Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Well, that was an interesting one. It was in Panama.Copa airlines, I
think.
You've got it pretty much right. The skipper was the chief pilot and
the FO was the greenest in the company, so there would have been a steep
cockpit gradient. IOW the FO would have been a bit reluctant to speak
out. Also, being a Latino cutlure, and paternal in it's roots, there is
an even stronger reluctance to criticise one's superiors. Maternal
societies produce behavior patterns more condusive to what we would call
good CRM.
/snip/

If that's the one I'm thinking about, the Captain was also a relatively
low time pilot. He was a celebrated military hero in his country, but
actually had just a few hours in fighters, and a few in Hercs. Then,
after military retirement, *bam*, chief pilot of a "major" airline, with
about 1000 total time. And yes, the -200 does have a very sporting roll
rate, which certainly exacerbated the situation.

Happy Flying!
Scott Skylane