FLOPS Management, Read this; You're on Notice

[WabiSabi]

pulled from another board;

Flight Options Chief Pilot during an impromptu intimidation meeting with a line pilot:

"Well (name withheld), we are aware that there is such a list on Flight Info.Com. We know that pilots are writing up things that are not on our legal, FAA approved checklist. Using a non approved checklist is both illegal and damaging to the company and to your union."

Okay Montie, now that we know you're monitoring this board; how utterly preposterous! Do you mean to say that discrepancies not found on the preflight checklist that are documented on a 501 are illegal? Why don't you just resign and go into another line of work? Spineless idiot!

FLOPS MAnagement. I'm sure you have seen it or will see it soon. A communique was recently issued to the pilot group by the IBT leadership for a call to collect data and document all illegal and unsafe practices (yes, I'm talking about your intimidation program) by FLOPS PM's, APM's, PSM's and upward. These will be outside of ASAP and bypass your spineless POI on-the-take and go straight to DC. I'm sure that AIN et all will somehow get this info too.

 

[johnsonrod]

pulled from another board;



Okay Montie, now that we know you're monitoring this board; how utterly preposterous! Do you mean to say that discrepancies not found on the preflight checklist that are documented on a 501 are illegal? Why don't you just resign and go into another line of work, dip$h|t!?

FLOPS MAnagement. I'm sure you have seen it or will see it soon. A communique was recently issued by the IBT leadership for a call to collect data and document all illegal and unsafe practices (yes, I'm talking about your intimidation program) of FLOPS PM's, APM's, PSM's and upward. These will bypass your spineless POI on-the-take and go straight to DC. I'm sure that AIN et all will somehow get this info too.

Yeah FLOPS Management - go suck it! Your days of terrorizing your front-line, customer-interfacing employees are numbered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Freedom]

I think most pilots are smart enough...

to review educational materials on items that will affect the airworthiness of their airplane, but are not on an approved checklist, while sitting in their easy chair at home, or perhaps while laying in bed in some hotel room.

No need to break out such a list while out on the job, and give the Nazis back in KCGF ammunition to use against you.

Any discrepancies detected on a preflight, whether on the approved checklist or not, are required to be written up upon discovery.

This is just more Fear Tactics and Lies being put out by management, in their attempt to prevent us from doing the Most Professional job we know how to do.

Fly Safe.

Freedom.

 

[jetwash]

I think management stepped into it now. It is bad enough they try to get the PSM to push the pilots but when they start doing it themselves you know they have to be in a desperate situation.

What a way to end a career

 

[FR8DOG777]

screwups

What a way to end a career and a company. I'm sure their parents are very proud.

 

[dime line]

You mean is this Illegal..What happened to setting the standard for safety...LOL

HOW TO PRE-FLIGHT A BEECHJET​

1. Power lever gators (the rubber that keeps stuff from falling into the pedestal) needs to be intact not worn downing item
2. Bonding cables under the spoilerons
3. Top of brake calipers for leaks
4. Plastic conduits for wires for the main gear for fraying and damage
5. Hydraulic lines that go into the pressure switches below the reservoir (mx might try to get you to leave a rag in there for the next flight to check for drips. this is unsafe and illegal) don't even reach in to wipe them (I can't reach them anyway and I have slender long arms)
6. Missing rings/washers on the air stairs, or safety wire, safety wire is not per the BJ MX Manual
7. Nose wheel steering pin for a frayed cable (hazard as it might cut your fingers)(puncture wounds by sharp metal are especially prone to infection)
8. Pitot tubes for worn coating
9. Elevator horn coating (check with control lock installed for more thorough viewing)
10. Door seal channel for damage from door pins
11. Move all pax seats for free movement and locking (check for shoulder harness placards, including the lav seat)
12. All placards (exterior and interior) installed and readable
13. Michelins are installed instead of Goodyear’s, check sidewalls for wear as they are slightly wider and often rub while spinning down in the wells shortly after gear retraction
14. Seat belt extender placards for compatibility with seat belt systems with shoulder harnesses
15. O2 mask microphone function
16. Accumulator window too hazed to see through
17. Broken safety wire on emer gear/door/brake handle
18. Burned out fuel/hyd shutoff valve lights
19. Takeoff pitch trim horn doesn't sound if trim is SLIGHTLY out of the green
20. Takeoff pitch trim horn does sound if trim is BARELY within green.
21. Aileron trims run at different speeds.
22. One aileron trim hesitates partway through full range
23. O2 mask smoke clearing device broken
24. O2 mask weak pressure for inflating halo
25. O2 mask does not stay in cradle.
26. Smoke goggles too scratched/dirty to see safely.
27. Smoke goggles cover(s) missing/damaged.
28. Check for slippage on the engine inlet screws
29. Static and pitot drains are closed
30. Fire extinguisher properly charged
31. Cockpit trim indicator agrees w/ trim position marking on vertical stab
32. Cracked static wicks can be hard to spot without a gentle tug
33. Non-LED rear nav lights have a short lifespan
34. Drain holes under horizontal stab are clear
35. bonding cables under the spoilerons
36. Allowed, two degree's of roll per second when selecting flaps 10
37. Missing LED's on the clocks (No IFR)
38. Check the knife valve on the crapper. It is MEL-able, but a real live mechanic must come out and disconnect the electrical
39. Missing screws around the access panels ... found one plane missing 28!!!
40. Feed back from the hand held mikes. It’s a no no
41. Foil coated Fire retardant blankets in the main landing gear wells. Torn, punctured or missing the foil coating? This is a downing item according to QA. Not MDL’able
42. Engage the autopilot prior to doing the stall test. When the stick shaker comes on, it MUST also disconnect the autopilot.
43. Run your elevator trim full down and full up. If the needle pass the RED limit marks ... broke
44. On battery power only, run your rudder trim from full right to left or visa versa. The rudder must have full travel in less than 64 seconds per the mx manual
45. When selecting flaps 30, be sure they indicate 30, not 29 not 31 ... can you tell me what REF is for a flaps 29 or 31 approach
46. Big Dents under the door from stair malfunction. Must be measured with a caliper, That area is pressurized
47. Nose strut bottoming or bouncing on taxi, nose strut to low
48. Main door handle. If it lifts up without pressing the red button your done
49. Cabin door closed, the "Red" markings for the door pins must be "Completely Covered". This is listed in the AFM
50. All of this because, SAFETY, SERVICE, AND PROFITABILITY

 

[johnsonrod]

Oh snap!!!!!!!!!

Clearly, the FLOPS management thugs can't be happy with how things are going. This is not the FLOPS of a few years back where some of the "best" pilots out there were clammering to get an interview. No more.

Frankly, I am surprised that a service business that is so dependent upon front-line employees going that extra mile to ultimately serve and retain their best customers would treat those same front-line employees with so little respect and appreciation. It boggles my mind and it is counterintuitive... Why bite the hands that feed the wealthy managers? Nothing new in this business I guess.

 

[dime line]

Oh snap!!!!!!!!!

Clearly, the FLOPS management thugs can't be happy with how things are going. This is not the FLOPS of a few years back where some of the "best" pilots out there were clammering to get an interview. No more.

Frankly, I am surprised that a service business that is so dependent upon front-line employees

going that extra mile

to ultimately serve and retain their best customers would treat those same front-line employees with so little respect and appreciation. It boggles my mind and it is counterintuitive... Why bite the hands that feed the wealthy managers? Nothing new in this business I guess.

I really think we are going that extra mile (see above), we are flying the safest planes in the industry!!!!!

 

[sgmick]

And look, Here come the HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ooooooooooh booooooooy!:smash:

 

[Fozzy]

What a jackas,s. Go get them boys! Fly it by the book. If they don't like it, TO FKING BAD!

Keep up the heat.