Originally Posted by
Centaurus
Presumably the F/O has a command type rating before being qualified to act as second in command of a jet transport. Thank goodness the passengers are not aware the first officer is considered to be the equivalent of a learner driver and needs to be "nurtured."...
Wow. Really? Sorry for the thread drift, but you don't believe in nurturing or mentoring junior staff? They know everything there is to know, and how to deal with any situation, the day after they pass their first ever commercial line check?
I am not talking about their ability to control an airplane.