Originally Posted by
spudskier
The key card thing really isn't a big deal. I've had a lot of captains and even flight attendants fill it out! I get a little annoyed every time a captain says "you call the hotel yet?" use your own damn phone, I have a walk around to do never mind cleaning up the cockpit and packing up.
FWIW, I ask the FO and FAs if they've called yet, simply because if they did, I don't want duplicate calls. Not because I expect them to do it. Many times, Ive seen the FOs call during the walk around, or the FAs call during taxi in. Then I call, and the hotel thinks there's two crews, and tries to make us wait for the other one. Just saying.
As for the hotel sign in sheet, yeah, I guess it's an ASA thing. I did it for 6 years as an FO. I didn't like it. And yes, if someone whipped a clipboard at me, I whipped it back harder. But usually, I just filled it out if the crew were polite about it. Now that I'm CA, I never "expect" them to do it, and some don't. I always thank them when they do.