Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I had One CA in 12 years as a FO that I refused to fly with. If someone is constantly at odds with the other pilot or pilots they fly with I might suggest they take a long hard look in the mirror.
I also suggest there is likely a lot more going on with the hat story. I am not sure I ever saw anyone eating with the hat on! The actual story is probably something like the CP asked the pilot to wear his hat on a prior occasion or occasions and saw him again without a hat. He may have been eating but likely did not have a hat at all.
Some posters on here seem to have more issues with the CP’s in a month than most pilots in a career. When there is an issue the first thing most guys working in the office tend to do is pull up a pilots attendance report. That sets the tone on if they will contact a pilot. Reliability is a big thing at Delta and most airlines. Some pilots through no fault of their own have issues that affect reliability but should not be upset if asked. Unless they have interacted with you before or know you personally it’s the one thing they can check.
I embarrassed myself twice in my career by going in to see the CP about a pilot facing termination that I felt by the rumors was unjust. Let’s just say there is always a whole lot more to the story than gets out. Pilots usually only hear the side of the pilot facing discipline. They never hear the rest of the story!
One last thing I will add however. Delta is like a Elephant, they never forget.
I've never been disciplined but every interaction I've had with the CPO was negative. From ACPs fishing around a "not GFB call" but "checking in," to being unavailable due to ATL daily conference call, (WTF) to being an inconvenience when I got off a trip for my father's heart attack, to dealing with state sick for a child's injury, to getting a new badge because it doesn't work in ATL, to parking issues etc. It's a hassle to go into the office and most people have learned to avoid it as much as possible.