CAL, uniform on ferry flights? Really????

[Jetjockey]

Depending on literal translation...


remember, be my mirror, my sword, my shield.... missionaries in a foreign field, 4 some reason I can't explain, I know the chief pilot won't call my name....

Whatever coldplay. Not hard to figure out riddles, especially by ones who hid behind the thin veil of anonymity.

How's the south end of Lake Conroe these days?

 

[DrewBlows]

Interviewer: "Why did you leave Continental?"

SFR: "I was fired because I didn't wear my uniform on a ferry flight."

Interviewer: "Why didn't you wear your uniform?"

SFR: "It's a stupid policy."

Interviewer: "Thanks for coming."

 

[instructordude]

Take some pride in yourself, career and employer by wearing your uniform. This career field is filled with individuals who take little pride in wearing a sharp uniform and hat. If I had seen you that day I would have called a chief pilot pronto. Again, take some pride in yourself.

 

[SFR]

SFR did not pick that up out of open time unless he exercised his "reserve pickup" function to do some flying on his reserve days. I know him and was also on reserve on the day he did the reposition flight. Let's not get out of hand here.

You guys know me good enough to know that I would never voluntarily fly.....come on guys.....

 

[SFR]

Whatever coldplay. Not hard to figure out riddles, especially by ones who hid behind the thin veil of anonymity.

How's the south end of Lake Conroe these days?

It is good, but we are actually in Bentwater now. Middle of the lack, sorta kinda.

 

[SFR]

Interviewer: "Why did you leave Continental?"

SFR: "I was fired because I didn't wear my uniform on a ferry flight."

Interviewer: "Why didn't you wear your uniform?"

SFR: "It's a stupid policy."

Interviewer: "Thanks for coming."

Where would this interview take place? definitely not another airline.....

 

[SFR]

Take some pride in yourself, career and employer by wearing your uniform. This career field is filled with individuals who take little pride in wearing a sharp uniform and hat. If I had seen you that day I would have called a chief pilot pronto. Again, take some pride in yourself.

That is because you are not cool and are probably a robot.

 

[DontFeedTheBear]

You guys know me good enough to know that I would never voluntarily fly.....come on guys.....

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would not put anything past a @ssh@le like you!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bigoober]

So, you guessed it, I have flown this month on reserve, but still not too much.


Anyways, I show up on Sunday to deadhead to AMA to pick up a freshly painted 757 and ferry it back. I wore comfy clothes, Banana Republic pants and a nice Hollister shirt, I kinda dressed like an off-duty gay NTA flight attendant.

The captain was in full uniform and when I met him at the B86 gate the first thing he said is "so where is your uniform man?". I said "uh, oh, I lost it at home, ha"

He says very seriously that "you gotta have your uniform on all flights..." I said, "ok, I can go home, no problem". He says "I don't think anyone will notice anyways"

NO kidding, ya think!! He said that a memo came out that said we have to wear it on ferry flights too. I told him that is the reason I did not know, I don't read the memos.

I can't believe that!! If I was a captain I would never wear the uniform for ferry ops. I can't believe how many pilots wear their uniform during the commute and jumpseating to work...WHY?? And guess what, I am still not going to wear it on my next ferry.

I think we at CAL should prioritize things. These memos are stupid, making a profit is smart. We should focus on profit and safe operation, not stupid things like uniforms on ferry flights and constant rate descents into London...

Feedback por favor.....

Not that you had much credibility in my book, but you lost that little bit here.

Tell everyone to stop complaining, then complain yourself. Add to that, disregarding policies you don't believe in just because you think they are stupid. Can't wait to see your list of flying policies you throw out the window just because you don't see the point.

 

[fareview]

I don't know whats cooler;

You turning up to work not wearing a CAL uniform to fly a CAL flight;

You posting the fascinating details on the internet;

You telling the PIC and flightinfo that you "...you dont read the memos.."

Or you;

being collegiate on the post by saying "cmon guys ..you know i dont..." blah, blah, blah.

Do you honestly think thay 'guys' give a monkeys about you

How old are you?

Seriously...people like you embarrass what used to be a great profession....and the reason it 'used to be' is because wnnabe's like you dilute the ranks with your fratoligy bs.

But let me guess...you want to be paid well and treated with respect by mgt an co-workers...well sonny you have'nt got a chance of either if you dont read the memos and wear your uniform...but hey its not about the profession - nope..its all about you and your right to the wear the khakis.

get a life ...

fv

 

[Whine Lover]

So...My bag was stolen/misplaced from the A/C and I wind up flying a revenue leg w/pax in jeans and a button down shirt. No big deal. Kept the passengers and the CP's Office happy.

Likewise, I flew almost every ferry flight I ever flew in jeans/shorts/ etc. and instructed the crew to do the same, if they so chose to do so.

The real Dinks were the ones that showed up in full uniform, complete with hat, to fly a six hour leg, from a remote terminal, to the middle of nowhere, at night.

Klowns.


YKMKR

 

[Ralph Cramden]

The real Dinks were the ones that showed up in full uniform, complete with hat, to fly a six hour leg, from a remote terminal, to the middle of nowhere, at night.

Klowns.


YKMKR

Have you ever jumpseated on FedEx or UPS? They do exactly that, every day.

You just called a whole segment of commercial aviation dinks, which I always thought meant "double income, no kids" but whatever...

SFR, there are a lot of unemployed pilots out there that would happily put on a white shirt with gold stripes to reposition planes for CAL. Good luck with your pity party.

 

[SFR]

Bling Bling on the thing....bling bling bling ga bling....

 

[ron burgundy]

So...My bag was stolen/misplaced from the A/C and I wind up flying a revenue leg w/pax in jeans and a button down shirt. No big deal. Kept the passengers and the CPU's Office happy.

Likewise, I flew almost every ferry flight I ever flew in jeans/shorts/ etc. and instructed the crew to do the same, if they so chose to do so.

The real Dunks were the ones that showed up in full uniform, complete with hat, to fly a six hour leg, from a remote terminal, to the middle of nowhere, at night.

Clowns.


MGR

So, you are one of THOSE guys! All about bucking the system! They pay you good money to do what you are hired to do! Why can't you just get with the program. You are so damn lucky to even have a job!
It's guys like you that have degraded this profession down to nothing more than a bus driver. I have worked hard to get where I am in my career.
I wear my uniform to ground school and also to Sim
events. I wear my uniform on the line, why not wear it in training? Train like you fly,fly like you train.
Why am I even wasting my time (or everyone else's) on this post? I hope you show up on my jump seat one day. You ,no doubt, will be wearing slacks and a button down shirt. You better make a rental car reservation a$$wipe!

 

[LearLove]

"last time I went to the bathroom jay I took a sh!t and my sh!t looked like a f@#k'n stuffed animal"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03VB9cLCIRE&feature=related