Only captains taxi aircraft?

Polar742 said:
"Yeah, I'm not sure why they changed that in this revision. According to [book not stamped by your feds], it says to do it (method) so that's how it's going to work. They got all over me in the schoolhouse about it, complete BS"
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Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to get some of our guys to comply with this when they're not based in Chicago even AFTER the company sent this out to us and said, "Hey, watch out!"

http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/avia...afety/info/all_infos/media/2011/InFO11009.pdf
 
Same here, FO leg then FO taxi and calls for checklists etc. We also....gasp....BOTH touch the mighty lights depending on who is PF and PM!
 
rjmore said:
Same here, FO leg then FO taxi and calls for checklists etc. We also....gasp....BOTH touch the mighty lights depending on who is PF and PM!
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Typed on the jet, unable to properly use the lights at my airline. I guess we had some force field optioned between the right seat & the switches.
 
CaptBill said:
You can have the seat belt sign but don't mess with the lights. But, you can point to them at 39,000 feet and ask "you still need those on cap'n?"
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Fortunately for us, with the wingtip drop down landing lights, even the deafest of left seaters can hear when they are deployed and remember to turn them off. The nacelle lights on the other hand are often still on when I get to a new airplane and go outside to do a walk around. Also, I've only had one guy here tell me that the light switches were in his domain only.
 
Honestly, I don't really care who flips what switch as long as we are working together. It can also be a learning experience....
Climbing out some of the new guys will see a cloud and ask "can I turn the engine heat on?" I always say "sure, make yourself comfortable." On it goes...
1.3 seconds later as we pass through a baby whisp of cirrus clouds they announce "engine heat off."
That always makes the point much better than me saying "leave it off, we don't need it."
I had a new guy recently on our first leg together very reluctantly reach up and turn the seatbelt sign on when it got a little bumpy. He seemed genuinely relieved when I pretended I didn't even notice. He then turned it on and off freely the rest of the trip as needed. It made a big big difference with him knowing he could make some decisions without me worrying about switch ownership. IMHO, pilots in both seats do their best work when they focus on the important stuff and let the little stuff stay little stuff.
 
Seggy said:
Another great reason to love the 737 over the Scarebus! FO has to manipulate lights on 'our' side!

@Derg, @ERfly, @PeanuckleCRJ


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At my company, the only light that the Captain solely manipulates is the beacon. Your leg, your lights! Plus you also get to cycle the Seat Belts sign to indicate in and out of Sterile (Used to be the PED sign, but it no longer applies since people can't go 15 minutes without their toys :rolleyes: ).

Try again, Mr. Wookie. How many IAH superheroes let you play with the landing lights? :)


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rd757 said:
I did it 4 times, maybe more, last week... seemed pretty self explanatory even on the first time through!
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Soon you'll fly SBN to ORD and they'll give you a heading to intercept 27L LOC and you're captain is going to be fumbling around trying to figure our why he can't intercept on green needles 70 miles out...

Basics... :rolleyes:
 
juxtapilot said:
Soon you'll fly SBN to ORD and they'll give you a heading to intercept 27L LOC and you're captain is going to be fumbling around trying to figure our why he can't intercept on green needles 70 miles out...

Basics... :rolleyes:
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Me:"I'm gonna keep it in pink needles."
CA: "Why?"
Me: "Because the LOC coverage is terrible out here."
CA: "But...I'm in green needles."
Me: "That's fine, skipper. You stay in green needles and watch the LOC dance, I'll fly pink needle data until the thing calms down and oh yeah, the VPI will take us right through the step down fixes."
CA: "I don't trust the VPI."
ME: "How about an approach check..."
 
jtrain609 said:
Me:"I'm gonna keep it in pink needles."
CA: "Why?"
Me: "Because the LOC coverage is terrible out here."
CA: "But...I'm in green needles."
Me: "That's fine, skipper. You stay in green needles and watch the LOC dance, I'll fly pink needle data until the thing calms down and oh yeah, the VPI will take us right through the step down fixes."
CA: "I don't trust the VPI."
ME: "How about an approach check..."
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Okay...

CA: "Approach check... Radios Identified, Nav displays..... Are you gonna set yours?"

Basics...
 
CaptBill said:
It made a big big difference with him knowing he could make some decisions without me worrying about switch ownership. IMHO, pilots in both seats do their best work when they focus on the important stuff and let the little stuff stay little stuff.
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The problem of course is that he will do that with you, and then try to do it again, when he flies with Captain AssHat next week and get his head taken off for daring to touch a captains switch.

#askmehowIknow
 
BobDDuck said:
The problem of course is that he will do that with you, and then try to do it again, when he flies with Captain AssHat next week and get his head taken off for daring to touch a captains switch.

#askmehowIknow
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Captain talking to their FO: "Alright, close your eyes. Everything you see is yours. Now open your eyes; that's all mine. Any questions?"
 
ERfly said:
At my company, the only light that the Captain solely manipulates is the beacon. Your leg, your lights! Plus you also get to cycle the Seat Belts sign to indicate in and out of Sterile (Used to be the PED sign, but it no longer applies since people can't go 15 minutes without their toys :rolleyes: ).
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Those light switches on the Scarebus are weird. Up is on?

:)

Try again, Mr. Wookie. How many IAH superheroes let you play with the landing lights? :)


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To senior for me to fly with.
 
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