all captains are training captains. f/os that wont take the advice of the more experienced bloke next to them shouldnt be there. perhaps a case of their confidence outweighing their ability.
the problem these days is: young pilots are getting into jets with virtually no experience. back in the really bad old days, you wouldnt get a look in until you were 8-10thousand hours into your career before you got a right hand seat on a burner.
all of the previous comments basically are about airmanship. guarding thrust levers, following flight directors, hand flying as opposed to auto, are all basically covered by the premise of basic airmanship. i have seen many f/os, and captains by the way, in a blind effort to obey sop's, putting the aircraft into less than desirable situations.
basically, follow sop's until they try to kill you, iron your uniform, and fly the machine.
cheers
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