Originally Posted by
Ultralight
It is worth getting hard over. In my opinion its a safety of flight issue. It forces the scenario where there could be a mechanical issue with the aircraft and either pilot knows that if they write it up, it could well result in the flight being canceled. That means loss of up to 4 hours pay credit on an out and back.
Pay credit should never be a deciding factor when making a decision whether to write something up or not.
I never thought of it like this and am not familiar with airlines cancellation pay policies, but I did a little contract flying before my current job and I was paid by the hour with no 'cancellation pay' protection. It was entirely different from anything that I had ever done before and I agree - it is a huge safety issue! I never had a mechanical issue - but I launched into and around weather that I had second thoughts about one time because the *customer* launched (though they didn't have to fly through the same weather system I did); but to the point - I had that exact same thought which you highlight Ultralight. If I cancel this hop I lose 4 hours of pay. Do that a few times a week I've lost a significant portion of my pay check for that week (no 95% of guarantee either
).