ASA pilots take your lunch break.

[av8er2]

Aren't you sick of scrambling to eat on short turns in ATL and 25 min turns at outstations. These turns always happen around lunch time.

They recognize your need for nutrition. Getting your nutrition doesn't mean eating on the flight deck. During a long day of flying I would think you deserve a 30 or so min break to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner.

They don't give us crew meals so you have to do what you can. Then tell them crew delay on nutritional needs.

 

[ohplease!]

Aren't you sick of scrambling to eat on short turns in ATL and 25 min turns at outstations. These turns always happen around lunch time.

They recognize your need for nutrition. Getting your nutrition doesn't mean eating on the flight deck. During a long day of flying I would think you deserve a 30 or so min break to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner.

They don't give us crew meals so you have to do what you can. Then tell them crew delay on nutritional needs.

everyone bitched about long breaks in ATL and other places....now I'm hearing the same ones bitch about no time to eat.....

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

When you take a break the whole crews goes together, regardless. Don't let one crewmember feel the delay is all on them....

 

[goahead]

everyone bitched about long breaks in ATL and other places....now I'm hearing the same ones bitch about no time to eat.....

No shi_t, same people that bitch about no free internet at a hotel that has dollar beers for us.

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

that's SO unprofessional.....taking time to eat while you work....especially as a pilot. You should be ashamed. You're already overpaid, only work 3 days a week, travel international, retire at 60.....and now we need to EAT? I bet you guys always do the breast upcharge at Popeye's, since you make so much money. Me, I eat dark meat....it's all I can afford.

Jeez!

 

[ASARJMan]

everyone bitched about long breaks in ATL and other places....now I'm hearing the same ones bitch about no time to eat.....

Everyone OhPlease? You must have a hell of an information gathering equipment to be able to speak for everyone. I don't bitch about not having time to eat. I just tell ops I'm out for lunch and will be back shortly, along with the rest of my crew.

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[ohplease!]

Everyone OhPlease? You must have a hell of an information gathering equipment to be able to speak for everyone. I don't bitch about not having time to eat. I just tell ops I'm out for lunch and will be back shortly, along with the rest of my crew.

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Ok. sorry, I forget you and a FEW others take EVERYTHING literally and cannot be reasonable about ANYTHING AT ALL.....Let me re-phrase my statement......Many people bitched about long breaks and now many of those same people are bitching about no breaks at all.....better?......No real need to even tell ops. Your are "in charge" of your crew and if a break is needed, you and your crew should take that break. I assure you I do and I make sure each person on my crew gets a break if needed. I don't build the schedules. Its their game. I just play in it and I'm NOT going to skip meals when I'm hungry because they didn't allow for time or if we're behind for ANY reason.


The thing that REALLY concerns me about you and several others is the fact that you guy's/gal's are involved with ALPA and have a chance to make or change policy.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

everyone bitched about long breaks in ATL...

Lets define a long break in ATL. Two hours is NOT a long break. 3 or beyond would be a long break. Dick

 

[ohplease!]

Lets define a long break in ATL. Two hours is NOT a long break. 3 or beyond would be a long break. Dick

agreed.

 

[atrdriver]

Ok. sorry, I forget you and a FEW others take EVERYTHING literally and cannot be reasonable about ANYTHING AT ALL.....Let me re-phrase my statement......Many people bitched about long breaks and now many of those same people are bitching about no breaks at all.....better?......No real need to even tell ops. Your are "in charge" of your crew and if a break is needed, you and your crew should take that break. I assure you I do and I make sure each person on my crew gets a break if needed. I don't build the schedules. Its their game. I just play in it and I'm NOT going to skip meals when I'm hungry because they didn't allow for time or if we're behind for ANY reason.


The thing that REALLY concerns me about you and several others is the fact that you guy's/gal's are involved with ALPA and have a chance to make or change policy.

Yes, I am in charge of my crew. And when it is time to eat we go eat. I tell ops, and the gate. We won't waste time, and we will eat it on the plane, but we WILL eat when it's time to eat, and I will not allow boarding until the FA has finished their meal. And when the passengers get on if the flight was delayed substantially because of our eating I will explain it to them as well. Keeping everyone informed is part of the job. Flying hungry isn't.

 

[siucavflight]

No shi_t, same people that bitch about no free internet at a hotel that has dollar beers for us.

I am not even sure what you said! Must be that dollar beer.

 

[WSurf]

Ever had a Crew Meal?!!!

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Ever had a Crew Meal?!!!

Crew meal?? Ha! You mean peanuts/biscoffs/crackers? I think not.

 

[zawillif]

Havn't we been over this before? Maybe I should go check out that new movie dejavu

 

[WWEfan]

When its time to eat, you go eat. It's that simple. Whether its 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 10pm, whatever. Our schedules don't exactly run on a normal timetable for lunch or dinner so you make time for it. If you make a flight late, so be it.

 

[WSurf]

When its time to eat, you go eat. It's that simple. Whether its 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 10pm, whatever. Our schedules don't exactly run on a normal timetable for lunch or dinner so you make time for it. If you make a flight late, so be it.

Very True and thats how PDT got crew meals! Captain's started parking planes and going in to eat! Company got tired of the delays and hence they gave crew meals and vochers!
So if we don't have atleast a 45 minute break in 6 hours on duty.... we get food or get to take the 45 minute delay to get some food.

 

[Matty4me]

Take your contractual right to eat!

Yes, I am in charge of my crew. And when it is time to eat we go eat. I tell ops, and the gate. We won't waste time, and we will eat it on the plane, but we WILL eat when it's time to eat, and I will not allow boarding until the FA has finished their meal. And when the passengers get on if the flight was delayed substantially because of our eating I will explain it to them as well. Keeping everyone informed is part of the job. Flying hungry isn't.

I made my crew one time sit and eat for 1 hour in E concourse away from everything. Let ops know that we were eating and would call them when ready. We enjoyed everyone's conversation and the FA was worried most of the time that they were looking for us. Calm down, damn !t! Enjoy your food. By the time we got back to the airplane, there were the vultures are you ready to board.

 

[Palerider957]

"Nutritional Requirements" includes the Starbucks run at any outstation that has one within three concoures of your gate.

I wouldn't eat ON the airplane, as gate agents have a nasty habit of just sending pax down.

 

[ArcticFlier]

1. Safety
2. Comfort
3. Schedule

.............and the Company backs me on this............................that's what they tell me anyway.



AF

 

[ASADFW7]

So you just figuring out that you have to eat now? Brilliant