prtyprtyprncss
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If you're all trained to a standard than a cockpit pre brief is not necessary.
Unless the FOM requires the brief, "then" it IS necessary!
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If you're all trained to a standard than a cockpit pre brief is not necessary.
I don't care what CAs proclaim themselves, nor do I care if I get a pre-trip briefing, because I don't think you can judge a guy by either of these. I also don't care if a guy is truly "by-the-book" or actually "laid-back." Both types can be enjoyable to fly with.
But don't be a hypocrite. Don't nit-pick my minor honest mistakes or inconsequential procedural flaws if you're making half your shizzle up as you go. It's tough to take you seriously or even like you very much if the standards apply to me on everything and you on nothing.
i got this when reading the checklist. Departure briefing= my leg! im laid back, thats it! hahaha.Can someone post a sample briefing.
If you fart... game on!
What I've found, in the huge pool of CA's I've flown with at different companies, is that there is a subset minority of CA's who are basically insecure "nervous nellies" who micro-manage their FO's flying out of fear, and become ultra-territorial (never touch the OBS on my side, that's my switch.) They also have a big laundry list of little pet peeves (which are not in the FOM or AFM) that they advertise, either right away or usually, the first time their FO commits the dreaded faux pas. This in spite of their insistence on being "standard."
Granted, with some wet behind the ears (in experience, not necc. age) FO's this fear can be understandable, especially to a newly upgraded and/or inexperienced Captain, but if they let themselves become a nervous nellie, the FO gets distracted and demoralized, shuts down (CRM effectively ends), and tunnel visions into trying to avoid the nervous nellie peeves of the CA. They thereby create a vicious cycle - every FO they fly with is chopped at the knees and they end up creating a weak-CRM, error-prone hazard, and more ASAPs, Captain's reports and deviations/violations that perpetuate their insecurity.
By contrast, exceptional CA's are those who seem ultra laid back and completely professional at the same time (there is no conflict), never micro-managing things unless it's a true safety of flight issue. The FO then is a full, confident part of the team and the potential for error drops way off.
You can usually tell if a CA is a nervous nellie type as soon as you taxi a few feet.