Interestingly enough, my unprofessional response stays, but the one where I ask serious questions goes.
Everyone here reads WAY too much into posts:
I didn't say I hoped people would bend metal. I can go back and read it - and you can to. I said "when" you do, I would laugh - I choose not to feel bad for people when they're attacking, rather than educating. I believe that your attitudes aren't conducive to safety. Again, I didn't say I HOPE anyone here bends metal. I hope no-one does. When I get attitudes like the replies to this sort of post though, I wonder if you guys care...
My OP may be out of line, however, let me reference this part of a post of mine that was removed:
Unfortunately I can't go back and edit the original post for clarity, but no where in there did my tone (when I was writing it), imply IN MY MIND, that I was singling someone out for humiliation. I merely thought I was providing an observation, with some rough (yes, very rough), details. "Slow down" is just an advice. I never said "that guy was going wayyy to fast". I meant the following: "by my (ROUGH) calculations, he was doing 38 knots on a contaminated (unverified) surface, DANG!". Dang is my way of saying, whoa I think that's fast.... but I was NOT trying to be a jerk, like some of you are. If it came across that way in the OP, then my apologies.
So, let me rephrase again: in the ORIGINAL post, guys, I was not trying to be a jerk, a backseat driver, or anything. It comes across as that, I admit. However, I can't go back and edit the post, all I can do is clarify, but it's very difficult to clarify when you've got people jumping down your throat rather than saying, "hey I think that's kinda rough, dude, you might consider rephrasing". Of course, life's not perfect, but you guys get just as defensive at a stupid post as I do at one personally attacking.
A third time (since I'm not sure how to put it down right): I had no ill intention with the original post of ratting someone out or calling them out. I honestly 100% will say my intention was to just say "I thought we were fast for the supposed conditions". It comes across poorly, and then I've got 5 different people that I have to respond to in order to attempt to clarify/defend. There is no defense for it - just understand I didn't MEAN to have it come across that bad, though you say it does. So therefore, my apologies for writing it, since I shouldn't have even been backseat driving.
@dasleben - the last time I taxiied an RJ from the right seat was when I was in the smaller RJ. It is a lot harder to taxi that thing purely through pedals. The turn onto the runway is pretty tough and the last time I did, the CA helped out with that part with the tiller.
Where is the line in the sand to be drawn with minding my own business?
Am I minding my own business when the following things have occurred in the cockpit with me present:
If you were jumpseating, and the two pilots were doing in excess of 300 knots descending through 10,000 feet, would you say something?
I didn't say a word, as the CA said something right at 10K. Was a heck of a level-off.
If the pilots had been cleared to a certain altitude, but "spin it up" incorrectly, to about 100 feet off, would you say something?
I said something. It was 5 AM coming into home base and I was JSing on a large carrier. They were cleared to 3500 and spun up 3600... I mentioned, "I'm probably wrong, but I thought I heard them say 3500".
When you are doing 150 kts steady with a REF of 142, and the PNF says "speed", do you feel annoyed?
I have been told off by CAs when I mention this. It's in the book that I am supposed to say it.
Nothing I hated more than having to represent unsafe captains that truly deserved punishment.
that's why I came to JC.... it is supposed to be different. I have to "watch my back" here as much as other places too....