Question for ASA Pilots

[Cpt Oveur]

They should get a new frequency for scheduling. that way there can be a dedicated smart comment frequency, and reserve flight control for asking dispatchers what was going through their head when they sent us a release with either: no alternate when one is required, an illegal alternate, an alternate listed but no alternate fuel, or a route that takes us through the worst of the adverse weather.

 

[XPOO]

ASA could also ditch the Freq. altogether and adopt the SKYW method of phone calls only. Every call to dispatch is recorded digitally and maintained on record for 90 days. This eliminates the whole pilot said/dispatcher said arguments.

 

[John Pennekamp]

ASA could also ditch the Freq. altogether and adopt the SKYW method of phone calls only. Every call to dispatch is recorded digitally and maintained on record for 90 days. This eliminates the whole pilot said/dispatcher said arguments.

But SkyWest pilots play nice in the sandbox. ASA pilots don't.

In light of this, flights will be delayed when pilots refuse to call from their cell phones, and go inside to call. Also, ASA pilots really aren't afraid of telling off the dx on record. With union protection, it's very hard to fire us (unlike SKW). And 131.15 is recorded anyhow.

Probably not such a good idea.

 

[XPOO]

SKYW also has ACARS, so calls to dispatch before a flight are pretty rare actually. However, when a pilot gets snippy and threatens to file an IOR on the dispatcher, the dispatcher just has their manager flag the phone call. I've seen it kill quite a few egos already.

 

[John Pennekamp]

However, when a pilot gets snippy and threatens to file an IOR on the dispatcher, the dispatcher just has their manager flag the phone call. I've seen it kill quite a few egos already.

But we can't get fired for that. They can and do.

 

[XPOO]

But we can't get fired for that. They can and do.

Yeah, I wasn't claiming that. But it does help give the dispatcher a leg to stand on sometimes.

 

[XPOO]

duplicate

 

[mkingmei]

"it's dissipating"

They should get a new frequency for scheduling. that way there can be a dedicated smart comment frequency, and reserve flight control for asking dispatchers what was going through their head when they sent us a release with either: no alternate when one is required, an illegal alternate, an alternate listed but no alternate fuel, or a route that takes us through the worst of the adverse weather.

Oh it's ok the level 5 over the field/on the departure is DISSIPATING... as always.

 

[John Pennekamp]

Oh it's ok the level 5 over the field/on the departure is DISSIPATING... as always.

The weather should be gone by the time you get to Macon. It's what, like an hour flight?

 

[Stifler's Mom]

do you think it's your job to give the dispatch group a hard time with every radio call that comes into flight conttrol along with the smart comments at the end of EVERY SINGLE call

Never have and hopefully never will.

Now OPS Freq???? That's a different story. As far as I'm concerned that place is open mic night at the Improv.

If you are going to work at ASA, you better have a healthy sense of humor, because it is the only thing that will get you through the day.