Originally Posted by
hamfisted
I can't understand why some pilots constantly slam the ACPs and the SCP for basically....doing their jobs.
Perhaps it's the job description that needs to be refined. Is the ACP or SCP an advocate of the pilot to the company, or the mouthpiece of the company to the pilot, or both? When the answer is the second choice, we've got plenty of reason to be annoyed.
Originally Posted by
hamfisted
. . . do you really have any negative personal experience with your respective ACPs? All I can say is that on the ONE occasion that I had a family emergency and turned to my ACP for assistance(JS); before I got the words out of my mouth to ask for some bereavement time off.....he removed me from the flight schedule and said I simply needed to give him a call when I was ready to go back to work.
I was told, when my "family emergency" occurred (death of my father), that I was entitled to 3 days off for bereavement (that got me to the day of the funeral), and if I needed more time, to call in sick. (That was pre-contract.)
I have other stories, but I'll spare the details.
I'm glad your experiences have been so positive -- you're the rare exception.
Originally Posted by
hamfisted
I can personally identify quite a few pilots I have flown with who taxi like they're late for the prom, wear the wannabe fu-manchu moustache or wear some bizarre ties and constantly push the envelope before an ACP reaches out to let them know their performance is unacceptable.
I hope you spoke to them directly to rectify the problem, and talked to Professional Standards if that didn't fix it. If we let problems reach the point where an ACP is needed, we have failed ourselves.
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