What makes a good First Officer?
08-02-2011, 07:39 PM
#41
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I'm so po'ed I didn't see this sooner.
No hotboxing the flight deck.
‪Speed of Smell | Cockpit Ep 4‬‏ - YouTube
No hotboxing the flight deck.
‪Speed of Smell | Cockpit Ep 4‬‏ - YouTube
08-02-2011, 09:01 PM
#43
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
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I'm so po'ed I didn't see this sooner.
No hotboxing the flight deck.
‪Speed of Smell | Cockpit Ep 4‬‏ - YouTube
No hotboxing the flight deck.
‪Speed of Smell | Cockpit Ep 4‬‏ - YouTube
08-02-2011, 10:23 PM
#45
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Joined APC: May 2010
Position: Sideways in a sim
Posts: 435
I'm so po'ed I didn't see this sooner.
No hotboxing the flight deck.
‪Speed of Smell | Cockpit Ep 4‬‏ - YouTube
No hotboxing the flight deck.
‪Speed of Smell | Cockpit Ep 4‬‏ - YouTube
08-04-2011, 03:39 PM
#48
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Posts: 562
I'm about to start my first airline job, and I'm looking for some help on how to get it right. What are the DO's and DON'Ts of good FO's?
I'm looking for things that will make the CA's life easier. Should I set up his instruments before departure? Should I print the dispatch release and have it waiting when he gets to the gate? Is it considered presumptuous to ask "when are we going to start slowing for this approach?"
They don't teach this stuff in groundschool, and I'm trying to get it right as early as possible. Also, I'm not only interested in cockpit advice. Also looking for little things that FA's and ground staff expect or do not expect FO's to do.
Thanks!
I'm looking for things that will make the CA's life easier. Should I set up his instruments before departure? Should I print the dispatch release and have it waiting when he gets to the gate? Is it considered presumptuous to ask "when are we going to start slowing for this approach?"
They don't teach this stuff in groundschool, and I'm trying to get it right as early as possible. Also, I'm not only interested in cockpit advice. Also looking for little things that FA's and ground staff expect or do not expect FO's to do.
Thanks!
08-07-2011, 09:48 AM
#50
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Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: B-757/767 FO
Posts: 184
Know your stuff in and out. Show up prepared and ask questions if you don't know the answer. But before you ask said question, please ensure it''s not something that you really should have already known. An FO once asked me on the first leg what the max speed was below 10000. Needless to say, I was pretty scared on so many levels.
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