Delta pilots, whats up with this?

[AV8OR]

Ok, so I'm sittin in ATL on a mx delayed flight and while we're at the gate, I get up to use the lav and while I'm waiting the flight attendant brings up their reduced rest issue. She mentions that they can be reduced to 8.5 hrs. I was curious as to whether or not their rest requirements were the same as the pilots, so I say, "Are your duty time limits the same as the flight crew?" And she responds,"I am flight crew." I always thought there was a difference between "flight crew" and "in-flight crew". Apparently not in this case though. Really surprised me. Do yall refer to the entire crew as "flight crew" at Delta? I'd hate to inadvertently offend.

 

[canyonblue]

As found in FAR Part 1 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Sec. 1.1

Flightcrew member means a pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator assigned to duty in an aircraft during flight time.

Crewmember means a person assigned to perform duty in an aircraft during flight time.

Tell her to get off her high horse. And I'd hate to inadvertently inform.

 

[jehtplane]

Yeah really, sounds like a typical Delta F/A, above everybody else.

 

[CSY Mon]

Aye, no big deal.


Flight crew, yeah all the airborne guys and gals according to some defs.

Or cockpit crew and cabin crew.

Or in-flight, or crew, or whatever.

Half or these guys or gals in the back are confused about basic stuff in the first place..Take the statement with a grain of salt....

 

[radarlove]

Flightcrew member means a pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator assigned to duty in an aircraft during flight time.

Crewmember means a person assigned to perform duty in an aircraft during flight time.

Someone needs to tell the upper mucky-mucks this over at Jet Blue, where EVERYBODY IS A CREWMEMBER, THANK YA JESUS.



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[General Lee]

Ask her how many great grand kids she has......



Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[TonyC]

Ask her how many great grand kids she has......

OUCH!














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[Metro752]

I think everyone is flight crew. If you know a flight attendant, she (or he) has their name in the FAA Airman Registry.

No Joke

 

[miles otoole]

Half or these guys or gals in the back are confused about basic stuff in the first place..Take the statement with a grain of salt....

And approximately 1/3 in the cockpit are confused by the basic stuff as well.

 

[pilotyip]

FA's are flight crew. They have different crew rest rules that cockpit flight crew. You can request to have your F/A's put on cockpit crew rest requirements for ease of scheduling as we do in the charter business.

 

[WhiteCloud]

Ask her how many great grand kids she has......



Bye Bye--General Lee

Or......"The nip and tuck looks great!"

 

[DaveGriffin]

Ask her how many great grand kids she has......



Bye Bye--General Lee

And then go ask the Captain…………

“What clinic did you use in Mexico for your hair plugs?”
“How does that online Viagra ordering work anyway?”
“Do you prefer the generic or Metamucil brand fiber capsules?”


I guess the seniority system is fine for the pilots but not for the rest of the employees.

 

[canyonblue]

FA's are flight crew.

Not according to the FAA. FAR Part 1, see above.

 

[MetroSheriff]

Next time just smack her on the ass and say:

"Hey sugar britches, why don't you plant your fat ass in row 35, put your swollen cankles up and work on a crossword. If I have any more questions for the 'flight crew', I'll come get you."

 

[Reebo]

Half or these guys or gals in the back are confused about basic stuff in the first place..

yeah, like their sexuality

 

[pilotyip]

True they are not defined by part one, however they have explicit training and qualification requirements and are addressed as essential crew with passengers. In addition, know they have to have a FAA ID, like a pilot's license.

 

[General Lee]

And then go ask the Captain…………

“What clinic did you use in Mexico for your hair plugs?”
“How does that online Viagra ordering work anyway?”
“Do you prefer the generic or Metamucil brand fiber capsules?”


I guess the seniority system is fine for the pilots but not for the rest of the employees.

Dave,

Most of our stews are great, but some need to go. There should be a retirement age or a physical test to determine if they are safe to evacuate a full airplane when things go wrong. I flew with one hired in 1958, and I thought she needed a wheelchair herself. That really isn't safe.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Heavy Set]

Dave's probably married to an old bag FA and thus very sensitive. Why would he respond that way otherwise?

 

[J32driver]

"Hey sugar britches..."

Sweet JESUS... I didn't just do a FAR overnight with you at Gecko's did I?

 

[canyonblue]

In addition, know they have to have a FAA ID, like a pilot's license.

It's also not a License, just a Certificate of Proficiency.

C. Distinction. The Act distinguishes between this certificate and an airman’s certificate. This certificate is not an airman’s certificate as specified in Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.), section 44703; it is a separate kind of certificate as specified in 49 U.S.C., section 44728.

d. FAA Awards a Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency. Concurrent with the notification in paragraph 5c, the FAA awards a certificate of demonstrated proficiency. Each certificate is effective immediately.