Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
On a handful of occasions we've been way over fueled had we decided to board before I checked it folks would have been on board for the 20+ minutes it took to defuel never mind the fact that the APU's and packs suck in the dead of summer. If something ends up being broke you're going to be delayed 9/10 times and the few extra minutes it saves you with your phone call isn't going to make a difference, what does make a difference? Me not feeling rushed and checking over the release, double checking the radar on my phone reviewing charts for taxi and departures even though Sky Gods such as yourself already "do that" I still do it myself to be on the safe side.
Sooooo.....what you are saying is you intend to not comply with the SOP?
Oooookaaaaaay, reviewing your charts for taxi, checking the release, checking the radar on your phone? Did you read this before you hit the reply button? 9/10 times? How many Duct Mon Faults have you had, missing brake wear pins? 4 minute fix tops, defuel? 15 years never done that once, never nada, maybe if you went outside to do your walkaround as per the SOP, you would have seen the fueler and said 11.5 right? And come back and said hey, #1 main is showing cord.
But you know better than the 15 year Capt. and he is just a speed bump in your career path.