Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
How is the company currently conducting probation checks?
Are they scheduling a turn with an LCA in the left seat, and the probie in the right? If so, adding an FO to the jumpseat is a net gain.
However, if they're currently putting an LCA in the jumpseat, this is a loss.
Either way, it's a(nother) status quo violation. When are we going to see some backbone from "our" "union?"
I just went through the school house on the 717 and the guy giving me my line check explained that currently when a probie pilot gets his 6 month check it's by an LCA in the jumpseat and the Captain gets a linecheck at the same time. The problem is that with certain categories, ie NYC, there are so many new hires that Captains are getting line checks too often because of the 6 month check. This will eliminate that. Take it for what it's worth.