Originally Posted by slinkydinkpilot View Post
Lack of expeirence along with previously or working with a company that spoon feeds you everything you need, does not make you a 121 Sup pilot or know what he or she has to do to get the job done. Most 121 Sup Ops still requires true aviators. Regionals make it way to easy for the restricted ATP pilots and they should because of lack of knwledge and expierence. If you want a challenge on how very well seasoned older airline pilots got the job done and still do as aviators than 121 Sup OPS is your thing. If you do stick with it and learn, it will just make you a much better pilot and give you a better understanding of a scheduled ops deals with that a 121 sch pilot has no idea of. If not stay at the regionals be your self intitled pilot who has no idea of what the real world of flying used to be or still is to a degree. Regional pilots just show up they dont manage its done for them.
Slinkydinkpilot... you are part of the problem, rather than part of the solution.
No operation’s SOC, be it CFR 135, 121, 125, should send then crews on a trip without preparation for any trip... domestic or otherwise. Signed confirmation by the airlines’ ground handling and OCC departments should be provided to crews. Accountability, yes accountability is required when a trip starts going TU. Document, photograph, and video.
I know... it’s a rhetorical questions, but I ask anyway... Who owns OCC??? C/P up the ladder to the D/O. Let them earn their paychecks and resolve issues amongst the office personnel who which are responsible for sending crews on trips with proper working tools in their trip envelopes to make it work.
On occasions, crews must have their bag of tricks to sort out unforeseen issues that arise. This comes from training... from experienced crews who are, of course, objective.