Originally Posted by
Colnago
Some random girl asked me, while I was deadheading, if after the airplane was on autopilot the pilots would start playing cards or something. The perception is at an all-time low. Yikes.
The 400 ft call out is "Autopilot ON" and "Cut the deck"
Originally Posted by
Joachim
Pay and respect has EVERYTHING to do with professionalism. I you don't pay us like professionals; you wont get professionals. Quit the cop out, sell out fricki'n self degrading BS talk!!!
So you want to complain to your passengers about your pay by looking like a slob (maybe not you but others have mentioned this)? Is the passenger going to write you a check for the what the airfare should have been so you could get paid more?
No. Keep the dispute between you and management. To your passengers, you are the person who is going to keep them safe or fly their unaccompanied sons/daughters to their destinations safely. They deserve the reassurance. Give management hell and make them sweat, but not your pax.
If there is a reason the American public is ignorant about the plight of the regional airline pilots, blame ALPA's PR department.
Poprocket, RatherBeFishing, FlyJSH -- Bravo!
Originally Posted by
8HourPilot
Lets talk professionalism.
Let's talk about professional standards,...
Regardless of your opinion of the first thread, the last 10 pages of post (particularly the childish ones) seem to indicate that a discussion on professionalism was really needed.
So, for all of you Captains, if on Day 1 of 4, your FO showed up with a wrinkled shirt and pants, would you say something to this person about it? Or would you say something about their technique of telling ATC "SEE YAAAA" in that deep voice -- honestly, I have no idea how to discribe the voice except that it's load, deep, and the syllables are all slurred together.