Originally Posted by
texas1970
I hope so. I think the average line pilot is not on these forums and is afraid of GFB and the CPO. This type of letter is the type of thing that I think scares them. The type of people frequently on these forums and reading ALPA emails are the type that were already going to use their sick time when they were sick anyway.
The fact that it took most pilots 3 years to discover how nice auto accept is still astounds me.
Then we need to inform these concerned pilots when we fly with them that:
- You can get a QHCP note (Doctor's note no longer required) via a teledoc/virtual appointment. You can do it all via chat or app through many health systems. You can even get a note from your chiropractor.
- Once you get the qhcp note, the entirety of your sick call is "verified." It doesn't matter now, but it will once the lookback calculator is turned back on. So you can make sure you're 150% "well" before returning to work, and the whole thing is verified.
- The only acceptable response from a unionized group, even if only one person got this letter, is for everyone who didn't get a letter to try harder to get one.