Originally Posted by
Old UCAL CA
Since pilot support is rarely like some types of canine or human love...unconditional or blind, respectively, perhaps Cactus Mike simply isn't able to support a pilot who, by most accounts, acted in a very unprofessional manner, likely contrary to written material in the USAir ops manual? One could throw in a lack of personal maturity and a spoiled child analogy, but no sense in piling on.
You don't know any of this. None! You should be ashamed of your reaction to a fellow professional airman with only second hand information. I would expect this kind of knee-jerk reaction from management, but from another pilot?! Shameful. Just like Cactusmike, your blind hatred of east pilots is clouding your judgment. You should be fighting with the east pilots to defend this fellow airman!
Originally Posted by
Old UCAL CA
My own phone inquiries to PSTAN sources indicate that the incident in question was quite public, loud and in clear conflict with written prohibitions regarding such behavior.
You are lying! I've worked many, many PSTAN issues in my time and NONE OF US would EVER talk about the incident to somebody who called on the phone or even asked us in person. NEVER.
Originally Posted by
Old UCAL CA
The following is written in the United/Continental ops manual...
"...At no time shall a pilot discuss in the presence of customers or outsiders any matter which would cast doubt on the safety of the operation of a flight...
...Pilots are expected to conduct all matters in the vicinity of the aircraft in a business-like manner...
...Our company’s image and its success depend to a large degree on the conduct of our employees. Employees are expected to act at all times in accordance with the highest moral and ethical standards.
An employee must perform no act which is detrimental to the welfare or reflects unfavorably on the company or its employees. Public statements or displays by employees which are adverse to the business interest of the company are prohibited..."
The above language exists in a similar form in most ops manuals.
Again, you haven't a clue as to whether any of this happened. But you seem to be implying that all of us are in violation of our company manuals everytime we give a PA telling passengers of a mechanical difficulty.
You west guys need to put the hatred aside and wake the hell up on this.
Carl