Considering Houk hired him, I'm sure he is gonna be a grea thing for the labor side (sarcastic)... My Captain this month isn't happy bout it

Nitecat
 

Z is not a bad guy at all. Worked for him at PSA and Airborne. He is very
experienced, and has mellowed out over the years. Very fair person, just
show up for work most of the time and operate according to SOP'S.

I've spent some time with Mark, he's a good guy.

Thanks for the info its nice to hear a second side to things! a month with the wrong guy/gal can make you wonder

Mark is a good guy. I think he will be a big step up from TK.

If we impress him with our professionalism, we'll be OK.

If he sees us as a bunch of climb to 41O and flame the engines out yahoos, we will be in for trouble.

He did coin the term jetstream cowboy.

nitecat
 

What happened to T K ? The term Jetstream Cowboy came from
a BA instructor at Dulles when they did the sim trg. He used the
phrase "deep seeded cowboy tendencies".

I taught with him when he was a student instructor in college. Very competent and very fair to his students. Every one he sent me for a checkride was well prepared. A very through guy. Have spoken to some guys who kept in touch with and worked with him over the years, all very positive, not surprising.

He learned from a real hardass who was an excellent pilot. So yeah, if you show up, do the job and follow the rules, I'd expect he'll be a great guy to work for. And yeah, he's a very good stick and rudder man.

Hit the "stupid" switch or the fool button and you get what you bargain for.