Originally Posted by
kronan
The 15 minutes early at the folder only impacted hard time trips. Most trips at FedEx pay for MPDP and the extra 15 minutes wasn't reflected in pay. Only showed up if TAFB was greater than 24 hours, and amounted to a whopping 2 minutes of pay.
And no, I tend to aim to try and show at the folder in the 5-10 mins early to give me a bit of slop if something should go awry. But, I do show up aware of the NOTAMs and weather that might impact my certificate. But, that's just extra work I do for me to keep from winding up with the feet on a carpet somewhere listening to an ALPA lawyer rephrase my words into verbiage sufficient to keep baby in new shoes.
And remember, nobody puts Baby in a corner
Well that whopping 2 minutes of pay is pay I and many others no longer get. It is lost pay never to be recovered. Just one of the small chips.
Where in the contract does it say you should show up early to give your self some slop if something should go awry? FedEx says an hour is all you need. If something goes awry, I will start to deal with the issue after my show time, and I will not rush myself doing so. If the flight is late due to something going awry, then so be it, it was out of our, the pilots control anyway.
Why do I need to show up aware of weather and NATAMS? Is that not part of why I show up an hour prior to take off?
I will show up dressed professionally, ready to do my job in a professional manner, on time, not early for when things might go awry.
I used to show up early and you have valid points, but I will now be on time. That is when the contract says I need to be there.