This thread has turned into the average broadcast (attempted conversation) by the gummers I fly with. The "I remember when.....", "Once I was.....", "We used to..." Of course these events are all somewhat ancient. They regale the past as if was yesterday, but ask them something that actually happened yesterday and they draw a blank stare.
They mostly don't have a clue about current procedures or SOP's. We have had several significant procedural changes in our callouts and actions. These were turned on last year and to this date not ONE gummer I have flown with has used the correct verbiage or checklist procedure. The few guys we have that are under 60 seem to be able to adapt and adjust to the change. The old coots are clueless or they give me my favorite line:"I'm out of here in two years, I don't care if I do it correctly", "They don't PAY me enough to change or read the changes"
Yes we wouldn't know how to run the airline without you......
