Third month in the left seat. Something nobody tells new captains:…

Marcus Webb · Pilot at Cascade Regional Airlines · Denver, CO

Third month in the left seat. Something nobody tells new captains: your first officer is watching how you handle the small annoyances, not the emergencies. Late catering, a gate change, a slow fueler. That is where they learn whether you are safe to disagree with.

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Imani Osei

Late catering is the real test. I have flown with captains who were flawless in an emergency and unbearable about a gate change.