B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Approaching SJC from the south; NorCal Approach vectored us on a right downwind for 12R. We had SJC in sight; Moffett Field to the northwest was in sight and Company traffic [we] were to follow in sight. While on the downwind; NorCal cleared us for the visual approach 12R and directed us to turn our base leg over Moffett at 2;500 feet. Controller said she needed us not at or above 2;500 feet but at 2;500 feet. She said this was due to an arrival aircraft going into SFO. Pilot flying (Captain- recent transition from other carrier) acknowledged this altitude restriction; however; failed to meet this restriction. Pilot Flying (PF) [became] flustered [when] the automation kicked off the autopilot at around 3;000 feet and started a climb. Pilot Monitoring said 'Hey; you're climbing; ATC wants us at 2;500 feet over Moffett.' PF well behind the aircraft said he was trying to slow down in order to go from flaps 5 to flaps 10. We were 1;000 feet high and NorCal saw this. NorCal then queried us. Bottom line; PF mismanaged aircraft's energy and failed to execute basic stick and rudder skills in order to meet an ATC directed crossing restriction.As a nine year original Company First Officer I'm seeing a huge rise in buffoonery out of newly minted Captains who were former Captains from another carrier. It's getting to the point where it's becoming a safety concern for me. I often feel like a big babysitter and it's fatiguing. And I don't say this lightly. It's not an attitude problem or personality problem; it's a lack of experience problem. I often wonder how some of these individuals make it through training. They're getting paid Captain pay but not performing at a Captain level. These new Captains (former other carrier) often don't have the required baseline knowledge of the 737 and Company operations and are subsequently a threat to safe operations. I beg training to ensure these individuals are 'up to snuff' before they're given the Captain keys to a 737.
A B737 First Officer reported he has observed substandard flying skills associated with Captain's from a recently merged air carrier.