Originally Posted by
justfun
EF,
I have been on reserve for a long time here at LAA. Narrow body domestic FO and now Widebody international FO. I have only put one maybe two ass wipes on my list had it out with both of them after the trip. One had the arrogance to say that because I was on reserve we would have to fly together again, even though he made my list. The schedulers knew who the idiots were, both CA and FO. Whenever I got a trip on reserve, and had not looked up who the CA was, I would always ask who I was flying with. There were a few times where I said no way ain't gonna happen! I was given another trip, because this guys rep was known in scheds.
The chief pilots keep track of idiots like this too. They have files on these guys and have the do not pair lists printed out each month to see if there have been any changes. We can use professional standards as a starting point and that generally works pretty well.
This is a great job, but unfortunately some guys make it a pain in the ***!
Oh, I hear you. So far I haven't been unlucky enough to be paired with someone I simply couldn't effectively function with. I've had some "interesting" personalities for sure (micro-managers, Alpha males on steroids, OCD and those who simply are oblivious as to how they're perceived by those they work with, etc.), but if I can't fly with someone they truly must excel at tooldom. I just didn't know to what degree reserves could make use of the policy. I'm sure in my case, it's simply a matter of time though.