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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 ¢
I question his experience with UPS, which is obviously limited to his time in ANC, not his overall experience. The only thing that rank has to do with it is who gets the phone call, who has the data entered into their file, etc. When he moves to the Captains seat he will discover exactly what I am writing about. My long experience with UPS as a Captain gives me a much better perspective and depth of experience in the way that UPS manages the flight crews the pressure they put on evryone from the gateway personel to the Dispatchers ( one reason the Dispatchers unionized, did you know they used to be considered management?) and most importantly what they tell the managers about who has the final authority over the airplane and flight.