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I guess I'm a very quiet captain.
VS is potential flaming death in most planes I've flown.
I've probably only had one captain in recent memory (I'm sure there were more, but I've got a 16K 8-bit brain) that asked me to descend in a less than appropriate fashion, I asked him why, he said something like "I don't trust (whatever standard, appropriate mode we would traditionally use in that situation) and I said, "Your jet"
I don't believe in the "hand of god" approach to CRM.
VS is potential flaming death in most planes I've flown.
I've probably only had one captain in recent memory (I'm sure there were more, but I've got a 16K 8-bit brain) that asked me to descend in a less than appropriate fashion, I asked him why, he said something like "I don't trust (whatever standard, appropriate mode we would traditionally use in that situation) and I said, "Your jet"
I don't believe in the "hand of god" approach to CRM.
The real problem, I see, with micromanaging captains is that it's distracting. I'm not only trying to fly the plane, but also thinking about how they want me to fly the plane, and thinking about how I SHOULD fly the plane, and whether what they're saying makes any sense at all, and then wondering what crazy thing they're going to say next.
Now, I'm pretty stupid, and don't have the brain capacity to think about all that at once AND make crossing restrictions. If they want the plane flown a certain way that's not in the book, as you say, they can take it.
Exactly. And it also breaks down the other crewmember where you're in the dichotomy of "What do I need to do" versus "What does the other guy want to see" and you're straight-up paralyzed.
But then, at the end of the day, having been to "the big brown desk", the Feds, the chief pilot and your ALPA reps are going to expect you to not only know the company policy on the procedure or maneuver and expect your compliance with it.
"Because I'm the captain" or "The captain said do it" is a defense of legend. When everyone stops laughing and chortling "Dude! That was good! *cough* you got my while I was drinking!" they're going to again ask you why you did what you did.
Yea that
Still giggling at "you have the plane, I have the radios, enjoy the next 20 legs..."
I'd love to see the look on the guy's face..
Still giggling at "you have the plane, I have the radios, enjoy the next 20 legs..."
I'd love to see the look on the guy's face..