. Glad to know your airspeed indicator works, too.

lol!! +1

Sounds like the same rookie I flew with one time. I was doing paper work, as it was junior’s leg with the A/P engaged. We were cleared to climb to altitude. He eagerly pointed to the altitude select knob with his finger, and verbalized the clearance. I tapped the altitude select knob with my pen as I verbalized the clearance. After a few seconds, I enquired as to why his finger was still on the altitude select knob. His reply “You are supposed to touch the knob with your finger.”. To which I replied, “Hey Ace, just keep your finger on that knob. I’ll bet the blood is going to drain from your arm before we get our clearance to descend”.

^^Now that's funny.

Mine goes to an Eagle pilot a couple of weeks ago who, when asked by Washington center if she was sick, replied with a nasaly "Yes, I'm sick".

Obviously left her brain at home.

Maybe not such a 'tool', but certainly a dumb statement.

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Now when you say you "tapped the altitude select knob with your pen" what you really mean is you pointed at with your breadstick, right?

No, she's also a tool by default -- for flying around the system with whatever contagious ailment plagues her. Surely it is contagious. For shame.

Busted!!!!:( At least I had my cognac in the approved cup holder.:)