wmuflyguy
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I don't know abuot your airline, but we had to learn the captains checks and about the maintenance logs (FO's start the engines 95% of the time also). You are a quailified crewmember and it is your job to get the airplane out on time. You are correct that you are there to back up the captain, but in the absence of the captain your next on the food chain. I give the captain the respect he deserves, he is in charge, I back up the captain, I do my job and any job he gives me to do, but in his absence I'm not afriad to use good judgement in his absence and make sure we are ready to go when he gets there.
I'm talking about the situation where they are scrambling a reserve at the last minute or the captain is coming in off an inbound flight and is running a bit behind. This isn't an ulta common occurence. It is jsut making life easier on the captain. So he can get on board look at the weather, review the maintenance logs, do his checks/rituals and we can go.
I'm talking about the situation where they are scrambling a reserve at the last minute or the captain is coming in off an inbound flight and is running a bit behind. This isn't an ulta common occurence. It is jsut making life easier on the captain. So he can get on board look at the weather, review the maintenance logs, do his checks/rituals and we can go.
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