Originally Posted by
Chuck Ellsworth
And be silent?
Why?
Because we are not going to have an argument about why/how I should take control. As soon as the aircraft is in a safe configuration and place we will have a discussion about what happened and where to go from there.
I won't be taking over on a whim. it will because something bad is about to happen/has happened.
I had a bad experience with a check out early in my instructor career. A guy bought a tailwheel aircraft and wanted a check out on the machine. He said he had lots of tailwheel time on type but no recent experience. so the insurance company wanted a checkout. A landing was going bad and so I said "I have control" the aircraft owner responded with "No No I have got it !" and starting fighting my control inputs. We were very fortunate that the aircraft remained on the runway.
After that I vowed that there would be absolute clarity on who did what on these kinds of flights.