Originally Posted by
worstpilotever
Dave, I believe you are on the mighty 777, would you feel differently if on sweet Fifi going from msn to ord instead of hkg Sfo? I totally see the need to sit down and really go over things for a 12 hour flight, but on a short flight things can be done faster and not miss anything. Just a thought. When I flew intl we had a 2.5 hour show. Too much imho, we were usually done after 30-45 minutes so we sat around the rest of time and spread rumors or dove into the catering.
Yes, I'm on the 777. But alas, my seniority sucks. I'm flying mostly domestic, but that is besides the point. No HKG for me!
Short flights? No, I still feel it's important to work only when paid to work. Back in the day, Shuttle, we flight planned 5 legs a day in the morning. But we both looked at it, and did it together, not in your room even before the van. In fact, I would say, it's almost more important to do it together at show time on narrow body, because you are flying with new hires, and guys with much less experience, and lots more can happen. Thunderstorms over ORD? What a mess, that taxes anyone.
Don't underestimate the importance of eating a crew meal!
I'm not opposed to the shorter report times, just understand, it will lead to a few late departures, I don't want to make up for stuff that management won't pay for, hence working for free. If they really want the on time departures, then they have to pay the cost of doing that business.