Originally Posted by
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I got you. But, I think the biggest heartache will occur from the note in part 4.
Prediction: Because of that note and the way I think the company will use it, you will have a lot more pilots showing up to work sick during and around the holidays.
But, like you said, the 100 hours/15 days provision is a biggie, too. I think it will effectively limit some of the widebody categories to one sick call a year before they are required to produce a note. Look at the 747-400 trips. Even a lot of the 777 trips are worth more than 50 hours.
Neither is good in my book.
I'm not one to advocate calling in sick when you are not sick. But, it's worse to have a pilot group that is worried about having to produce a doctors note, if they are legitimately sick.
All true. And don't overlook the 'fit to fly' requirement we all have. It's not always a sickness that prevents one from being fit to fly- being able to make that call has always been a cornerstone of safety. Now you will have to consider that the company will require you to disclose to an M.D. and to Flight Ops what exactly is preventing you from being fit to fly. Ever had a bad day at home where you don't belong in the cockpit?
Thanks DALPA, for eliminating the SLMP and replacing it with this one, then lying to us about it. I can see now why we need to rush this agreement through.
No talk of this on the DALPA forum either, everyone is too busy trying to decide whether 12 percent is a raise or not. I'll wait for the retro check, thanks.