Originally Posted by
Rusty17
My first assignment I was an IP and did that and was lucky enough to upgrade to EP my last few months there, so that wasn't a problem... like you said "the general approved technique". At my next Base we had a new Sq and OG Commander who were as big of a box checking company man tandem as you get and VERY anti-airline.
Sorry man, that's kind of unreal. I never had leadership/management bring it up as an airline issue, but over the years I did have some DO/ADOs refuse to code as an IP on missions. Which meant I couldn't log any IP time. I didn't care personally, as a FAIP I hit the 17 just shy of ATP mins anyway, I just felt bad that it meant the co's had to log other time. Never really saw it hurting me. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why they cared, they acted like it cost them more money if I logged IP time.
Regarding checkrides. Interesting. On my OME I think I was A coded--though it's been so long I really don't remember. But I do know the EP didn't get in the seat, he was a 4th pilot. He pulled his share of cruise b, but was not in seat for anything else.