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Instead of the unnecessary and sarcastic remark from the FO he could just as easily have given his reasoning to the Capt. as to why he had not already reacted to the approaching weather, CRM being a two way street.
Indeed. But in that case it is the duty of the FO to reinstate a cooperative environment by using CRM techniques to mitigate the Captain's unexplained and clearly unexpected actions; to understand why the Captain is making a certain decision especially if unexpected or seemingly unjustified. He doesn't have to be obsequious, cowering nor aggressive, defensive, but assertive, problem focused and professional...and respond appropriately (i.e. correct an error, accept the decision or suggest an alternative).
The problem is , nowadays in aviation and our society ,the walls are peeing the dogs.
FOs are the sweet, delicate , cute , sensible person wha has to be treated like a pure virgin victim lady.
I`ve been always civilian , but I more and more agree that those times aviation were full of ex military guys , was at least was more masculine.
It`s gone the time a Captain had a thrusty position in the company. Nowadays we are just the idiots to point out the finger when shi* happens.
A couple of years ago , one FO was doing the leg and had to comply with a constraint in a STAR. APP requested to reduce speed and in order to comply the airplane started to become high. I advise him - Look watch out the constrain twice. The third time i said :-You have one chance now. Use the speedbrake.
The pampered guy , very upset, strogly hit the spd brk lever and used it.
I , still very calm, after e passed the constraint told him-Look, if we don`t comply the constraint we will have a violation.
His answer: - No problem , send me the bill ! ( and still upset)
So to those who like a polemic over what should not be a polemic at all answer to me:
Shouldn`t this guy deserve a punch in the mouth ?
or
I , as a Captain had a poor CRM because did not allow the kid to have the violation he was planning????
Come on !! Don`t bullshi* me..
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