another guy in a 121 operation left the flight deck to use the bathroom...copilot flying, copilot allowed plane to stall. captain runs up and helps recover...captain blamed by the FAA.
They should have blamed the airline too! Fancy letting a t*** in a COMMAND seat who cannot prevent or recover from an incipient never mind developed stall. Even if due to CAT opp direction w/v to the one that was - whatever - stalls - unstall it. Cant fly? Dont bother coming. Simples!
Responsibility for the actions of subordinates – e.g. crew members;
So what happened on the type rating course then, did they just drink
coffee?
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> Can`t fly? Don`t bother coming.
So is this it then . . . do they come to learn to fly . . . it cannot be!
The boss - the Captain is the Pilot in Command. His/Hers is the ultimate responsibilty. S/He gets first up on the munchies. In an unlikely non normal precautionary somewhere between EU and Merica - s/he gets to see everyone is super taken care of, first. Includes pax, crew, F/O, then him/herself - in that order. He is the CEO of that $100-$300 million dollar company, at that time that he is in the CEO`s seat - i.e., until he gets back to the hotel, provided s/he has left the aircraft safe and or handed it over to another CEO/Captain and crew. Should there be no ongoing crew and the aircraft is to be parked up for the night - s/he should ensure the safe securing of the aircraft - and not leave it to others in his/her absense to do so. (That way, you won`t come back to a burnt out APU in the morning)
S/He is the one who gets his/her ---s kicked if anyone does any kicking.
S/He is the one who is begged and prayed to be able to pull a white rabbit out of the hat when the time so demands - Hudson.
S/He is the one through deft skill, piloting and aircraft knowledge/delegation/team skills and the whole nine yards who is expected to turn a bad situation into a good one or better still prevent a bad one from happening in the first place. His/Her best resources are all around - the F/O, the other crew members, and first and foremost that little baby of an aeroplane, which will do what s/he will make it do.
So, aquadalte - what is your opinion then?