Originally Posted by
Hotel Kilo
Not here to pick a fight with you, but your last sentence is not how the IFS management views it. I think there is indeed a breakdown in expectations from the training side and the leadership side of IFS. The HVC and other email surveys led to the ongoing ride-a-longs and you can expect to see some more guidance on this matter affecting you the captain as well as IFS. The exact wording coming out has yet to be determined.
IFS management? They can view it however they want. It's not our job to supervise in flight
service.
If Flt Ops directs us to supervise I expect we will see quite a bit of
drama on board our aircraft. Even something as simple as, "Hello, we noticed you haven't started your service yet. It's smooth."
It won't end well.