Originally Posted by
srjumbo747
I agree the flying skills aren’t what they used to be in some parts of aviation but what was the safest option? Getting vectors from ATC or showing the FO how good you are?
Free up mental capacity and lessen the load in the flight deck!
If navigating using conventional navigation is too heavy a load to bear, I’d suggest the FO shouldn’t have been in the cockpit.
I recently heard a story of a CA berating the FO for waiting until the flaps were up before calling for the AP. The captain cited the increased workload that he (the CA) endured. That captain wouldn’t do too well at my company!