Piedmont has declared war on its pilots.

[Sig]

You all get it- but the system is broken. It's the supervisory level that has said one too many times, "F the contract, I'll do what I want." All well and good, until we're looking at 3 FOs staring a violation in the face for busting 16 hours... and that data is in front of their faces as soon as you approach 15.

The directive to get the flying done has gone too far.

You're exactly right- they can't tell us to do squat- but then again, we're on the hook way too often.

 

[Whataburger]

Gannon used to have the same intro. Unfortunately the union's teeth aren't sharp enough to do anything about it.

Look on the bright side. All the BS you have to put up at with PDT will give you PLENTY of "Tell me about a time..." stories.

 

[MINIME]

A simple call to your POI or your local FISDO should solve some of those problems. It should start something like," In the interest of safety, I'd like to make you aware of......"

 

[Rally]

Exactly invite the POI to sit in a class from start to finish....unannouced.

 

[Deadalus]

If you're chief pilot won't do anything(he should), go to the union. If the union won't do anything, the feds need to know about this kind of unacceptable behavior. I've seen two schedulers fired because of this kind of attitude, one I personally helped with.

 

[labbats]

Everything a scheduler says to you over the phone is recorded. You'll find it amazing how much their tone will change when the word safety comes out of your mouth regarding their antics.

After almost 2 years of reserve I have no patience for the runaround. The instant I feel pressured I ask to speak to a supervisor. End of story.

I suggest anyone and everyone do the same.

 

[landlover]

dont forget about the F-word. Fatigue. that works wonders as well

 

[WSurf]

dont forget about the F-word. Fatigue. that works wonders as well

And don't forget the other F-word, that works wonders as well!

 

[Grey Ghost]

I guess after all those years of sniffing chicken poop makes you think you can do whatever you want to your employees!!

 

[Whataburger]

I guess after all those years of sniffing chicken poop makes you think you can do whatever you want to your employees!!

Sniffing it? They dry it and use it as Christmas ornaments among other things.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

"Flying the line part 1" Read it, its quit amusing, the airline execs are so stupid that they can't even reinvent the wheel, they use the same old playbook. The only thing more pathetic are the pilots who refuse to educate themselves, and fall for the same old bait and switch technique.
PBR

 

[BoilerUP]

The only thing more pathetic are the pilots who refuse to educate themselves, and fall for the same old bait and switch technique.

FI Post of the Year, on the last day of the year.

 

[doug_or]

I was doing okay at PDT, until I crossed paths with her and the late LB. Every conversation with them was motivation to send out an app or study for interviews. I probably never would have left without that extra push they gave me. I hope SBY enjoyed paying to train, recruit and give a bonus to my replacement. (not to mention pay a captain super secret triple overtime to fly right seat).

 

[PCL_128]

"Flying the line part 1" Read it, its quit amusing, the airline execs are so stupid that they can't even reinvent the wheel, they use the same old playbook.

Why change the playbook when the same old plays keep working 75 years later? As you said, pilots are uninformed and uneducated, by choice. They bring problems on themselves.

 

[twighead]

They already tried to call me for a Jr. man tomorrow. They must have been looking forward to Jan 1 for the last 7 months to get me and everyone else who was capped months ago.