757pilot - I think Flifast had some good points (and so did you in your earlier posts) however you sort of erected an 'invisible barrier' in the cockpit with this reply:

"...My experience differs to the extreme from yours and since I have been a Captain at UPS for a very long time I will retain my very accurate view of the companies attitude toward its Captains. I suggest once you move to a seat with accountability to the company on a daily basis that you to will understand the continuous attack on Captains authority..."

When I was in new hire training I ran into a former USairways captain who was being trained on the panel. He had been an international captain at USair for 20+ years and resigned from his old company as opposed to being furloughed. My point is that many FOs here at UPS have tons of captain experience from previous airlines (I'm not implying that I am one of them).

It would be better if you could be specific in your criticism of UPS dispatchers and our procedures rather than emphasizing your rank. Your observations are probably very accurate and if so we could all learn from those who'd been there before...

Just my 1/4 ¢