Originally Posted by
Fellowship of the drink
Fatbus and tourist are probably on the long haul fleet and are not qualified to pass judgments on pilots who do combination night turns, ULR and over 100 hours for the last three years (is this the same as BA and legacy carriers? really?) Yes we are qualified to handle FO's fresh from the cadet program, but not in the current state of mental and physical exhaustion.
I don't fly for EK because it is sh1tty to work for.
Yes I am qualified to pass judgement on pilots who fly "in the current state of mental and physical exhaustion"
It is your duty to declare yourself unfit to fly if you are too fatigued to cope with a qualified but inexperienced FO. Don't whine about it on Pprune, do something!
This situation is in no way the fault of the FO or his inexperience and entirely the fault of Captains being unwilling to stand up for themselves.
It is your duty to refuse to fly if you are too tired.
End of.
If you are not willing to stand up to airline bullying with the potential to lose your job then you have no business sitting in a pilots seat.
Resign.
There are lots of jobs out there at the moment.