We (BACX) have recently received the latest in a long list of carefully thought out Flight Ops Bulletins from our Chief Pilot Technical. This is basically a good idea, that the pilot(s) emerge post flight to say cheerio to the pax at the Flight Deck door as the pax disembark.
On the RJ series, due to the appalling design of the new secure flight deck door, it is not practicable.
Either:
1. The cabin crew and pax are speared by the massive internal wire grill projections of the awful door design.
or
2. The door in the open position prevents easy egress for the pax.
A Captain pointed this out on our Company internet forum, and was immediately slapped down by our overbearing CP, who referred to him as arrogant and insolent, and suggested he come out of the Flight Deck, and shut the door (all between shutting the engines down, securing the aircraft, doing the checks and before any pax start getting off). Of course, once disembarkation has started, it is impossible to get out of the Flight Deck without hurting someone!!
CP's suggestion then was that the Captain should now stand in the forward galley area. GREAT - except this means he is now behind the Cabin Crew already doing their cheerio bit!
It is enough to make you weep. Another Captain then suggested perhaps it would be an idea to focus on aircraft cleanliness and maintenance. He was slapped down and called naive. Another Captain, (perhaps unwisely) suggested it was a good example of how little our management fly the line. To me it is a first class example of the lack of focus our Operational Management (not to mention BA) continually demonstrate. Everyone has poor ideas sometimes, but the inability to think a scheme through, and its ramifications for all types and situations shows poor mental discipline. Worse, the TOTAL inability to admit when one is wrong, but instead to personally shoot the messenger - PATHETIC!
