Stuart,
"Within the Interview Summaries, in the reports linked by Airbubba, is this snippet from the Captain under training in the left seat, Lee Kang Kuk: Quote:
He began preparing for the flight at 0930. It was a training flight, so he showed up early. The cockpit crew show time was 1510. He spent almost 6 hours preparing for the flight, checking the NOTAMS, the regulations, and the ETOPS
regulations. He first saw the PM (the instructor pilot) around 1440. He briefed everything with him. Pushback time was about 1630 local time.
Turning up at work "almost 6 hours" before report? Dedication ..... or extreme anxiety?
Furthermore, from the Jazz Hands post above, it seems the culture authority gradient idea about who can and cannot instigate/order a go around does not sit well with a safe operation. "
In Korean culture this is basically showing your 'dedication'. It has no bearing on his ability or stress level. As an example, in Korea it is very bad form to go home before the boss. Thus, some of my K friends go to work before the boss (8am), play video games and waste time until 6pm, and then work hard for a few hours and leave after the boss at 10pm. They could do all their work from 10-2pm, sleep in and spend time with their kids, but that would 'look bad'!
TME