Originally Posted by
Oberon
So, he flies three of the first four legs? That's bizarre.
I'm not a big fan of every other leg either. The captain usually takes the first leg so he gets an extra leg if there is one. That's not a big deal but it usually means all my landings are in DTW and ATL which gets a little boring.
In my opinion, the only proper way to divide legs is 1-2-2-etc. modified so the guy with the tightest connection to his commute gets the last leg (to control his own destiny). If there is an extra leg it should be settled by one round of paper, rock, scissors. I usually gave the FO the option of flying the first leg but an argument could be made for the captain flying the first leg to set the tone.
Yes. He flew 3 of the first 4. I figured he would split the last turn since he split the first turn. I was wrong. There's also the guy that decideds to go by 2's from the beginning when there's 10 legs for the trip. Guy ends up flying 6 of 10. Then there's the guy with the out and back greenslip with 2 different first officers who flies both legs. I know this because the other first officer is a friend of mine. These things have each happened to me in the past year all on the -88. It's not a huge deal as we get plenty of legs, but is it really that hard to split the legs 50/50? I believe the captain should get the extra leg if it's an odd number, but to steal a first officer's leg when there's an even number of legs is disrespectful if you ask me. It's a petty high school move. FWIW, I would never say anything in the cockpit about this. I just couldn't resist adding my 2 cents about "that guy."