Originally Posted by
machtuk
You missed the point! Why do some always twist things around in here to make them feel good?
For the benefit of others who aren't judgemental. My briefing did include a possible hand flown App. When I disengaged the A/P I also disengaged the A/T.
My point was that it showed this particular Capt most likely wasn't confident to hand fly himself hence his "oh sh1t" reaction!
His ‘oh ****’ comment wasn’t the fact he was not confident in his ability to fly autothrust off, but more than likely his confidence in YOU flying it. Remember - the buck stops with the 4 stripes in the left even if it was your fault. They will be soc’d and face the sim and retraining. It also helps if you brief a/thr off.
Just ask two captains recently who had bad days with the same FO capturing the GS from above and subsequent go arounds. Not pretty.