It won't be long before I develop bad habits from these captains and might get a bad score on a line check one day thanks to them
John, I don't think you should transfer blame onto a group of people you fly with, or anyone else for that matter. If you get a bad score on a line check it is you're responsibility and only you could have changed it. It's a pretty fundamentally important attitude to have with regard to flying planes.
Its just like day flying really, except the controls are a bit heavier".
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the Captain can't be premature with the checklist as things happen when he wants them too
I disagee with you here.
Here is a quote direct from the Airbus Flight Crew Training Manual :
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The Pilot Flying (PF)requests the CHECKLIST, and the Pilot Non Flying (PNF) reads it.
John the captain sets the pace and the tone of the flight deck 99% of the time.Some Captains are awesome at it and some are terrible.If they are good at it most F/O's won't even know that it is happening. It is a real skill and involves being aware of where your mate is up to and giving them enough room to do his/her job without getting behind, overloading them, or adding unneccisarily to their workload.
The other 1% is when the authority gradient is all out of wack and its bloody terrible....from either seat!
Tee Em
Does anyone have any ideas as to the advantages of following on the rudders (lightly enough as to not be a nuisance) during take-off and maybe landing? I'm just wondering why 2 of the 3 airlines I've worked for thought it advantageous enough to mandate it when clearly it is a rediculous idea.
Any ideas?
This is quite a good fun thread.
Framer