Originally Posted by
Spoonman
Just returned from the following 4 day trip: Me- FO, line holder. Capt- reserve. Day 1 Captain says he'll be maxed out for the month after this trip and get the rest of the month off. Good for him I tell him. Day 2, reroute. Reroute has us flying 1 leg on day 3 then end of rotation!! Woo hoo, what a great deal, work 3 and get paid for 4! This never happens to me, and I'm pretty excited to head home tomorrow. Captain calls up crew tracking and tells them he needs to be put back onto a 4 day rotation right in front of me. Check schedule 10 minutes later: 4 more legs of flying, add back day 4 to rotation. Thanks.
Probably would have gotten tagged to fly something anyway, but really? Thanks for taking care of troops first.
What a TOOL! I bet the flight deck got very quiet for the rest of the trip and there's a new CA on your "no fly list."
Originally Posted by
MikeF16
*shrug* It's not the military, there's no troops to take care of. I think he had more to gain than you had to lose. You were both gone for the same amount of days, the pay was probably about the same, but this way he doesn't have to go back but you didn't get easy days. Sure it stinks for you, but only a little. He better have bought beers at least.
You've received a lot of good info here on APC. Here's another tip....Your're right...It's not the military and you need to learn how to be a civilian. Spoonman got screwed and that Captain is a real *** ( I'll save the sensor and just type the *s) There were other ways for the CA to fill up without pimping over his FO. I can't believe you are taking up for him.