Originally Posted by
CheapFlyer
Taking our jobs? Do you really want to get called out on reserve at 2am to do an airborne flap test? Really?
He is refering to the cadre of engineering pilots who fly the aircraft overseas to the outsourced mx operations for inspections and maintenance.
As for a "2am ...flap test", yes. If it is a flight that can safely be performed by a line pilot, then it needs to be flown by line pilots. Scope is scope, and we need to make sure that
all of the flying is protected.
Hog.