CAs flying as FOs?

[Flyby1206]

Is this a common practice at your regional to have CAs used to fly right seat as FOs when staffing is short? Are there any contracts that forbid this?

 

[WSurf]

Piedmont did it a bunch last year during the mass exodus of FO's to other regionals.

No biggie, but the funny thing is that Piedmont was offering double premium for Captains to pick up FO trips during the shortage. So some guys were making like 150.00 bucks an hour to sit in the right seat of a 37 seat prop.

 

[Sig]

So some guys were making like 150.00 bucks an hour to sit in the right seat of a 37 seat prop.

I think Olympus picked up the best paying leg of all time...


DH SBY-PHL, short sit, PHL-SBY, done. Double premium = 12 hours' pay for a 50 minute blocked leg.

 

[John Pennekamp]

ASA did it right up until two years ago. According to the training department, they stopped it for safety reasons.

 

[WSurf]

Thats awesome...

Had a captain DH from EWN to SBY to overnight and just fly one leg to CLT the next day as FO, then DH to EWN.

I think the dude was home by 9:30am.

Away from home for 23 hours, paid 24 hours.

 

[Trcb777]

I think it has something to do with CatII at ASA.

 

[GOULET!]

Lot's of places dual seat qualify people so CAs can fly as FOs. Might as well. Easy way to staff flights rather than cancel them for shortages.

 

[nyboilermaker]

Scumbags sit in the right seat when they're Captains.

Everytime he/she sits in that F/O seat, First Officers are losing money and the company is getting away with paying the F/O a sh*tty salary.

Why do you think there are no F/Os? Because they pay them 20K a year. Don't cover for your company because then they will continue to pay F/O food stamp worthy salaries.

Captains, think about sitting in the right seat because next time it'll be someone sitting in yours for half the pay.

-NYB

 

[sweptback]

ASA did it right up until two years ago. According to the training department, they stopped it for safety reasons.

The new contract forbids this as well.

 

[WSurf]

Scumbags sit in the right seat when they're Captains.

Everytime he/she sits in that F/O seat, First Officers are losing money and the company is getting away with paying the F/O a sh*tty salary.

Why do you think there are no F/Os? Because they pay them 20K a year. Don't cover for your company because then they will continue to pay F/O food stamp worthy salaries.

Captains, think about sitting in the right seat because next time it'll be someone sitting in yours for half the pay.

-NYB

There is still Regionals only paying 20k a year? wink wink.

Well lets see, people were leaving Piedmont to go to Republic to make the same or less money flying a EMB-175? AKA the shiney Jet Syndrome....

I don't think Captains flying in the right seat affects FO pay as much as guys wanting to fly Large RJ's for crap pay.

Think before you post.... wink wink

 

[CA1900]

There is still Regionals only paying 20k a year?

Well, CommutAir's up to $20,748 now...

 

[John Pennekamp]

I think it has something to do with CatII at ASA.

Yeah, forgot about that one.

 

[nyboilermaker]

There is still Regionals only paying 20k a year?

Think before you post.... wink wink

Not sure what the "wink wink" is for, but you're absolutely right, Mid-Atlantic, Chautauqua flying Fokker sizes airplanes and I'm sure the list goes on because I haven't been in the regional loop in a couple years, but flying big Embraer's and Super Sized CRJs for the same pay at they were flying 50 seaters has been the biggest problem for all (I think all) the Legacy carriers. $40 bucks an hour at USAir when those same sized airplanes were paying out 2 or 3x that 10 years ago.

...our worse enemies as they say.

 

[FO 4 Life]

Scumbags sit in the right seat when they're Captains.

Everytime he/she sits in that F/O seat, First Officers are losing money and the company is getting away with paying the F/O a sh*tty salary.

Why do you think there are no F/Os? Because they pay them 20K a year. Don't cover for your company because then they will continue to pay F/O food stamp worthy salaries.

Captains, think about sitting in the right seat because next time it'll be someone sitting in yours for half the pay.

-NYB

So you'll be happy to do the dance for the CP when you get called in for refusing a trip that complied with the contract?

 

[nyboilermaker]

So you'll be happy to do the dance for the CP when you get called in for refusing a trip that complied with the contract?

That's why we try to only work for companies that have good contracts that don't allow this type of nonsense to go on.

If your contract allows it, work together next time with your union to rid it from your working agreement.

Here's a tip that seems to work with all the "tryin' to help out Captains" out there. Don't pick up the phone.


Out,
NYB