Culture from the Crib
I agree with the posters that the culture at PAL seems to put the Capt on a pedestal. If you look at the topic closer, you will find that the root can be the environment way back at PAL Av School (seniority is everything!) and there again can be traced back to the Air Force roots where again...the higher ranking officer is God! Nobody dares to question the man with four stripes even in times of glaring stupidity. The situation is not unique to PAL. CAL and Garuda who have the same Air Force carry overs to a civilian airline, also have similar "zipped" FO problems.
The pinoy pilots seem to be good at diskarte in the event of adversities but we lose our edge due to the cockpit environment. We need to improve on voicing out our position when the four striper seems to be way off!
I've been on the jumpseat of PAL, Cathay and a few other western airlines, you can tell a huge difference coz the FO's in the other airlines never hesitate to voice out or "query" the Capt if the three striper has the slightest discomfort on a situation.
Last edited by jens40202; 25th Aug 2008 at 13:22.