stop reading. 404 doesn't get it. I hardly believe that a little argument about a certain subject is turning people off. Go read every other thread...eagle vs PSA, Endeavor, XJT vs ASA vs SKW....now those are some real dooozzies. Those conversations might be turning people off to those airlines. I'd have to say the Compass thread is the least dramatic of them all.

 

If people are judging where to go for there airline career on people complaining on APC, the airlines wouldn't exist...404 doesn't need an ego boost any more than he already gives himself!

 

I am getting a little tired of this, but what the hell. The point here is that YOU BOUGHT something to supplement the company property. Whether it is to carry or protect or whatever, you bought it out of necessity. Other pilots BOUGHT the bag or case that worked for them. You BOUGHT a used flight case, and that apparently makes it OK to you, so I will go on EBAY and buy a used Ipad case. Does that really change the issue at hand here? Second, I know that the company will charge me for a broken Ipad, case or not, just like they will charge me for lost or damaged jepps, case or not. The point of the case is to reduce the possibility of that unfortunate circumstance in the first place.

 

It doesn't mean those of us that disagree with their take that we should insure company equipment shouldn't state so.

The one thing I've learned from my posts on here, is we have about 5 pilots that refuse to accept any facts that go against their beliefs.

Just look at the adtg debacle. I only wanted to make sure everyone understood it wasn't a min day option, yet those hell bent against the adtg saw it as a threat to them getting rid of it. It took days before they started to admit it really wasn't a min day option and after that they just reverted to attacking.

Now when it comes to the Ipads, they refuse to acknowledge the fact we are now on the hook for $700 piece of company property when before we could print out new Jepps for free.

They want their shiny Ipads and they refuse to see the real issue here.

 

I bought it for convenience, nothing more.

I can replace my broken Jepps for free with a crew room printer. You can't replace your broken $700 Ipad with a crew room printer

 

Far as I know we're getting a protective case provided by the company soon as they're in stock, so personally I'm just gonna wait to get that.

 

As I mentioned earlier, the case they are providing is not a case. It's a pouch/sleve whatever you want to call it. Definitely not a protective case. Now maybe you heard in addition to this pouch we would get a case? That would sure be nice. Nothing protects the iPad once you actually take it out of the pouch to use it

 

Does anyone have any info. As far as how far out are classes being filled. I.E. If I interviewed tomorrow what's a realistic class start date.
Thx.

 

I know someone who interviewed this week and got Mar. 5th. Not nearly the long wait just a few months ago.

 

There is one thing we agree on. We are absolutely on the hook for a $600 Ipad and $100 worth of accessories. It is not nearly as durable or easy to replace as the Jepp charts. There is no argument from me on that.
Where we differ is what that means. To me, voluntarily spending $20 to protect the ipad from accidental damage and consequently myself is reasonable. I see that as very much in line with what we have all done in the past with chart cases to transport and protect our jepps. It is my choice, mostly driven by the fact that I drop my phone about 5 times a day, and I don't think the Ipad will survive that. You, on the other hand see that choice as me being a "RJ pilot with no backbone" and pretty much destroying the entire industry, all over a $20 ipad case. We will just have to agree to disagree on this one.