9e flashlight

[dustrpilot]

What did Mesaba pilots use for pre/post flights in the dark?

 

[avrorj-85]

What did Mesaba pilots use for pre/post flights in the dark?

XJ airplanes are furnished with flashlights.

 

[CptMurf]

The vast majority of tradesmen in this country (from auto mechanics to pilots) need to bring thier own tools to perform the basic functions of thier jobs. Every pilot needs a headset, flashlight, flightbag, luggage, etc. To perform the core functions of a pilot's job so be prepared to provide and maintain them yourself.

If you think it's deplorable that pinnacle makes you provide these things when Mesaba did not, you need to shake that crooked finger at almost every other airline in this country too. I'm sorry Mesaba management treated you like royalty, that treatment just ended.

From Wikipedia...

A tradesman is a skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft. Economically and socially, a tradesman's status is considered between a laborer and a professional, with a high degree of both practical and theoretical knowledge of their trade. In cultures where professional careers are highly prized there can be a shortage of skilled manual workers, leading to lucrative niche markets in the trades.

I consider myself a professional. Mesaba management treated me like one. So do other respected airlines, such as SWA which bought every pilot on the property Telex 850s. Luggage is entirely different, it is not needed to perform the job. It is however needed to move my company issued manuals and uniforms.

I have no beef with the requirement. I brought my own headset, even when my company supplied one. Our contract does not state anything about either, and therefore the requirement is valid an accepted. But it is an valid issue, that should be visited in future negotiations.

 

[dustrpilot]

XJ airplanes are furnished with flashlights.

Hmm, cool. Not the emergency flashlights on the cb panel, but sure nuff no chit flashlights?

 

[CptMurf]

Hmm, cool. Not the emergency flashlights on the cb panel, but sure nuff no chit flashlights?

2 strapped to aircraft, and 2 additional flashlights on flightdeck. 4 total. Another in galley for the FAs preflight. Any of these could be missing without an MEL, but we wrote them up to get replaced or new batteries.

 

[CptMurf]

This thread baffles me... A minuscule point was raised that flashlights and headsets were required, and not furnished as it was at another merging airline. Instead of stating, "Really, they furnished them? We need that here!", we have statements like "I'm sorry you were treated like royalty, but not anymore" and "button your lip". You complain about the company, yet you defend it's actions. You would be better served to latch onto the small points as they're raised by the transferring pilots, stand behind them, and get them instituted here.

 

[xjlifer]

I am getting fuzzy on the exact dates so some might be off just a tad.
In 1988 I got hired by Midway Connection flying the DO-228. Funny little airplane...but Midway Connection had a flow thru agreement with mainline Midway Airlines. Upgrades were fast and most Captains I flew with were able to get pic time and either move up or move on within 2 years. Midway then bought the remains of the hub operations from eastern airlines in 1989 and a little thing called the first gulf war happened. Both events did not help my fast upgrade much. As a matter of fact I was furloughed in 1989. I applied to tons of airlines but most regional's at the time had adopted pay for training. So I was out of aviation for awhile before I got hired by XJ in 1993.

At Xj I have seen looong reserve years....watched 2 more flow thru agreements go by the way side...(yes I passed on the one to NWA) Flown with great people and some not so great. The point of this boring story is...As Capt. Murpf states so well you have to adapt because if you don't then this is not the industry for you.

Ask any TWA-Eastern-PanAm-Midwest express-Midway and many more airline pilot's if it is a "Fair" industry.

It is what it is...smile be nice to those you work with it really will make your day better.

 

[bri5150]

Sorry for the necro post, but I just found this in our JCBA when I was looking for something else.

26.A.1 : A Pilot will not be required to pay for the use of any equipment necessary for training or equipment used in any airline operations (e.g., maps, en route charts, approach plates, ear plugs, alcohol wipes, etc.) with the exception of headsets.

Looks like 9E should be providing flashlights to me. We have bigger battles at this point, but why not put this on the pile?

 

[urflyingme?!]

Mounted flashlights in the RJ don't turn off once you pull them. Good luck with that. OH MY GOD I NEED A FLASHLIGHT WAAAH. You need pants, a belt, socks, underwear, shirt, tie, suitcase and chart case too. They don;t issue toothbrush or razor either.

 

[bri5150]

Mounted flashlights in the RJ don't turn off once you pull them. Good luck with that. OH MY GOD I NEED A FLASHLIGHT WAAAH. You need pants, a belt, socks, underwear, shirt, tie, suitcase and chart case too. They don;t issue toothbrush or razor either.

You're right. It's probably best to let the company walk all over the contract on the little things.

 

[CptMurf]

Bri's right on this one. If its in the contract, it's up to each of us to know it, and enforce it. Anything that we let mgmt. get away with is wasted money, because your negotiation capital (read: wages) were traded to gain these items (as small as they seem). Flashlights may not seem like much to those that have always had to supply them, but to those that haven't, it's just one more punch in the gut. If you want to bring and carry your own, so be it, but demand that the contract be followed and enforced. Shaming your coworkers over it just divides us further.

 

[RJLoser]

XJ guys are right. Contract says flashlight. That's what we get. I'd rather see the pilot group demand suitable hotels. Soooo tired of crappy hotels.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

XJ guys are right. Contract says flashlight. That's what we get. I'd rather see the pilot group demand suitable hotels. Soooo tired of crappy hotels.

Too many guys get chubbies over a free stale bagel and coffee to want to stay somewhere nice and give up the free "breakfast".

 

[Flyer1015]

You're more likely to get a fleshlight from Pinnacle than a flashlight to do your walkaround. It ain't gonna happen!

 

[bri5150]

No wonder they trash the contract and don't care about it. Nobody tries to enforce it. They just say "Meh, it's Pinnacle. It won't get done" and don't challenge it. As long as someone within ALPA does something, we will get flashlights or an LOA. I am sure it is low on the priority list right now, but it seems pretty cut and dry. Why is everyone so worked up about hotel language in the contract? The company will do what they want anyways, right?