tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post369768453403129461..comments2024-03-24T05:42:24.847-05:00Comments on Taking Wing: Good Captain / Bad Captain RevisitedSam Weigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-50204657344272895532009-11-13T20:42:33.276-06:002009-11-13T20:42:33.276-06:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-88625177840274259922008-09-29T13:38:00.000-05:002008-09-29T13:38:00.000-05:00Good thoughts you have. Happy to know you are wor...Good thoughts you have. Happy to know you are working on being a good Captain. Here's a spin on things - I had a brand new Captain on the JungleBus who transitioned from the Airbus who had about 50 hours total time in the plane. We found ourselves super high and fast coming into Dulles from the north (happens often) and I just sat there and started to get a little uncomfortable thinking we would never make it down and would have to make a go-around. So I waited to see how far he would take it just up until he realized this was not going to work before I stepped in. Knowing that this was going to happen unless I offered a little advice (and I'm the FO) I asked, "Do you want some flaps?" or "Want to lower the gear so we can get down?" kind of questions, but completely respecting his authority as Captain. Then I said, "here, slow to 200 and I'll be able to give you flaps 3". We made it down to the runway and when we exited on the high speed, he said, "thanks for helping me out there!". So sometimes (rarely) it can work both ways.Ryan O'Harrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662902100182810430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-56265778136915547942008-09-27T08:23:00.000-05:002008-09-27T08:23:00.000-05:00Hi Sam, I only stumbled across your blog a few wee...Hi Sam, <BR/>I only stumbled across your blog a few weeks ago after doing a google search for "what makes a good captain" Since then I have been reading through lots of your previous posts.<BR/>Just wanted to say thanks, it has given me lots to think about and has been very helpful. I have just passed my first command sim yesterday and start my LHS line training on tuesday. Flying the good ol Dash 8 in SW England.<BR/>Keep up the good work.<BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-30757179291133453142008-09-26T00:00:00.000-05:002008-09-26T00:00:00.000-05:00Good insights on the CRM issues...This comment tou...Good insights on the CRM issues...<BR/><BR/>This comment touches on one of the most dangerous features of our highly-automated flying machines:<BR/><BR/>"I'll see my FO get a little bogged down on confused on how to enter something, and I'm immediately heads down over the gizmos, doing it myself or showing him how."<BR/><BR/>Even as an FO I'd see new-on-type Captains get balled up in CRM loading during the approach to the airport for example with a last minute STAR or runway change. I tried to discipline myself to use the raw data while PFing so I would keep flying and not get distracted by green lines shooting all over the nav screen until it was sorted out. <BR/><BR/>It is a hard temptation to resist - having both pilots 'heads-down' in the flight deck.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-22745297962937161172008-09-25T16:23:00.000-05:002008-09-25T16:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for the post ! It's very interesting to hav...Thanks for the post ! It's very interesting to have a captain feelings on those captain behaviours.rochechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673282603553591384noreply@blogger.com