Originally Posted by
ba77w
I don’t work for EK never have, never will. I’m genuinely curious: why would you be offended if an Australian pilot briefed you on cold weather ops, even if you happen to be more experienced in that area? Personally, I’d see it as an opportunity. If he says something incorrect, you can step in and correct it. If he shares something you didn’t know, you walk away having learned something new. Either way, it’s a win-win.
At my company, we don’t have any British, Australian, or South African pilots, so I can’t speak broadly. But the one British captain we do have is highly professional, and none of the stereotypes I see thrown around here apply to him.
If I flew with an expat pilot from Northern Europe who briefed me on hot weather ops; something I might know better than him I’d still listen. Because I don’t know his background. He might surprise me with something useful, or he might say something that’s off, which gives me the chance to clarify. No ego involved just professionalism. I’d rather be prepared than caught off guard.
Talking in general , i agree it doesn’t make sense.. but curious fact, i had an Indian checker telling me to do de-ice when clearly we did not need it, both ground staff and i had already checked and said no.
BUT it was -10 degrees and as it is named COLD WX operations he told me i had to do it. I asked twice to explain it to me and it was right because it was COLD, as clearly stated in the name of COLD WX OPS.
At the end, i did anti-ice, being on a line check. Passed.