Originally Posted by
Bzzt
The reason they're able to keep this a voluntary program as you say is because so many of our pilots went out and footed the bill for the mounts, batteries, and iPads. If the opt in rate had been very small they may have considered making it mandatory.
Did some more bolding for you. Last I checked, there aren't many, if any at all, REGIONAL airlines that allow pilot's to use iPads, let alone provide them. The company doesn't believe the savings are worth the cost, otherwise they would do it. Simple as that. Again, no one is forcing you to buy an iPad, so I don't understand why some lash out at people who do have them as "company sympathizers" because they elected to make their lives easier.
Originally Posted by
JT8D
I'm not posing an argument... My personal choice is to not incur expenses of my own for a program which the company has stated is a cost saving measure for themselves. Unlike RJ Pilot I'm not so pathetic as to judge a pilots decision to participate or not.
My relationship with this company is purely quid pro quo. If RJ Pilot thinks my goal in not participating in the efb thing is to 'help shut the place down' then his head is shoved further up the dark end than I've previously realized...
Fair enough, and understood.