avantair.......union? Is it time.....again?

[myrealnameis]

An on going investigation...........right and when were the pilots terminated?

 

[Mr. Pebbles]

I guess you could say I am bitter at some people at Avantair because they thought it was funny for me to fly myself down to FL and waste my time with an interview when they knew dang well they weren't going to ever offer me a job! In fact I had a panel interview! 3 people sat there and asked me questions I bet those a-holes couldn't even answer if they hadn't looked up the answer themselves. I was even briefed that I shouldn't post what they asked me here because they want to truly try and hire quality pilots. What does that have to do with this thread you ask? Well from what I understand they just forced some quality pilots to resign because a main gear collaped while taxiing in. I was working for a union at another company and it was made very clear to me that any union activities would be thwarted at all costs. The limited exposure I've had with C.M. and E.P. was very disappointing. I say you guys sign the cards and get yourself protected and do it quickly! Who is to say you won't be next? From what I understand the conract at netjets is pretty good! Somebody needs to call the teamsters and get that ball rolling! I'd even call ALPA. I'm sure they would love to get their hands on a fractional. Need the dues!!!

Let me get this straight- they told you during the interview that they didnt want you to discuss it on this forum? !!!!!!!
Any company that does that has bigger problems to worry about. Like.....

Why would it matter if they had the respect of the avation community?
Why are they so worried about a union? If they were on the up and up, they wouldn't need to worry about it. Stock price, I assume, is their concern.

Jetpilot007, you should feel good about yourself that this company didn't want you. Means you're doing something right. As for C.M. the only reason he's sitting across the desk from anyone is because he's peering out from his permanent position inside the CEO's butt. The part he hasn't figured out yet is that he's a figurehead- a lightning rod for the FAA- to be sold down the river when the time comes. When that time comes, it'll be cold out there.

 

[BoeingBaller]

Here is the best part they do not want FOs flying PAX legs or metro airport legs.Yet there are about 10 captains that work there that I would not trust flying a dead hooker around a 172 VFR.

 

[myrealnameis]

Dead Hooker???????!

 

[NotFurloughed]

Yup.

Dead Hooker???????!

Hey, I told her she better have my money....

 

[Rally]

What base for the pilots from?

Thanks

 

[myrealnameis]

What base for the pilots from?

Thanks

Ummm.............OMG I hope this is a bad attempt at Shakespeare.

 

[Rally]

Geez, what base were the the pilots from?

Happy?

 

[oneeye_169]

Geez, what base were the the pilots from?

Happy?

why does that matter? they were wrongfully let go. We need a union.
i've heard recently about a few other things coming down the pipeline. it just keeps getting better and better. that is sarcasm of course. i can't wait until i get a union interest card.

 

[Mr. Pebbles]

why does that matter? they were wrongfully let go. We need a union.
i've heard recently about a few other things coming down the pipeline. it just keeps getting better and better. that is sarcasm of course. i can't wait until i get a union interest card.

Don't wait till you get a union interest card, brother. Go on the internet, get a phone number, make a few calls. YOU can get the ball rolling. Just be discreet.

 

[mooney flier]

WWW.IBT1108.ORG

 

[hangarrat]

why does that matter? they were wrongfully let go. We need a union.
i've heard recently about a few other things coming down the pipeline. it just keeps getting better and better. that is sarcasm of course. i can't wait until i get a union interest card.

wrongfully let go? i'm not so sure. when i went through pie, i got to see the pictures, diagrams and reports about the landing event. word is that the feds and ntsb are leaning heavily toward pilot error due to the abundance of evidence to indicate so. the pictures and diagrams will end up as a training scenerio to help train others on how to avoid similar mistakes.

 

[NotFurloughed]

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the pictures and diagrams will end up as a training scenerio to help train others on how to avoid similar mistakes.

Training Step 1:

Don't panic and jam on the brakes in an airplane with hydraulically boosted brakes and no anti-skid - I'll never understand that about the Piaggio.

Not saying that it caused the gear collapse, but I'll bet the blown tire mentioned in the NTSB report happened prior to gear collapse.

Ask some of the guys that have been at the company for a while and they can tell you how many junked tires there were early on (blown, flat spotted, etc). Don't know if it has improved as experience in type has been gained.

It's not hard to do with no anti-skid and carbon brakes.

 

[HA25]

What the fk don't you like about union representation?

Do you like working for peanuts???? With no work rules??

Do you even understand what a labor union is?

It's workers uniting as ONE and standing up to management and fighting for what is right!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couldn't have said it better myself!

Ditto!

Bump..

etc..

 

[Bruno06]

wrongfully let go? i'm not so sure. when i went through pie, i got to see the pictures, diagrams and reports about the landing event. word is that the feds and ntsb are leaning heavily toward pilot error due to the abundance of evidence to indicate so. the pictures and diagrams will end up as a training scenerio to help train others on how to avoid similar mistakes.

So you must have been talking to CM or TC. Anyone who knows the real facts knows this wasn't pilot error. An uneventful landing leads to a blown tire...the landing gear subsequently collapses after the steering was put in. Why did the tire blow? The FO says he didn't touch the brake. P-180 wheels have locked up for other pilots. There was no side loading, so why did the landing gear collapse? That should be the focus here.
Pictures can't give you all the facts...management at Avantair are doing everything possible to make this pilot error. Of course they don't want the owners to know there might be a design fault with the aircraft or with maintenance.
These guys should have been explaining a blown tire...the landing gear should be able to withstand that. As suggested previously that there was a heavy side loading, why was there a perfectly straight line down the runway? You would think sideloading would cause some swerving marks instead.
How would you know what the NTSB and FAA are leaning toward? There's NO report out yet. Avantair are the only ones leanig toward pilot error. Abundance of evidence...what exactly are you talking about?