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Engine runs are serious business. There have been more than one injured/killed by them at CAL. For this reason they require approval and conference call with captain and senior mx and senior ops managers beforehand, followed by written approval.

In getting this approval, I have heard some captains have taken this responsibility so seriously that they have negotiated, on the spot, for pay that covers the entire period they are on duty for this work, from start of first engine run, through all the starts and stops if there are any, to the final shutdown.

They have asked for this pay guarantee to be put in writing right on the required written approval for the engine run itself. When the managers balk, the captain has just said, "you can reach me at the hotel." With no one else to run the engine at an out station, the managers have approved it. After payroll denies the payclaim and bumps it over the to the CP, it has been paid once this written approval is seen.

Or, so I have heard.

You get what you negotiate.