Tranny ALPA MEC - Dragging their feet

[texman]

i think it is good for the swa fo's to be paid capt pay if flying with a junior AT capt. face it boys, they do things different and it will take a year or so for us to get up to speed on the southwest way of doing business. i can fly the plane and read the checklist, but i have no idea on how to be a "southwest capt" and i hope the senior fo's will help in that dept and they should be paid for their trouble. if any of us think we are going to pass a checkride and be as efficient as a 10 yr swa pilot then we need a reality check.

i look forward to the chance of learning how to do it their way. i may not like my position on the sli, but i will not try to change what works for them with a bad attitude going forward.

This is a humble attitude and one I would do if the shoe was on the other foot. Your hired!

 

[texman]

OMFG .... uke:

You must be a pleasure to fly with. Remember its our airplane not yours.

 

[slaquer5]

Yes those SWA boys and girls fly the airplane so much differently than all the other airlines. Really?? Are you that big of a tranny tool.

Actually yes, you will see. I have seen pilots with over 20 k hrs come to SWA and say how different it is.

Good luck over here,it seems you will need it.

 

[Nindiri]

I have heard that they do things differently from most airlines. For example, they apparently don't trust FO's to start engines. Interesting, to say the least.

 

[GuppyWN]

Like I said - 80% pass rate on the Airtran side.

Gup

 

[4day]

Airtran 70-75%
SW 60-65%

 

[dicko]

You must be a pleasure to fly with. Remember its our airplane not yours.

You just lost the moral high ground Tex. It's our airplane and they're our passengers.

I'll be humble, and I am a pleasure to fly with. However, there will be no grovelling. From anybody.

 

[texman]

You just lost the moral high ground Tex. It's our airplane and they're our passengers.

I'll be humble, and I am a pleasure to fly with. However, there will be no grovelling. From anybody.

The humbleness will do you a great service at SWA. No big words in the cockpit please.

 

[dicko]

The humbleness will do you a great service at SWA. No big words in the cockpit please.

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Agreed on both counts.

I used a Thesaurus, two English language dictionaries and my concubine to compose the post. It took us three hours.

 

[hairball1173]

Anything beyond 2 syllables and my eyes start to cross