Originally Posted by
immolated
Ah, found the problem. Zero of my planes have ever arrived at less than D-60 (my internal clock). Regardless of what the time on the board says, you should be spending the same amount of time doing your safety checks. Don't be the CA who rushes to meet company metrics, for no reason. Now... can I turn a plane around in under 30 minutes, if everything goes smoothly, I still take my time, an early out is posted, and I happen to be ready? Sure, happens all the time. But if you're letting the company's delayed turn time shorten anything in your processes, you're doing it wrong.
Lots of dudes I fly with start with, "we have no reason to rush, ever." Must be another west coast thing.
Per the survey metrics, my last year still had better than company-average D-0. But I have and will take delays if we need to.
Ok, I won't be that captain, I promise. I will not rush by saving my time for the things that require my attention while the FO does the walk around. Your D-60 is the company's unofficial, official D-50. You have never had an airplane arrive at D-40? We do not work for the same air line then. I think they don't adjust the departure until it gets less than D-40, not that that means anything to me but it sure does to the gate agents and the FAs.