Rob put it beautifully: "To sum up, for a chief pilot to be effective, he needs to be a respected, laid-back aviator with a good sense of humor; slow to anger; not full of himself, with the ability to put himself in another's shoes; not prone to snap judgments; [and] kindhearted with a lion's courage to defend ‘his' pilots, the operation and the profession while never forgetting that his customers are those same professionals that get the job done safely and efficiently each and every day in a challenging environment and an unforgiving sky."
What a great thread Kim.
In all my years in this industry, I have only had one CP who fits the above description. A truly, honourable man.
The others were just lap dogs to upper management.