Only captains taxi aircraft?

[jgheggie]

Hello,

I have a question for all of you airline pilots. I am a young commercial pilot still looking for my first gig. I was told on a few different occasions that only the captains taxi aircraft for airlines. Is this true? If so, why? Is there a 121 reg for it?

Thanks,

John

 

[adk]

On many jets there is no tiller on the FO side.

 

[amorris311]

On many jets there is no tiller on the FO side.

Unless you flew the "real mans airplane". Right @Seggy?

 

[jgheggie]

On many jets there is no tiller on the FO side.

Oh gotcha! So if the capt becomes incapacitated the FO is supposed to swap seats? Or land first then swap to taxi? Just curious

 

[amorris311]

Oh gotcha! So if the capt becomes incapacitated the FO is supposed to swap seats? Or land first then swap to taxi? Just curious

He becomes incapacitated there won't be any taxiing.

 

[dasleben]

If the CA was incapacitated in his seat, I'd just steer the jet onto a highspeed with the rudder pedals, or just leave it on the runway. Can't really do much else.

Edit to add: The 747 at my shop has dual tillers, and the FOs do taxi.

 

[jgheggie]

He becomes incapacitated there won't be any taxiing.

Oh ya, duh.

Thanks guys

 

[SeanD]

If the CA is MELd, your gonna have to pull someone from the back who has flying experience.

I believe the 777 and a some Airbus models have an FO tiller.

 

[Seggy]

On many jets there is no tiller on the FO side.

Actually it's standard on Boeing and Airbus to have a tiller on the FO side.


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[Seggy]

Unless you flew the "real mans airplane". Right @Seggy?

It's actually standard to have one on the FO side on the 737. Airlines have Boeing take them out.


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[jgheggie]

It's actually standard to have one on the FO side on the 737. Airlines have Boeing take them out.


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Any reason for taking them out? Do they feel safer with the capt taxiing?

 

[Polar742]

FO's here taxi when it's our leg.

 

[amorris311]

Any reason for taking them out? Do they feel safer with the capt taxiing?

One less thing to maintain. Gotta stack that paper, maintenance costs hamper that.

 

[amorris311]

It's actually standard to have one on the FO side on the 737. Airlines have Boeing take them out.


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I was referring to the almighty 1900. The single pilot airplane that required two pilots.

 

[CaptBill]

Any reason for taking them out? Do they feel safer with the capt taxiing?

FOs try to taxi right on the taxi lines and never cut corners on taxiways. Until they start being a little more sloppy, jerky, distracted and reckless like the captains, they will never get to taxi at my airline.

 

[jtrain609]

FOs try to taxi right on the taxi lines and never cut corners on taxiways. Until they start being a little more sloppy, jerky, distracted and reckless like the captains, they will never get to taxi at my airline.

"Taxi WW, WD, WV for 15L" translates for most skippers as "WW...and then where ever the hell I want to go!"

 

[mrivc211]

I used to let my FO's taxi frequently so they weren't bored to death and to also get a better feel of the brakes. It would make for smoother roll outs on landing for FO's when they started to apply the brakes.

 

[CaptBill]

"Taxi WW, WD, WV for 15L" translates for most skippers as "WW...and then where ever the hell I want to go!"

That's part of captain indoctrination training. Read the rules, then do something else that's unique and quirky.

 

[Polar742]

That's part of captain indoctrination training. Read the rules, then do something else that's unique and quirky.

"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"

 

[Seggy]

I was referring to the almighty 1900. The single pilot airplane that required two pilots.

You couldn't handle that airplane.