YOU EXPECT the worst until you have parked the plane and someone else has the watch. IF NOT, YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOB AS A PILOT By sevenstrokeroll
Excellent post and I fully agree with this philosophy!
Commendable that the Captain let the co-pilot fly the approach. By Rananim
Have to disagree here, although as a captain you must give an opportunity to FO's to gain experience, the number one responsibility is to the passengers and crews safety as
sevenstrokeroll points out. In this severe wind case it would have been prudent to brief a point in the approach where control was transfered to the captain rather than assuming you could save any botched attempt made by the junior FO.
I'm glad I'm flying a real airplane (Boeing) with real flight controls.
Get
real!
