topjetboy,
I understand where you're coming from, but 'Give the lad a break' will really not help his cause. Now, instead of listening, he's found someone who will help him out regardless of his 'standards'.
Case in Point
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Three days ago, a '300 hour total' First Officer, with '2 days on the line' read the newspaper all the way from Malaga to Birmingham. He was very suprised when we were given descent by London, considering there was no brief, PA or Wx. None of the days paperwork had been completed ...
At 8 miles on the ILS, he called "Gear down dude", and flew a barely passable approach with a rather heavy landing.
Even with me helping, it took forever to complete the voyage report, and I had to spell the words 'discretion', 'operations' and 'continuing' for him.
This industry is going down the pan rapidly, lets try and encourage the next generation to at least pretend they've had an eduction
PS - josh - you better never end up on my flight deck !