I agree with the last post.
I am easy going in the cockpit if the other crew member can show me that they’re not going to blatantly ignore SOP’s (I understand some differences in interpretation sometimes, so even if they are within the realms of the SOP’s and are safe, I don’t care, I’m sure I am in the same boat some days) and that they have some idea WTF they’re doing.
When I start being difficult and perhaps probably even referred to as an ‘austronaut’, is when the other crew member really doesn’t have a clue what the hell they’re doing, is blatantly disregarding SOP’s and rules, and is just being an all round ****!
Unfortunately I have come across the latter more overseas than I have in Australia. At the end of the day, I want to go home to my family and not have to fill out incident reports because I was afraid of being called an Austronaut.
Funnily enough some of the best pilots I’ve flown with have been Mexican guys. Professional, yet so relaxed. Makes the cockpit an enjoyable place.
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