
I don't speak Russian but I think the FO is saying "How am I supposed to land with you yelling at me?!?!"
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That was VERY interesting. I am actually from Russia and found that to be exciting to watch. I even flew on an Aeroflot TU-154 in August from Moscow-Kiev.
I am certain that this was a training flight due to the conversations that were going on. The Russian people are very blunt and forceful so it does not jive with our training standards. Also, don't forget that they do not have Level D sims and most if not all flight training is done in the real aircraft. I urge everyone not to judge to quickly. My experience on Aeroflot and the TU-154 was nothing but excellent and the crew acted professionaly at all times and the flight was enjoyable. The same as any flight on an American A-320 or 737.
I understand, but I still saw things that were unacceptable. They weren't doing V1 cuts, they were landing. Grabbing the yoke and mocking the pilot flying (in an exaggerated way) doesn't add anything positive to the learning experience.
he is not mocking him. he tells him that doing abrupt movements to the yoke like that does nothing to the plane, and that is what he is trying to prove to the pilot...
Possibly. I can see what you're saying. I didn't see much from the right seat. He might have been trying to make small corrections, but unless he's crankin' that thing like a race car I leave it alone as experience will help the most with that. In my experience, the least effective instructors do things like that for the small stuff. They get exasperated about things they can't completely control, like the fact that everyone learns differently.
Russians think just a little different than us in the realm of instruction. What you may do may work just fine for Americans, Russians, however, may require something different. The Russian language is a much more specific in its useage than english is, and things are much more blunt. If someone says something in Russian, you typically know exactly what they are getting at (especially in terms of verbs of motion but mostly in everything). Russians just communicate a little different than us, its a different culture, what do you expect.
Even after all of that, at the end of the clip as they are setting down, you can here the captain say "molodets." Which is essentially "good job."