Where's the love?
After flying as an FO for a few years I always wondered why the long timecaptains I flew with always said be careful what you tell a flight attendantand never tell them if you made a mistake!
I never really understood that because up until now I have gotten along wellwith the flight attendants I flew with, since becoming a captain I made themistake of admitting to an error I made to a flight attendant.
Only to be accused of bull****ting her into thinking it was not a majormistake, and what I said to her was a direct quote from our procedures manual!
Next time a flight attendant wants to challenge me on a flying procedure Isuggest they fully understand the flight crew operating procedures manualbefore making any unnecessary accusations to their supervisor!
The only thing achieved here was to build a wall between myself and theflight attendants.
Thankfully there are still a lot of good flight attendants out there but it's those few that are ruining it for everyone else.