The downward slide of....... crew meals.

[PSAChiefPilots]

Well, its Food!!!

Mainly, at PDT and probably PSA... If you are not given or have a 45min. break within 6 Hours of continuous duty time, the company must either give you 45 min. to get something to eat (delaying the flight) or they give you crew meals, which helps each other out. You continue flying while grabbing your food and taking it with you.
Sometimes they are good hot meals, but mostly Hoggies and Sandwhich's Chips, apple, cookies..... etc.
Comes in handle on a day that you working hard and don't really have a time for a break.

Must be 45 minutes at PDT, Here at PSA, It's 1 hour at Hub city and 45 minutes at an out station....There are other stipulations such as minimum 7 hr day, 6.5 hours for first meal break, 6 hours for next. Can't start a day with crew meal first leg, etc. etc. Can be somewhat complicated.

 

[Remington]

Those were hogies? Hummm. There is no better crew meal than in CLT at 8pm when the "hogies" were delivered at 8am. And, why do all the "hogies" have peppercinos on them? Is that a NorthCarolina or Nascar thing?

 

[Kaman]

You have'nt lived until you have had a "crew meal" on an aircraft carrier. We used to call them "Bag nasties", because they came in a brown paper sack. Typcially, the contents were "rainbow ham" (you know the kind) and cheese sandwiches, a couple of generic cans of canker sore producing pineapple juice an apple and if you were lucky some cookies.
It usually worked out better for us on a "pony run" (mail) to the smaller ships in the battle group. Everyone loved to see us bringing mail, and the crew usually hooked us up with sodas and pretty good chow (fried chicken, sliders, etc...). One ship that really stood out was the USS Cowpens and their world famous "Cowpies". These were actually THE best hamburgers in the Pacific Fleet. I don't know if that tradition has been carried on, but it is a fond memory. I also recall on my first deployment dropping off mail and the deck crew gave me a big bag of freshly baked cinnamon rolls.
The best places to eat at airports usually are off the beaten track. When I was based in BKW (Beckley, W.V.) the restaraunt there is outstanding and very reasonably priced. Big airport-wise, I liked to hit Legal Seafoods in the main terminal in Boston if I had the time. Lots of good places for BBQ in CLT nearby the airport, if you like Carolina style BBQ, so hopefully thats where I'll renew my appetite for vinegar BBQ...So, I guess this could be considered a thread hijacking Where do you guys get the best BBQ flying the line these days...

Regards,

ex-Navy Rotorhead

 

[ArcticFlier]

What's a "crew meal"?

Plane Cheesies.............


AF

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

WTF is a crew meal?

Quit crying- at least you get something.

 

[jackbo]

you guys are a bunch of whiners.

for christ's sake, my airline has no food of any kind on board. if they gave us one bag of potato chips i would kiss the god damn ground.

some people will always find a reason to complain. blow it out your ass.

 

[DorkProp]

Jackbo-

Geez, don't get so worked up about it. Crew meals are one of the few plusses in our contract. They are meant to improve productivity. But it defeats the purpose when they are of poor quality or not suitable for the time of day. We have every right to complain when our contract is not being followed.

 

[pipejockey]

Well we have had the concept of crew meals explained to those of us who were not privy to them. But now I must ask ya'll what is this contract thing I have heard about a couple times in the last several posts? It sounds like it's a good thing!

 

[jtf]

What regionals have crew meals? My guess is pretty few. I like that some have the contract stipulation to give either time or food on days without time to eat. I'll suggest that for my companies next contract- should get a good laugh out of management, but maybe it will at least be something to bargain with or for later.

 

[suupah]

Crew Meals??

what crew meals? we don't even get perdiem! 9L

 

[WSurf]

How do you start getting crew meals? First your Pilot group needs to grow some ballz......


The ol' Grey Haired Piedmont Pilots are the reason we have crew meals! Those guys threw there balls into the wind back in the day, and started parking airplanes to go and get food even if it meant delaying the flights more then 45min. After awhile the company realized it was cheaper to just get the crew meals then parking and delaying flights!

 

[suupah]

where can i get a bottle of "growmaiballs?"

 

[OPECJet]

I'll sell you some growmaiballs for market price. Depends on the place of employment and size needed.

I'm with you on the peppers. I hate those dam CLT subs with a passion. LGA has the market cornered on crew meals. Send them out plain, and all the set up off the sandwich so you can outfit it the way you want.

BTW, leave you peppers for Surf. I watched him eat a jar of them the other day. I would imagine his FO had to suit up and communicate a few times that day....

PDT also loves to hand you $5 vouchers in place of a crew meal if it is an unscheduled meal. Used to be $8, but some cheap SOB decided to change it. They taste horrible, but high in fibre.

PSACP, once and for all. What's the value of the vouchers they hand you guys? We keep hearing you all get $10.

 

[Prop Trash]

What regionals have crew meals?

ExpressJet

Breakfast
Served on domestic flights of one to two hours - a blueberry, carrot, or spice muffin and choice of juice, milk, or coffee. Domestic flights more two hours and most international flights - cereal with cold milk, banana, and muffin or bagel, cream cheese, jelly, and fruit bar with choice of coffee, juice, or other beverage.

Lunch
Served on most domestic flights more than 90 minutes and on most international flights from Houston to Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and the Carribean, Cleveland and Newark flights to the Carribean, and Los Angeles to Mexico flights - choice of turkey, ham, or roast beef sandwich served with fresh baby carrots and chocolate candy and choice of beverage.

Snack
Served on some domestic and most international flights more than 90 minutes during non-meal hours. Consists of salami slices, crackers, garlic or ranch spread, fresh baby carrots or trail mix, chocolate turtle, and choice of beverage.

Dinner
Served on most domestic flights more than 90 minutes and on most international flights from Houston to Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and the Carribean, Cleveland and Newark flights to the Carribean, and Los Angeles to Mexico flights - choice of large size turkey, ham, or roast beef sandwich served with fresh baby carrots and chocolate candy and choice of beverage.

 

[WSurf]

Yea, I think its funny with the 5 dollar voucher.... What the hell can you buy in CLT for 5 bonez (I think with 5 dollars you can threw some cheeze on your burger). I had a long sit in CLT due to a cx round trip and I would have taken a 8 dollar voucher to sit at the airport. Well they said no can't do the 5 dollar vouchers, so I said send me to a day room. Most of the hotel were booked and they had to send me to a nice place. When I checked in I asked the counter lady what Piedmont (AKA US Airways) was paying for the room that I would occupy for only 2.5 hrs... She showed me a bill for 98.00 dollars. Hmmmmm, 8 dollar voucher... or 98 dollar room. Gotta love it...