Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
Unrealistic to expect that out of pilots. Last time I called in fatigued, it was most obvious fatigue call ever, yet the captain refused to back me and even went out of his way to make sure duty pilot knew he was good to go. It was obvious he was ****ed about my decision but I didn't really care because I've been here so long. No way a new hire would have stood his ground.
You should have called pro stans. And I don't care what a captain thinks. It takes two votes to get the airplane off the gate and yours counts equal to his. He can pound sand.