Originally Posted by AlexBlakeCFI

Honestly eveyone in the thread is right in their opinions. Mostly it's just what you make of it. When its bad its really bad. When its good its really good.

The biggest issue is a disconnect between the pilot group and scheduling/ops. Ops has a schedule that needs to be filled. Its their job. Unfortunately, that gives us horrendous days because we're severely understaffed. We are, essentially numbers to them. They see a pilot and they see duty available, meals don't cross their mind.

Which is why, like some have said, you need to put your foot down. That being said, the more senior your captain is, the more pull they have to not get chewed out for putting their foot down.

At the end of the day, what's the worst that can happen? Are they going to fire you for putting your foot down and refusing to do a flight because they havent let you eat in 12 hours? No...and if they did... Good luck to them winning that legal battle...

Ops forgets youre human sometimes, and its EXTREMELY frustrating, but just give them a gentle reminder, and when the gentle reminder doesn't work, give them a little less gentle reminder. But theres no reason to **** off ops, theyre doing their best, and if they still wont work with you, take matters into your own hands. Just go get yourself food or take 10 minutes to breathe between flights. If you're late, let your passengers call Ops. Its not your fault you're human.