Originally Posted by
Airsupport
Even if I had to get one of the handicap lifts they use and take people off 1 at a time then thats what would happen.
Actually a great idea. Might be the safest solution if no ERJ stairs existed and no one could operate the jetway. Better than my idea of sending people down a belt loader.
Originally Posted by
Airsupport
I am not certified or trained in using a jetbridge, but by God if I had one available I would have had the F.O. marshal me in and used it myself to alleviate the emergency situation that was brewing on the plane.
That would probably get you both fired and certificates pulled. (Mashalling OK, Single-pilot taxi...not so much)
Originally Posted by
Airsupport
All I am saying is that I would have done the dance with dispatch and atc and the rampers for a few hours. But there comes a time when you have to stop playing nice and get people moving or do it yourself.
Agreed.
Kudos to you actually offering solutions instead of casting stones. As far as people being upset that "we're doing the same thing to rampers," I can say specifically that they didn't know their SIDA procedures and lacked common sense. That said, we're talking about minimum wage workers and expecting them to run an airport. They control things because, over time, we pilots have allowed them to.