Originally Posted by
flyer138
It absolutely is. But these guys surrender their Flica User/Pass to the Bot. Once that is done the Bot takes the wheel.
The Pilot group would have better luck policing it internally or written into a contract versus expecting CAE/Flica to do something about it.
I hate that this is still a thing.
F138-
This only works insofar as the pilot group is remotely capable of it.
From my experience, and the recent drama shared in class group chats, many of these guys are completely misguided on how picking up premium actually works. They’re too lazy or life constrained to really “hustle” like the “pros” and just want these flights served on a platter to them. And you want them to police the alleged bot usage? I am unconvinced any bots even exist.
I was a junior FO when I figured out how to get some premium. I could probably get 50% of the ones I put in for and I was junior. It involves a lot of staring at FLICA and seeing where the reserve coverage is weak.. Obviousy this favors the folks with more time on their hands or who commit to it entirely. All of these people complaining don’t want to do that. Go figure.
It boils down to jealousy, and you don’t want mob rule governing the pilot group.