Originally Posted by
Regularguy
Wow, you must fly some real junk or are “fatigued” an awful lot. Personally I rarely see any rule or issue which would cancel the flights I’ve been in charge of.
Over my years as Captain I can remember turning down Just a few airplanes and actually turned around once for a strong vibration prior to going feet wet on an ETOPs flight.
I have also delayed takeoff for weather and cancelled a flight for severe WX at the destination.
Basically I think one would have to look really, really hard to find something at UAL to cancel a flight or turn down and airplane.
The maintenance is really good and the Dispatchers are normally on top of things.
Regularguy;
No, I don't fly with junk anymore, but I used too. It is burned in my memory. There is a small number that still do it, and it is much smaller than it used to be at LUAL.
I have been flying in a LCAL base for 5 years. There is almost none of that that goes on, and the little that has gone on, are some LUAL guys that flew here. Would you like to guess what year they were hired?
No, the pilots in my BES aren't better pilots, or more professional. They do benefit from not spending the first 70% of their careers at a company that hated them, and working for an antagonistic union that told them to punish their passengers to "show the company".
My point has nothing to do about Captain's authority, or judgement. It has to do with a few Captains exercising Captains "Ego" and "Vindictiveness". These individuals need to go.
I stand by my statements.