Originally Posted by
sandlapper223
No offense man, but with the conditions you decribed here, I wouldn't have accepted this flight and airplane/gate equipment under these extremely hot conditions. THAT is Captains Authority my man. Too many regional captains seem to forget this. SAY NO. Tail swap the aircraft, or borrow an air cart from the competition or something. No ground air whatsoever in the summer HEAT? To let the company get away with this is rediculous, not to mention unhealthy and UNSAFE. It is called a summer OPS plan....and most companies have one. For goodness sake. We must put our feet down!
I agree, we have even gotten cups from the competition because we ran out and was at an out station. Thanks eagle that helped us out. Out on the line it is great to see us help one another out even if we don't work for the same company. Just like the military, this job is like a brotherhood. ooh-rah