Originally Posted by
Broncofan
I feel like you guys are making this way too hard. If the Captain says let’s meet at the jet, great meet at the jet. If he doesn’t say anything, you are obligated to meet at the FPA. There are no red flags here. If you text the captain, hey my commute is gonna be a little tight do you mind if we meet at the jet? 99% of captains will say that’s fine, if he insists on the FPA, that is probably a red flag. If you show up to the jet without it being coordinated, you rightfully should get a lecture and you put the captain in an awkward position. The captain gets to set the tone, if you feel differently, you should upgrade.
Bingo. Be where you’re supposed to be, if you can’t communicate it ahead of time. Stuck in a traffic jam? Cool I’ll have the jet ready when you show up. You do the same for me. Beyond that, let’s just fly the way UAL tells us to, have fun and keep it so the CP has no idea who we are.
The hissy fits by some here would be hilarious if it didn’t speak to your professionalism arguing over which rules to follow and which to not.