Catchup - I'm going to bow out of this part of the thread, referring to my first post. Each to their own? For FD, I would suggest that landing a 737 with 4T+ in Frankfurt REGARDLESS of weather is unreal. 2 landing runways etc etc?
I would rather try to progress Mike J's points:-
***********NB In my experience -
-- We could ask how many Captains in our own airline carry minimum fuel, even when destination weather is poor.
Assuming by 'minimum' you mean PLOG, very, very few ..............'management' pilots have been known to do it.
-- We could ask how many First Officers would remain silent in such situations. Silent at the flight planning stage. Silent in flight at the point where diversion was demanded.
...............Likewise very few, probably none.
-- We could ask how many First Officers receive adequate CRM, aircraft performance, fuel planning and job description training.
-- Ditto the last for Captains !
...............Varies hugely with operator, all in UK receive 'formal' CRM trianing, whether that is 'adeqaute' is easily debated.
-- We could ask how many Captains regard First Officers as mere bums on seats, making up the numbers, whose opinions are worthless.
................Very very few, a dying breed, thank the Lord!
-- We could ask how many Captains are perfectly capable of abusive language directed at other staff.
...............A depressing number. Just look at some of the PP's posts here.
-- We could ask how many Captains would be reluctant to declare a Mayday, in view of possible disciplinary repercussions.
...............None
AFAIK.
-- We could ask if a combination of the above factors could lead to a safety threatening in-flight shortage of fuel.
...............Do you need to ask?
