CNN News Alert Comair Transcript

I had a captain many years ago who refused to wear his shoulder harnesses (5
point belt on a B727). I was an F/E back then, and when after I reminded him
during the descent/in range checklist about the harnesses, he would scream
"ON" even though they weren't.
"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote in message
Not really, but it does show where CRM possibly should have kicked in
and
an
accident might have been avoided. That is assuming that he noted that
something was "weird" early enough in the procedure.

I agree. Training for CRM and actually implementing it can be very
different. Many captains cooperate to graduate during recurrent CRM
training. Then they go back to being domineering autocrats as soon as
they
reach the cockpit.

One of my proteges called me recently for advice. He is a new FO on an
EMB-145 regional jet. He had just flown with a 10 year captain who he had
serious reservations about. The captain didn't call for any checklists,
didn't want any questions, flew unstabilized approaches requiring flap
setting changes at the last instance when new approach speeds couldn't be
looked up, and screamed when his professionalism was questioned by my
former
charter pilot. My friend had spoken to his union's professional standards
officer who replied that many FOs have complained about this captain. The
captain repeatedly blew off the pro standards officer when approached . I
asked if this captain had the experience and talent to consistently pull
off
such stunts, then realized that a competent pilot wouldn't have to do such
things consistently. He is an accident waitimg to happen and I advised my
friend to take it to the next level in the chain of command. Unlike most
new-hire FOs, my friend isn't intimidated by such idiots.

What I'll be interested to see in the transcripts is what the pilot's
reaction to the copilot's comment.

It may tell us volumes.

D.