Gidday mr flappy.
The normal operating procedures for REX is that the Left Pilot (Captain) always controls the direction of the aircraft on the ground at speeds less than 80 knots, irrespective of who's sector it is. Under the ATOG proposal this will remain unchanged. The only exception would be if the Captain becomes incapacitated.
The ATOG proposal is defective in as much to what it leaves out as to the flawed way in which it seeks to justify this whole excercise. Basically it seeks to allow line F/O's to log ICUS from the right seat during normal line ops without any sort of additional training or supervision whatsoever. The only stipulation is that in order to log the ICUS, then it must be deemed the F/O's sector!
Rejected takeoff training is conducted in the SIM as part of the ongoing cyclic program. F/O's are exposed to it, but the latter stages of the reject would still be handled by the Captain. If the reject was due to a Captain being incapacitated, then the F/O would be expected to bring the aircraft safely to a stop, and they recieve training to that effect. As far as further taxiing beyond exiting the runway is concerned, F/O's are neither trained nor approved for this type of operation.
The ATOG proposal is worded in such a way as to exempt the operator from any further training, or expense with regard to ICUS candidates.
As far as the command of flight is concerned, Normal line Captains apparently will recieve no additional training (or remuneration) when conducting ICUS flights! I would suggest the In Command Under Supervision will have zero Command and very little supervision, beyond of course the normal dynamic of a typical line flight.
Makes you wonder what the real agenda is doesn't it?
Last edited by KRUSTY 34; 18th October 2008 at 15:45.