All legitimate points, but when everyone involved in the company has a similar opinion about this particular pilot, then it isn't an issue with the captain, but clearly an issue with the one pilot in question. This pilot even was difficult with the engineers who have substantial amounts of experience both in and out of the cockpit.valleyboy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:08 am The total irony here that, over the years I have had such input from other captains about a particular pilot. I also have flown with the F/O they are telling me and saying that the guy should never be allowed in and aircraft. I did not have an issue and the person(s) in question was able to function within set standards.
My point being is that the attitude that the captain carriers into the flight deck has a large being on how a crew operates. What the captain projects sets the mood. If a crew member feels pressure and sees aggressive body language they might just start "shutting down" which just adds to the stress and it becomes a caustic and unsafe environment.
As I have mentioned before the attitude of "good old boys", captain gods is alive and well and alive in the new generation of pilot. CRM and crew concept is just not something they understand. It's quite horrifying to see new green captains fall into this mind set. Can attitudes ever be changed when pilots fall into this group.
So we are back to the underlying question, how do you ensure this person finds a new career?