Annoying things your CA/FO does, 2011 version

[regionalcap]

I would argue that with a pilot hand flying, there is less need for the NFP to monitor. So many people get complacent with the autopilot on, at least with one pilot you have one pilot intensely monitoring the airspeed, altitude and course rather than checking their schedules on their lap top or letting the aircraft get to slow in icing.

Going to have to disagree on this one.

 

[BoilerUP]

I think Part 91 vs. 121 might make a 'cultural' difference here.

At an airline you often don't know who you are pared with, so you don't know their strengths and weaknesses until you get pared together...and even then they often aren't all fleshed out in a single 4 day trip.

Part 91, you fly with the same person or small group of people all the time; it doesn't take very long to figure out what skills are good and what skills are marginal.

The guy I fly with hand-flies to RVSM altitudes nearly every single flight and it doesn't bother me in the least, nor do I feel it increases my workload. That said, on the RUUDY departure from TEB the AP goes on fairly soon after takeoff regardless of who is flying.

Time, place, etc.

 

[minitour]

Disregard.

 

[skidbuggy]

Leaving their spit cup behind.

Not cool.

 

[I Hate Freight]

You were a 600hr pilot once too. Experienced pilots never make any mistakes.

No, Asspilot was a born astronaut.

 

[gonz0066]

Farting and letting the other guy/girl know before you do it. At least i try to tell them so they are ready

 

[n2flying83]

crews that turn off the packs on a 100 deg day when you are standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting to swap with them...wtf

 

[asa rat]

200 is the limitation, if you can't wait till a few knots under to ask for flaps at least make sure you are not a few knots over when you call 8 or 20.

If you are doing a space shuttle approach you probably don't need to add power when the flaps come in.

 

[LongBeachTrijet]

I get annoyed when the other pilot assumes that you're of his political and/or religious persuasion and their attempt at a conversation reflects this assumption. i.e. Don't automatically start bashing a political figure thinking that I agree.

IMHO, unless you know each other well enough, political and religious discussions in the cockpit are inappropriate.

 

[mesaserf]

I don't know why it bothers me so much but I hate it when the other person does not offer to share the paper he/she got free from the hotel. Instead of just putting it up on the glare shield as an unspoken offering I end up dumpster diving in the trash bag hoping no coffee got on it. What a tool.

 

[Clutch]

I get annoyed when the other pilot assumes that you're of his political and/or religious persuasion and their attempt at a conversation reflects this assumption. i.e. Don't automatically start bashing a political figure thinking that I agree.

IMHO, unless you know each other well enough, political and religious discussions in the cockpit are inappropriate.

Liberal

 

[LongBeachTrijet]

Liberal

Sorry pal, nothing in my post indicated one way or the other. My, you're presumptuous. Typical _____ wing.




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[wmuflyguy]

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[Coool Hand Luke]

It always irritated me when someone would turn the autopilot off descending out of 10,000' because it increased my work load, but I never understood the thinking of taking away the FD too and trying to be super pilot. Sure some people can do a respectable job flying that way, but I have yet to see one be able to do it and look out the window, not to mention the close calls with heading and altitudes.

I do this all the time. What's so hard about it? You can't imagine how easy it is to turn to 090, or 180 or 270 or 360 (or even 10 deg on either side) without ever looking at your HSI, heading bug, or flight director...just follow the roads...plus as a bonus, with my eyes outside I get to look for traffic all the while turning to a cardinal heading (did I mention that I can do all of these things will chewing gum? It's really an amazing sight to see).

 

[minitour]

200 is the limitation, if you can't wait till a few knots under to ask for flaps at least make sure you are not a few knots over when you call 8 or 20.

THAAAAAAANK YOU!

I can think of at least a dozen limitations (literally...and yes I know what "literally" means) the former HMFIC used to get pissy with me about. It's a limitation. Just follow it.

-mini