Suggestions 4 dealing w/insecure Capt
08-21-2012, 03:49 AM
#91
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08-21-2012, 05:50 AM
#94
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Whatever appdude has a point I havent considered and I dont think I will be bidding Oak layovers in Nov. It would be like parking you porsche in downtown detroit if the lions ever played in the superbowl. Win or lose odds are you are walking the next day.
08-21-2012, 07:07 AM
#96
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A porsche in downtown Detroit would be a big old target. Kind of like the standard Fedex layover outfit in CDG. Good chance it would still be there but they'd be waiting for the guy with such poor taste as to drive one of those around the D.
08-21-2012, 03:01 PM
#99
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Fellow APC'rs,
have to cope with flying with a Capt I avoid since he is the Plague so, looking for humorous suggestions to get me through the week.
Why to avoid you ask? Well, he's so insecure that any question or communication outside the cockpit is an abrogation of his Capts authority. For example, acknowledging any ACARs message is a violation of his authority-last time I did it resulted in a 5 minute redfaced profane and obscenity filled rant. Or, another example, during what I thought was going to be the last trip I flew with him (resolution following the 5 minute rant BTW, "it's only 1 more leg you can cope"). But I digress, so, we were landing in EWR, his leg. He briefed his desired taxi routing into parking....so, after landing I requested said taxi routing and was approved by ground....which was a good thing because another 5 minute rant followed my communicating outside the cockpit without his express permission. I guess I was supposed to wait until being expressly told to request X, Y and Z into parking with ground. Might have been a Catch 22 scenario though....would be quotes "why didn't you request that taxi routing I briefed you on prior to top of descent-you think I'm just talking to hear myself talk, when I brief you to do something you do it Mister"
UNFORTUNATELY, double DH trip that I had to purchase NR tickets for so dropping it just isn't an option-damn the luck
have to cope with flying with a Capt I avoid since he is the Plague so, looking for humorous suggestions to get me through the week.
Why to avoid you ask? Well, he's so insecure that any question or communication outside the cockpit is an abrogation of his Capts authority. For example, acknowledging any ACARs message is a violation of his authority-last time I did it resulted in a 5 minute redfaced profane and obscenity filled rant. Or, another example, during what I thought was going to be the last trip I flew with him (resolution following the 5 minute rant BTW, "it's only 1 more leg you can cope"). But I digress, so, we were landing in EWR, his leg. He briefed his desired taxi routing into parking....so, after landing I requested said taxi routing and was approved by ground....which was a good thing because another 5 minute rant followed my communicating outside the cockpit without his express permission. I guess I was supposed to wait until being expressly told to request X, Y and Z into parking with ground. Might have been a Catch 22 scenario though....would be quotes "why didn't you request that taxi routing I briefed you on prior to top of descent-you think I'm just talking to hear myself talk, when I brief you to do something you do it Mister"
UNFORTUNATELY, double DH trip that I had to purchase NR tickets for so dropping it just isn't an option-damn the luck
08-21-2012, 03:54 PM
#100
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Hard to believe this thread is still at the top of the board.
Always nice when people meet your expectations.
Conversation had, plague is quiescent
although I am somewhat sure it will rise again
Always interesting when someone can read your mind and you learn all of your relations are problematic and filled with dissension. Had to laugh cuz my wife told me to just drop the trip (without pay) when I halved my concerns this weekend by speaking with her. Not too often that you get advice to drop 40 odd percent of your salary from your significant other.
Always nice to have a reminder of how truly blessed I am
Always nice when people meet your expectations.
Conversation had, plague is quiescent
although I am somewhat sure it will rise again
Always interesting when someone can read your mind and you learn all of your relations are problematic and filled with dissension. Had to laugh cuz my wife told me to just drop the trip (without pay) when I halved my concerns this weekend by speaking with her. Not too often that you get advice to drop 40 odd percent of your salary from your significant other.
Always nice to have a reminder of how truly blessed I am
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