Originally Posted by
Lemonade
Funny you should burn up some tires. We are protected on the job for any aircraft damage ( or any company property for that matter ). Why do we need a LOA that now requires a police report to prevent the company from charging us? This LOA actually removes a protection that already exists in the CBA.
They will actually make money from these pads. They buy wholesale but charge us retail 3 years later.
This sure isn't 'industry standard' without a sim card for data. Good luck finding a WIFI signal at the airport. Come in 2 hrs early to download your Jepp revision at 1 mgps speed.
This LOA single handedly provides the biggest financial gift to the company since Contract 2010. My vote is a big fat NO.
As far as Im concerned: work is work, money is money. They want to threaten pulling us into base to read out 10 inch pads? Bring it on!
I'm not sure I understand. Both the LOA and the EFB manual stress the pilot is not responsible except in case of willful misconduct. I'm not sure you've ever been issued company materiel before, but this is standard. A police report? Yes, if it's stolen, that's standard.
Where did you hear we were going to have to purchase them 3 years later at retail cost?
Sim data card? In an iPad?
The Jepp updates take moments, it's really not hard to do, it can be done at home before you come in. Wifi will be great at the terminal, but in the length of time it took me to type this, I'd have already finished my Jepp update at home. I not sure I understand the issue with this.
Now, like Sailor said, if a No vote will get more pay per hour for training, I'm all about voting No then.
If a No vote is because I think the company is going to try and stiff me out of $400 if I accidentally drop an iPad, or I'm worried about Jepp updates, or I want deadhead pay restored because of training, if that's the only reason to vote No, then I don't see the logic in this.
I'm also not sure how voting Yes for this LOA is gonna hold up my upgrade or cause less pilots to be hired.