Originally Posted by BunkerF16

Hey brother...you want to be angry, you're certainly entitled to do so.....the company has given you tons of reasons to be ****ed off....I get it.....

Where we disagree is how we choose to deal with that anger.....I'm not going to be angry and any pilot who chooses to pick up any additional flying under any circumstances....I'm just not. I talk with guys about RSAs and how that hurts us with manning, but you know what, I'm pretty sure my talk isn't going to sway anyone one way or another. Young guys, maybe. But for the most part...not a damn bit a difference... I say what I have to say and move on.....

To answer your question......that depends on what you consider a "little helper"......I've never picked up an RSA. I have put in for VDAs, and flown a few that were to my benefit......VDA pay plus trips bought later in the month is usually what happens....

I'm pretty involved in the union.....P2P guy....on a committee voted by the MEC/LEC......so I sleep well at night knowing that I'm doing as much as I possibly can for this pilot group to ensure we get the best contract we possibly can as quickly as we can......

But what I'm not going to do is brow-beat guys who have different opinions as me, who act differently than I do or differently than I wish they did.....life's too short, man.......

We're going to get that contract and it's going to be a good one....I have zero doubt of that.......and until that day comes, I'm going to enjoy flying the the bubbas up front with me, have a few drinks on layovers, talk politics way too much and sports way to little.....then go home and kiss my kids and wife and enjoy the time I have with them.....

See ya in Boston on the 20th I hope......send me a PM and I'll buy your first beer there.

Cheers.

Bunk