Some of you guys amaze me. You guys are so quick to tell him to bag the job he has because he was looking for another one when he received this offer? There are far better options than to speak up and then bail if the desired outcome is not reached. I'm sure OP NEEDED this position when he accepted the offer, otherwise, he'd have held out. Is this correct,
determined2fly? It's easy to advocate leaving a job when it's not my paycheck/rent/mortgage/expenses on the line
I know I may sound old and outdated, but there were a couple of good ideas here that don't involve losing your ability to feed yourself. I agree that you should take it up with him directly. I agree that you should write a critique on him, and address those issues in the critique. You'll need to note what he did well, and what he didn't do well. Tell him, "If we cannot reach a satisfactory resolution to this issue, I'm going to take it up the chain." That way, you're not talking about him behind his back, but putting the next step squarely in his court. If no action is taken, take it up the chain. If no action is then taken, go further up the chain. At some point, someone has enough financially invested in that aircraft that no amount of hook-ups, or nepotism is going to save that guy, and SOMEONE WILL care. If it were my airplane, I wouldn't care why they were being unsafe and reckless, endangering lives, and my investment. If it's an airline, there's an Executive in some office where the buck will stop. And it will. Promptly. It may take a while to get into that office, but you'll get there. They may threaten to fire you, but if you're savvy, you would be CC'ing that guy on every communication once you get stonewalled, and after you send him an email directly outlining the situation to date.
What I'm saying is have a plan, and know where the next person in line is, and know how to contact that person. From the CA, all the way to the top. A plan will make this go like clockwork. No plan will make it seem daunting and impossible.
If you're going to have this fight, you need to have all of your i's dotted, and t's crossed. Professionalism in everything. From your writing, to your presentation, it all needs to be at a high level, and you need to only address facts aside from "I feel unsafe when I fly with him". You should also have a very clear understanding of why you like working where you work, and why you would want to stay. He's a CA. You are not. You're going to have an uphill fight, but if you really feel like you're in jeopardy, than it's a fight worth having.
That's my take from the behind the desk perspective.
