Good post. Absolutely make the guy call in sick. If I was in that situation (being the sober pilot) and the drunk one didn't want to call in, I'D call in sick. That flight will not leave, and I'll do everything I can to protect the other guy. After we get back to the hotel, we'll be sitting down to have a little chat.

 

Easier said than done. Seriously. Do you you think he had a sign hanging around his neck?

 

So let's say you (the sober one) call in sick. Your airline reroutes another pilot to take your place for that flight. Now what?

 

Do any of you guys remember, oh, about 10 years ago when a Captain was brought up on charges. He was charged with having SHOULD have know that his first officer was intoxicated while reporting for duty? The Captain had a B.A.C. of 0%, F/O was, well, over the limit. And the Captain was brought up on charges as well as the F/O. As I recall, the charges initially stuck. It happened at Chitakatwa (SP?), as I recall, but that may not be right....Can anybody help fill in the details???
Chuck

 

I've heard about this, on my interview, Capt... oh wait, this isn't an interview question?

Damn.

Well, you got his i.d., call in sick for him. The problem is when its border line. You hardly know the guy, you might not have been with him wherever he was the night before, you're sitting there wondering, is he? I know when a buddy is plowed, I don't know as quickly when it's someone I hardly know.

 

FWIW, as to short call, thanks to the excessive WS's that go out on the 88 in ATL a PM short call equates to around 8-9am, sometimes 1030 sometimes as late as 1130am!

AM is 4am. It's been a long time since I was awarded anything after 12 much less 1 or 2 in the afternoon. So rarely does PM mean PM.

 

Different thread...
Today, Sunday, I had short-call from 6:00am-6:00pm. I checked around 12:30pm or so, and saw that we had two guys on S/C tomorrow, and that I was assigned long call for tomorrow. At 7:44PM, I got a call from (404) area code. At first, I thought "cha-ching, Green slip!!!" When I answered, the scheduler, very polite, as always, said something like "can ya' help us out tomorrow, we need you on another short-call, from 7:30-7:30". I live in base, so I said "sure, got it, no problem". My question is, having answered the phone already, what are my options. Can I refuse the S/C, and hold onto my L/C tomorrow? I'm not trying to bust anybody's chops or anything. I just want to know what my obligations are, under those circumstances. Oh, yeah. I asked the guy at C/S what the deal was, and he indicated that a couple of guys have called in sick. I haven't checked the reserve list yet, but wanted to see what you guys think. Much thanks.
Chuck

 

The difference is that we use Main Doors closed and Red Beacon, whereas the PMNWA jets use Main Cabin doors and parking brake.

 

Simple a 0500 report in LGA for a 0600 launch to ATL. That is why the NYC 7ER has it.

 

Not on all the south fleet, and that's part of the problem. I think the 777 and some versions of the 737 have different wiring.