this is another one of those "if you are not a CX captain, you know F*** all" gems isnt it, really! hate to say it, i do chew the fat on occasions with mates over a beer.....my mates? they may not be senior cathay hands but still have had 20 years in aviation flying everything from red arrows to UN charters dodging bullets in africa to float planes in mauritius etc etc etc
i dont need to talk to an old man with no life about flying thank you very much....because my mates are good enough to discuss flying with....on the rare occasions that we cant fill a conversation talking about tits and bums.
It's this attitude form some FO's that really gets me steamed up.
You need to stop bitching about the old farts in the left seat.
Maybe you have/could learn something from us?
Every Captain should pass on "tips" "advice" etc to the FO or SO. I know that I certainly listened and remembered advice given by the good Captains I flew with. They knew what they were doing and had a really good way of imparting their experience. Most times they wont have to say anything, just lead by example.
( As a Captain you can and do learn from the FO, new ways of doing things etc. It is a 2 way street. )
At all times ( and especially on checks )as an FO you have to develope a good "bull!!!! filter" take on-board what you think is good and relevent and dump the rest.
Like I said the 3 words to live by when a CC de-briefs you with his own rubbish opinions: OIC