Originally Posted by
PowderFinger
I'm not responsible for scheduling. I am responsible for safety. My preference is to take the company schedjuled pick up and then block out when I'm ready to go after doing all of the required necessities in a safe, non rushed manner. If I get the ACARs message tell them why. If I get a phone call (happened once) tell them why.
Exactly. There are too many other implications to changing a time, to include,
- pairings schedulers learn by negative feedback when flight blocks out late. no reports, IOR, suggestion box inputs do anything. Only if a flight is late do they care and only then is the problem looked into and fixed
- FAR 117. So when has the FDP started? Does it get adjusted? Who does it? When you’re deep into an FDP and they ask you to extend do you have an accurate CCO? you’ve also shortened the rest period with similar possible problems
- contractual implications
And for all of the above the FO may have different restrictions, circumstances, requirements than the CA. IOW, just leave it alone. And it the FO can also say no thanks I’ll be there at the scheduled time via taxi.