Who does most the flying?

[Midnight Flyer]

Change at the outstations. That way, the FO isn't always landing at the hubs.

I agree. That's the best way to do it so the same person isn't stuck always landing at the hub. But mostly, from what I've seen, you simply alternate legs unless you're going into a special airport or something. That way, both pilots gets their fair share of legs.

I've been told that alot of business jet operators only let the captain fly unless the plane is empty. What's up with that? Sometimes new FO's never fully gain confidence until they fly regular revenue legs.

 

[chriskcmo]

Most of my flying is single-pilot, so I do most of the flying (well, George does). On trips where we have two pilots, we each fly half the day out of left seat.

 

[TonyC]

Since the hiring standards are pretty rigid over at Smitty's flying club, are we to assume the captain doesn't get any leg?

Since the Captain proctors the test, he gets as many legs as he deserves.







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[Occam's Razor]

I have the F/O fly to the outstations:

1. The hubs are easier!
2. I can play "quarterback" and monitor what's going on.
3. All I ever did as an F/O was land at the hubs....
4. F/O's seem to appreciate it; and happy F/O's tend to look out for the Old Man a little better.
5. Getting the smaller paycheck AND the least-interesting flying doesn't seem fair to me.

 

[Flechas]

We change at the outstations, for the reason stated above. But I've had a few cool captains that let me fly if I have never been to a particular airport.

 

[Dodge]

I let the FO choose who starts and then do two in a row. Nobody gets bored, or at least as fast, this way. FO can always have the odd one left over, if they choose.