F/O's can you relate?

[Baronman]

Man, I just read your post again....You need to practice in your best NY accent, "Yo, Gimme those papers!" At about question #2 or 3 by said hill-billy boy gate agent I would have busted that out. You're doing your job, you're in the right, and he's trying to keep you from doing it. Politeness goes out the window f'him.

 

[oldskoolbronco2]

next time I am keep'n the pimp hand strong and goin all Ike on his ass!

 

[P-Dawg_QX]

What get's me is when CX changes the FO for the flight (we are the last one's to know when there's been a crew change here at QX) and the new FO calls and wants the release amended to add his/her name.

Note: Since the FO's name is not a mandated requirement and only on there for the crew's convenience, it's not required to amend the release for an FO's name.

Are you saying you don't want me selcalling you anymore?

That hurts, man...that really hurts.

 

[U of I Tweak]

Yeah if the gate agent won't give you the paper work. I would do just that as well. Put the delay on the gate agent.

It's okay....we input the delay codes.

Since we still radio in the out and off times, if we're pretty close and treat the crew well (plug in the air-conditioning cart) we usually get on time departures.

What burns me is when an inbound arrives late, we turn it in 15 minutes and still take a station delay.

I'll give the release to whichever crew member wants it. I have to check all their IDs anyhow.

 

[~~~^~~~]

Not a bad idea....

Post flight brief....

"In the morning just load ramp fuel, complete the cockpit check, one cream, one sugar, and I'll be here 3 minutes prior to push. If you would do all the legs eastbound in the morning, that would be nice too. Did I show you how to sign my name? Did you ever write T P S reports? Just wondering..."

Know we know what happened to Peter Gibbons after Milton burned down the office... He is a Captain at your airline.

 

[mamba20]

"In the morning just load ramp fuel, complete the cockpit check, one cream, one sugar, and I'll be here 3 minutes prior to push. If you would do all the legs eastbound in the morning, that would be nice too. Did I show you how to sign my name? Did you ever write T P S reports? Just wondering..."

Do you want to call the CP and tell him what a lazy #%@& you are, or do you want me to do that also. GET YOUR OWN DAMN COFFEE!!!

 

[PCL_128]

Do you want to call the CP and tell him what a lazy #%@& you are, or do you want me to do that also. GET YOUR OWN dang COFFEE!!!

Um, I think he was joking.

 

[Raskal]

Not a bad idea....

Post flight brief....

"In the morning just load ramp fuel, complete the cockpit check, one cream, one sugar, and I'll be here 3 minutes prior to push. If you would do all the legs eastbound in the morning, that would be nice too. Did I show you how to sign my name? Did you ever write T P S reports? Just wondering..."

Know we know what happened to Peter Gibbons after Milton burned down the office... He is a Captain at your airline.

That's f'in hysterical! And closer to the truth than most realize

 

[mamba20]

Thanks PCL I had no idea

 

[Thurman Merman]

As a captain, when i'm late if the fo or fa have a snide remark i say, "you're not late unless you show up after me."

 

[~~~^~~~]

zippppp

 

[sunchaser]

We have to just face it, the general public knows nothing about Pilots period. Hell, I was asked one day by airport police if I stole my uniform. I thought he was joking; he wasn't. The other group of pilots standing dumb-founed. He told me he had not seen me before. BLAH BLAH BLAH!
He was suspended for 60 days for racial profiling or something.

I don't get it... Why was he profiling you? Is it because you take your wife to the court house steps for a beating once a week? If so, that's crap he profiled you, because it is legal in North Carolina... Everyone knows that....

For everyone else, it's an inside joke...

 

[capt. megadeth]

so, the capt over sleeps again, I goto the airport with the FA to get the plane ready while he/she wakes up.

Dang, all those years as capt. and I didn't know I would get away with that.

By the way, when I was the "assistant manager" (co-pilot is not politically correct in my book......j/k ) in the Saab the capt. and I were having a landing contest. For a short time I was actually winning it, so I turned to my FA during a turn and proudly announced that I was winning. The gate agent standing next to her says surprisingly, "You get to land?" NO I AM A DECORATION! Geez!

 

[Ailerongirl]

Plus I think at most of our oustations they'd give the FA the paperwork if they thought it would get the flight out on-time to avoid getting the late out time.

I can remember numerous times being given the paperwork as a F/A...what's the big deal...I'm headed out to the airplane too....and apart from reading the wx just so I have a heads up, what the heck am I going to do with the rest of it apart from hand it over to my crew??