Originally Posted by FIIGMO

FWIW

When I saw this thread started I had no doubt as to the validity of the letter and no doubt it was a bad thing for our policy. So I went to the source and contacted my chief pilot and he said emphatically "NO" letters are not being put in files. He has no knowledge of these particular circumstances but from his office "NO". I believe him and trust him and I am a FORCED commuter, so I have skin in the game.

In a general sense, I would love to hear all sides of the story when a pilot gets done in a chief pilots office, but it will never happen because only one side is free to to talk about the details. Either we have a policy or we don"t that is clear. If someone is abusing the policy then we have a clear process for remedy. I think a particular CP office was seeking to remedy an issue and felt a letter was the way to handle it. I think it "MAY" be an individual thing and a bad response to a particular situation on part of the company.

I have no issue ever using this policy and feel confident it will work as intended and I will use it as intended if I need to. So, now I will get ready for my commute (7th one in 4 weeks) Gotta love 10 hr 3days.