Should you ever reply, and give him the satisfaction of knowing that you feel irked by his arrogance and style?
Let's assume that the captain is not at all confrontational-does this trait allow someone with nerve and lack of diplomacy to take advantage of the other pilots? Let's assume that the captain rarely says anything to the other guy unless it concerns flightdeck duties. The FO neve rmakes any compliment or positive comment to the capain, and the captain never criticizes anything, even gives him most legs from the hubs to the many spoke airports, without any thanks.
Recent examples:
1) He looks over and says, "I have to fly with you two more times next month".
2) At the gate: "You could reset the parking brake and make us one more minute of block time. Oh well, you are a slow learner".
2) You find out that your gate has an aircraft on it and it might be 20 minutes before you can park-but after asking Ramp Control to find another gate, the other pilot says "Well %^&*, you cost me twenty minutes of extra pay". He doesn't care if some passengers have fairly tight connections. Never mind that your crew needs to change planes with barely enough time for an unhurried preflight...
Over "here", an FO or FE can bid around a captain's payroll number, but you can not bid around them. Another pilot might have excellent skills, but having been a T-37 Instructor Pilot in the Air Force (and a C-141 AC) is no excuse for this style. Am fed up.
Any e-mails are always welcome.