Originally Posted by
BeaglePilot
I have had many similiar scenarios discussed on here.....
On to the original thread topic....
I hate to monday night quarter back, but.... If you see a history of abnormal oil servicing in the logbook then you should do a little more investigation before accepting the aircraft. Don't know about the B1900, but the Saab does have a maximum of 1qt/ 10 flight hours consumption. Your decision to accept that aircraft for a revenue flight has nothing to do with a union, and has everything to do with your experience as a CA. Now if you refused that a/c and you were told to fly it then that would be where a union would be able to assist you.
And about the rest of your day after your declared emergency... there's always that 7 letter "F" word that will take care of all your problems.
This has to do with the quality of training and clarity and accuracy of manuals as well. Sounds like you are a SF3 CA at Eagle? Having been through Eagle's SF3 program, and Colgan's, I can say that Colgan's is a JOKE compared to the Eagle curriculum and standards. Not to mention manuals that are well organized and tailored to the company specifics.
Of course, at Eagle, the training dept. is always trying to improve its programs, with student critiques and the like. At Colgan, there is no desire to improve the crappy training, nor admission that it could (and should) be better.