chperplt
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I'm in the middle of a tough decision, and would like the opinions of my fellow professional pilots.
I've been flying with a captain who can barely fly to standards. His altitude control is poor, continually fluctuating 100-200 feet up and down. He routinely blows through assigned altitudes on climbs and decents and cannot fly an approach very well either. His decision making skills are poor, and will chose to land with a 25 knot crosswind if it saves him 2 minutes, rather than use the appropriate runway. Anyone who has been in the back of a 1900 will know how uncomfortable this can be for a passenger who is already apprehensive about flying in the 1900.
He was written up by a previous FO a number of times for his poor decision making skills and was given additional training and a few line checks as a result.
I am contemplating making a call to HQ to discuss the problem. I'm a pretty senior FO and feel quite comfortable with my abilities to keep him out of trouble, but I'm afraid that he's going to be flying with a new FO, or an FO who won't speak up and get into trouble. I'm also concerned with his blatant disregard for passenger comfort and the effect it will have on our company.
Help me out here.
I've been flying with a captain who can barely fly to standards. His altitude control is poor, continually fluctuating 100-200 feet up and down. He routinely blows through assigned altitudes on climbs and decents and cannot fly an approach very well either. His decision making skills are poor, and will chose to land with a 25 knot crosswind if it saves him 2 minutes, rather than use the appropriate runway. Anyone who has been in the back of a 1900 will know how uncomfortable this can be for a passenger who is already apprehensive about flying in the 1900.
He was written up by a previous FO a number of times for his poor decision making skills and was given additional training and a few line checks as a result.
I am contemplating making a call to HQ to discuss the problem. I'm a pretty senior FO and feel quite comfortable with my abilities to keep him out of trouble, but I'm afraid that he's going to be flying with a new FO, or an FO who won't speak up and get into trouble. I'm also concerned with his blatant disregard for passenger comfort and the effect it will have on our company.
Help me out here.