Thanks for the outline,
gsd, very useful.
<<<< Once the SIC has attended his/her first recurrent, the SIC may, at the Captain's discretion, fly empty legs from the left seat. >>>>
All in favour of that, as you say, it helps prepare for up-grades. Across in Europe, it would be unusual to up-grade from large cabin & remain on type, so whilst it is useful to get used to fleet-specific handling characteristics, it wouldn't really be of much (up-grade) benefit over here.
<<<< Until the pilot has attended their first recurrent training, the SIC shall fly only from the right seat, at the Captain's discretion, regardless of whether there are passengers on board. >>>>
No such
"captain's" limitation for us - it would be deemed detrimental for the captain to just fly the pax legs. Subject to FOM/special category airports, we would normally fly alternating legs, pax or no pax. Sometimes I might swapt the order or give the FO 2 legs in a row (what a mean SOB!!) so that they can operate into a "new" airport for better experience. Very, very occasionally, we have a pax profile that says it should always be a captain's sector - sorry, don't agree with that at all! :angryfire
<<<< When two PIC qualified pilots fly together, some guys swap legs in the left seat, some guys swap days (my preference).>>>>
Swapping by days is very much my preference too, say 3 in a row in one seat, then swap across for the remaining 3 days of the tour. Can't cope with getting the seat just right after each leg!!
<<<< FWIW, I have had many, many occasions where I offered the pax leg to the SIC from the right seat. Almost to a man, they have said: "Nah. I'll fly the ferry leg if that's okay." >>>>
This is something I just
can't understand - but in Europe we don't have the seat swap option for captain/FO - if they don't accept a pax leg (even from the RHS), then what on earth are they doing there?? Surely, pax legs are all part of the development/experience/customer service?? Not sure if I agree 100% with what
Porter tried to put over, & how he wrote up his experience (damned if he listed it, damned if he didn't??), but perhaps a common policy across all your fleets for who flies what legs (subject to the provisos mentioned above) would encourage FO development & remind those who need it of their responsibilities as captain....??
<<<< They always teach in CRM that the Capt sets the "tone" but, I would rather fly in stereo rather in mono...we both set the tone >>>>
Ain't that the truth!!
