Aborted Take Off

Chief Captain said:
That would violate the "non-pilot" bit of the deal, although it probably would make them think twice before forcing you into marginal situations.
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I doubt it, one guys marginal is another guy's "A-OK" not that I agree with taking off with a loss of directional control, but non-pilots will push just as hard as the chief pilot or the DO. Moral of the story, don't rely on other people to tell you what to do. Make the go-no-go decision your self. Sure you can use other people's information, the CP, DO, even pax all have useful input, but make the decision yourself.
 
If the wind was to much for you then you made the right choice. Flying is not about what the aircraft is capable of, it is what the pilot is capable of doing with the aircraft.

Do not look down on the crosswind training that they are offering you. A 206 can handle quite a crosswind and not a single pilot on here can do a perfect 'greaser' crosswind landing every single time. Use the training to better yourself as a pilot. On a nice windy crosswind day I like to try and roll one wheel the length of the runway on centerline. Good practice, students hate it until we are done. Then they say it was a great lesson.
 
Thank you for all the positive commentary. My orginal post is nearly two months old now. The drama has seemed to have settled down a bit. Now that I have 250 hours in type (C-206) and the operators insurance has changed, now he requires 500 hours TT 25 in type and 25 jump runs, (he saves 5000 a year) all of sudden I am not so immediatly replaceable.

I have never had to work so hard to keep such a job as this.
 
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