meritflyer
Well-Known Member
Share your stories about a time you saved the captain's behind.
I'll go first -
Once in a snowstorm in MKE, we just landed and we're taxiing. The snow drifts made it somewhat difficult to see the taxiway markings. We received our taxi instructions and proceeded. I read them to him and he read them back correctly and also informed me he had been here [there] a hundred times. Doing my after land checklist, I told him my head was inside. He acknowledged. After completing it I looked up only to notice rather than taking a left, he was going straight. Problem being the taxiway ended. Last second, I stomped on the brakes to save us from going off the taxiway.
He was very very grateful that I did something. He said he would've taken us right off (when we should've turned left). Good trip and even better free round of beers on the skipper!
I'll go first -
Once in a snowstorm in MKE, we just landed and we're taxiing. The snow drifts made it somewhat difficult to see the taxiway markings. We received our taxi instructions and proceeded. I read them to him and he read them back correctly and also informed me he had been here [there] a hundred times. Doing my after land checklist, I told him my head was inside. He acknowledged. After completing it I looked up only to notice rather than taking a left, he was going straight. Problem being the taxiway ended. Last second, I stomped on the brakes to save us from going off the taxiway.
He was very very grateful that I did something. He said he would've taken us right off (when we should've turned left). Good trip and even better free round of beers on the skipper!