rest his finger on the heading selector for several seconds in eager anticipation of ATC saying "On reaching 1500 turn right
I fly with guys who do that, it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I personally am not in a hurry to turn so don't do it but I am certainly not bothered by others doing it. I would be interested to know what it is that bothers you about this action.
casually takes out the before start checklist a minute or so before you call for it
If it is the F/O who is being premature with the checklist then you tell him to wait until you ask for them.
Is there a chance that you guys are reading the wrong message into this action? Do you feel like the F/O is trying to push you along or perhaps insinuating that "he is ready so why aren't you?"
Picking up the checklist, or putting it in a certain position in the FD, is a fairly common way of ensuring that you don't forget to do it and the person holding the checklist is often doing it for no other reason than to ensure that they themselves don't forget it.
suggesting he practice his hand flying
lol , sorry but that is funny. If a captain did that to me I would not decline, I would hand fly it til the cows came home but seriously...unless you are actually conducting line training or the F/O has spacifically asked for it then thats a bit rich.
after landing drills completed in a blur of multi-fingered switch flicking skill while you are still at 60 knots and speed brake not yet selected down.
surely thats a breach of SOP's and you can just ask him/her if they remember what the trigger is for commencing the drills, they'l get the idea.
Others who rest their size 10's on their own rudder pedals as you begin the take off run and out of the corner of your eye you can see his knees moving in concert with your own rudder pedal movements inputs.. and you feel like roaring ""Oose flyin' this bloody aircraft?"
I would have thought it was SOP's to follow the movements of the rudder pedals. I think the last two airlines I was with made mention of the fact that the NFP should have their feet lightly enough on the pedals so that the FP can't feel it during all high thrust phases of flight.
after take off scan completed while flaps still retracting
again....it should be in the SOP's....this guys sounds like he hasn't read them.
WTF? Are you serious?