jetcareers - View Single Post - Engine problems........should we continue?

Doug Taylor · February 3rd, 2005, 12:10

It's really a tightrope.

But if your chief pilot is worth the 'trip drops', he's going to support your questioning the captain, even if the captain was right.

If you create and foster an environment of never questioning the captains authority when things don't seem kosher, you need to look no further than some of the Korean Airline accidents, Tenerife and a few others to see what unquestioned authority leads to.

I really haven't flown with many "It's my way or it's the highway" captains, probably only about two or three in my almost decade-long airline career. In my personal opinion, any real captain wouldn't depart the gate until the situation is cleared up and all parties are comfortable with the aircraft.

February 3rd, 2005, 12:10	#20
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,221 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Engine problems........should we continue? It's really a tightrope. But if your chief pilot is worth the 'trip drops', he's going to support your questioning the captain, even if the captain was right. If you create and foster an environment of never questioning the captains authority when things don't seem kosher, you need to look no further than some of the Korean Airline accidents, Tenerife and a few others to see what unquestioned authority leads to. I really haven't flown with many "It's my way or it's the highway" captains, probably only about two or three in my almost decade-long airline career. In my personal opinion, any real captain wouldn't depart the gate until the situation is cleared up and all parties are comfortable with the aircraft.