I'm sorry, I may be getting sucked into something I know I shouldn't, however.
What makes a military guy more apt to deal with stress again?
Because 10% of the miltary guys flight time may be under stressful circumstances? I know you guys can deal with multi-tasking. (ie: dropping bombs, locking on targets) However, it really boils down to individuals doesn't it?
Tell me that there are not weak pilots in your UNIT? You fail to recognize that every group, including the ultra elite, have weak links. Unfortunately everyone that's weak does not get weeded out. I have flown with many weak civilians. And quite few weak miltary guys. And when I say weak, it simply means tasks could be done more expeditiously and CONFIDENTLY. Confidence in flying has a great deal more to do than stick skills. It in my humble opinion it is shear decision making ability.
I know you guys know the type of captain that hides behind the book. They will be the guys that are flying an approach and are such good captains that they will be turning engine anti-ice on and off at 600 ft AGL all be themselves. Because they know the book says to do it when the temperature is between 10 and negative 40 degrees celcius. Now this is the same guy who just got done busting my chops about nicky picky little things all day long.
You know the guys. They spend the night before reading the FOM in their hotel rooms only to bust your chops the whole day long about how you should know this stuff. They are weak. You notice the weak ones are always always the ones who micro-manage the sh1t out of their copilots because they're afraid of getting out of parameters for just a second because they're weak and unsure of there abilties.
Now, like I said. I have come across both military and civilian pilots who could fall into this category, however. I'm not sure if knowing the book's nuances and tid bits of info makes a better pilot. Because when the sh1t hits the fan those little things really do not make a sh1t of difference.
I tend to see a common theme among Air Force guys I fly with however. They seem to fit the category of micro-managing. And have a tendency to evaluate there counterparts quite a bit. Not to say that's not probably the environment they came from. And sometimes being a captain it is your responsibility and duty to point out unsafe actions to your copilot. But I submit to anyone reading this board, not knowing the psi ratings of the fuel pumps on board the 737 will not effect my ability to safely fly the aircraft.
When my all knowing air force colonel captain reaches up and turns on the engine anti-ice at 600 ft AGL flying a no sh1t approach because he thinks the aircraft will fall out of the sky if we don't have it on in southern california. And when doing so, we have amber lights that say hydraulic low pressure. The dumb a$$ turns off the eng and elec pumps off instead.
You see, I would much rather fly with a laid back SAFE pilot whether civilian or military (other than AIr Force COLONELS
Like I said civilian or military doesn't really matter, individuals really do
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Let the flaming start all over
