Good Captains

[BigZ]

I was sitting sideways in the seat with one foot in the middle section between the seats while I programmed the FMS. He wasn't even in the cockpit while this was going on. But he took one look at me on his way back in and was triggered.

Hopefully feet weren't involved in getting your ba... getting you coordinated

 

[DeltaAlphaNovember]

You would definitely know him. DL are his initials. I've heard from most that he's a tough pill to swallow. Some seem to get along with him though.

Does this guy wear glasses, have really bad breath and his teeth look like he has been eating bricks for breakfast? If so, I know exactly who he is. But the two times I flew with him, I had no issues. Other than him telling me that a tornado warning at the airport we were flying to was no big deal.

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

So just an FYI.

None of you want to work for XOJET. It makes what I've read here pale in comparison.

 

[Roger Roger]

I saw some of this last trip and it was awesome. The guy was inside his first year and when the CA learned he had his first PC coming up, he gave the other FO the leg which was previously claimed to be his.

The FO was extremely weak, but the captain did an awesome job at basically giving him IOE. Not just telling him what to do, but leading him in the right direction with questioning.

See, while it's great that the CA in that situation gave an eff and stepped up, one has to have some sympathy for the cranky old bastard that wonders how a guy like that got signed off on his IOE. And i gotta think that given the current hiring situation there's more weak guys slipping through than should be.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

So just an FYI.

None of you want to work for XOJET. It makes what I've read here pale in comparison.

Prove it!

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

Prove it!

I think my post history is more than adequate

 

[ClarkGriswold]

There are a lot of things you hear in a brief that can be indicative of how the rest of the trip is going to go. When I hear "I'm only in this seat because I've been here longer than you..." it's usually been a good indication that this is a humble captain that knows the value of teamwork. I've got no time for idiots that try to assert dominance from the left seat.

I always added that to the brief. I always said speak up we're in this together and don't call me Captain, even if you forget my name. Just make something up. This thread reminds me a lot of guys in the SE USA. There's a lot of 4 day CFI trips. It gets old.

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Or the regionals? :stir:

Quite common on NYC 73 unfortunately

 

[BobDDuck]

You would definitely know him. DL are his initials. I've heard from most that he's a tough pill to swallow. Some seem to get along with him though.

He was always an odd duck, bit he wasn't a bad captain to fly with. I can see how as he aged he might have gotten kind of crazy though. If you want stories about pure crazy, ask some of the old timers about Sven.

 

[RetiredATLATC]

Man, I thought this was a tribute page for Tom Hanks when I read the header

 

[Adler]

I always added that to the brief. I always said speak up we're in this together and don't call me Captain, even if you forget my name. Just make something up. This thread reminds me a lot of guys in the SE USA. There's a lot of 4 day CFI trips. It gets old.

Funny, when I flew with you it was "Hello, we know each other from JetCareers, so call me Captain Griswald. You see that seat? That means you don't talk. Unless you talk about dirtbikes, snowmobiles, and hams".

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Funny, when I flew with you it was "Hello, we know each other from JetCareers, so call me Captain Griswald. You see that seat? That means you don't talk. Unless you talk about dirtbikes, snowmobiles, and hams".

All correct except it's Hamms. Rook.

 

[Baronman]

Umm, isn't Ft Rucker the helicopter place?

Yes. There's been a C-12 spotted doing training there as well. At least back in the early 2000's there was.

 

[Cptnchia]

Quite common on NYC 73 unfortunately

Well, yeah, all the weirdos seem to end up on the FLUF. Never flew with so many conspiracy nuts and SHTF preppers as I did on that thing.

 

[DPApilot]

I thought you didn't care?

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I know I can't stand it.

 

[mrivc211]

But even if he knows what he's doing shouldn't he still say something first? It just seems like bad communication for one crewmember to be making changes without involving the other at all.

Most of the time they still did, but if you've flown with a guy for years and have been through some buffoonery in the plane with him.....

 

[derg]

I'm just curious as to how one sits can be "disrespecting the cockpit" Did you take your pants off and drag your junk all over the yoke?

Ahem. "Side stick". And what I do to establish "alpha" is private.

 

[Jordan93]

And what I do to establish "alpha" is private.

Pee on the FOs seat?

 

[NovemberEcho]

Pee on the FOs seat?

If you're lucky it's pee.

 

[JetDoc]

Funny, when I flew with you it was "Hello, we know each other from JetCareers, so call me Captain Griswald. You see that seat? That means you don't talk. Unless you talk about dirtbikes, snowmobiles, and hams".

He told me that I was going to have to "carry him" because he had been too busy lately "recruiting" and hadn't flown much. Then a Fed showed up for the jump.