Ex-Gulfstream International Airline pilot files complaint with FAA

[JustaNumber]

Your points are valid and I honestly feel whether or not the facts are right in this case, the overall experience levels have a lot to do with this type of mentality, things are changing.

Thanks for seeing my points.:beer: I agree with you about overall experience levels declining--I just flew with a guy with poor cockpit discipline who had never even seen the inside of a cockpit just four years ago, and now he's upgrading!

That being said, in the case we are discussing, I don't think experience levels have anything to do with the situation. Supposedly that captain had 20 years of experience, so he probably knew what he was doing. I can't believe we're at 8 pages now, and no one has brought up what was really going on that night. Here's what that captain was REALLY thinking: "It's late, I'm tired, they've given me this piece of junk to fly with multiple deferrals, I've only got two days left at this ********, and now some idiot mechanic is trying to tell me 'Ops check good!' This is too much work and this is Bulls***!!"

Was the actual risk level of that flight greater than most? Yes. Were they probably going to die before reaching their destination? No. But the captain had reached his frustration limit, and so he put his foot down. And this is something I think he had every right to do; I know if I was a passenger, I wouldn't want to ride with an overly frustrated/overworked pilot, which in itself could be detrimental to safety. This is why I completely agree with the concept of Captain's Authority.

I know I've had to go to battle with the chief pilot's office before, and I'll do it again. I think it's a concept that keeps us all safer.

 

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then prayer is required.

Good one!

 

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I know I've had to go to battle with the chief pilot's office before, and I'll do it again. I think it's a concept that keeps us all safer.

Ok, keep the shiney side up. :beer: