A-Hole Pilot of the Day

[PacoPollo]

Every time I go Down to LRD,MFE, I take the crew car to pick up my compadres down the border to go MILF hunting in search of greencards. So far we are zip.

 

[B1900FO]

Crew car

I hope you guys that flew into Norfolk today are reading this! For the rest of you, there I am in the lobby waitin for Pax when these two guys come in, in a Cirrus. They're in suits w/ briefcases and walk up to the desk. I couldnt believe my f'in ears when he said, "Yeah we're here for a few hours, got a meeting. So do ya'll have a crew car or anythin'?" "Um, yeah we do, there's a 2hr limit on it but, thats okay." I was BULL SH*T. This tool comes in, asks for the crew car for his personal business??!!! What is wrong w/ this industry??? This is got me more pissed than someone jumpseating to reposition as Crew!! There are limited cars, just as seats, and this guy had the sack to ask for it for his meeting??? How broke is this company he's working for, and if its his own company than SHAME ON HIM! If you guys are reading this, I hope your crew car broke down and you had to have your company pay for a tow and a shotty rental! Its a good thing it wasnt a signature because I'm sure they would have ran out of popcorn too!!

I have to agree on this one. A crew car is designed for a short jaunt to get a bite to eat or quickly drop someone off. I have seen too many guys, and even passengers of my own ask for a crew car and then have it for 4+ hours when they said they would only have it for two. I'm sorry, but a rental car expense is a tax write-off if you're a business owner. A half day rental anymore will cost 30 bucks, big whoop! I just find it rude and I too try to hurry back when I know there are other crews waiting. It's just a professional courtesy, that's all.

 

[Espalda Mojado]

I have to agree on this one. A crew car is designed for a short jaunt to get a bite to eat or quickly drop someone off. I have seen too many guys, and even passengers of my own ask for a crew car and then have it for 4+ hours when they said they would only have it for two. I'm sorry, but a rental car expense is a tax write-off if you're a business owner. A half day rental anymore will cost 30 bucks, big whoop! I just find it rude and I too try to hurry back when I know there are other crews waiting. It's just a professional courtesy, that's all.

That's their problem, if they didn't get there first. We did have a good time at the beach, lots of chicks down by the pier!

 

[JimNtexas]

I hope you guys that flew into Norfolk today are reading this! For the rest of you, there I am in the lobby waitin for Pax when these two guys come in, in a Cirrus. They're in suits w/ briefcases and walk up to the desk. I couldnt believe my f'in ears when he said, "Yeah we're here for a few hours, got a meeting. So do ya'll have a crew car or anythin'?" "Um, yeah we do, there's a 2hr limit on it but, thats okay." I was BULL SH*T. This tool comes in, asks for the crew car for his personal business??!!! ...

That's just a little over the top, don't you think? The crew car is the property of the FBO. If they choose to let someone use it for a couple of hours, what business is that of yours?

It saved the FBO's customers at least 30 to 45 minutes of rental car hassel, and made it that much more likely that these two business people will be back to drop another $250 dollars on the FBO next week.

Did your employer buy the crew car? If they didn't then your comparison to jump seats is insane.

 

[FlyMeSWA]

How is the comparison insane? Instead of using company money to get them to a company function by some means of transportation, he used a freedom thats a privelage. How is that different than scooping up a jumpseat instead of paying to repo a crew?? It doesnt matter who owns it, its a cheap way of getting around a set of standards. I've gone for a long drive too, and yes the FBO can authorize whatever they want, but thats the same as a gate agent authorizing it, they dont know what the hell is going on, and the same goes for the FBO folks...but we do because its our industry that keeps getting pulled down the tubes because of these kinds of simple principals. Its not that he had it for 2+ hrs, or if he went surfing, thats not the point. If you cant figure that out then read another thread.

 

[Espalda Mojado]

We should post a list of FBOs with crew cars. We can avoid rental car fees!

 

[JimNtexas]

"?? It doesnt matter who owns it, its a cheap way of getting around a set of standards."

The difference is that the jumpseat belongs to the captain's employer. By custom and agreement, the captain can let pilots sit in the jumpseat. The fact is that the company owns the plane, the captain works for the company. When the captain needs a ride, the hope is the captain at the other carriers will return the favor.

The crew car, on the other hand, is owned by a third party, the FBO. The FBO has it to attract customers. Those customers include the Cirrus pilots, just as they include you. There is no agreement between you or the Cirrus pilots about the car. It's the FBO's car, and he or she says who gets to drive it. period.

Can I or any other pilot, or even yourself, walk into your company headquarters and ask to borrow a company car? Even if I promise to lend you my car if you need it at my home base and I'm not using it?

I could draw a picture if they allowed images here, but since I can't post the picture, just take my word for it. You're crazy.

Edited to add: Re-reading your post you seem upset because you think that someone else would pay for the Cirrus pilot's rental car. In fact, the Cirrus pilot was probably the aircraft owner, there on the business of his own company. The Cirrus owner would have had to pay for a rental car out of his own pocket. You, on the other hand, are probably an employee of the company that owns the jet you fly. Your company pays your expenses on the road, or if they don't then you ought to strike until they do. So by your own logic the Cirrus pilot has more of a claim on the car than you do.

 

[JimNtexas]

We should post a list of FBOs with crew cars. We can avoid rental car fees!

It's been done. airnav.com

 

[check6]

:yawn:

 

[Photoflight]

so there was a pilot who needed to use the crewcar and they let him and that made you angry?