Some of the lemons thankfully have migrated to mother Dixie too.

 

Such is life. Every carrier has "those guys".

Moral of the story, if you know a chief pilot on your JS wouldn't be "ok" with the environment, you already know you shouldn't either. Worst case, you would explain it in the office. Believe me, that can be a good thing.

Don't take the BS. The more folks that "take it", the more the few think it's ok. Don't let it happen. A disagreement on a single decision or talking point is one thing, be an adult, but if it's a complete menial beatdown- stop it while it's happening. Take the high road to say "no".

Not looking for likes, but I flew with many of the folks who are "lemons" by reputation when I was an FO. Maybe they hated me, but they stopped their bs when I dropped the hammer. Ironically, after the fact, when they had open trips they sent me a text to pick them up. So it's a weird mental screw job.

Before I upgraded, all 3 times (let's not go there), I only had 1 "avoid fly with" and it was an issue that was well outside of issues in the flight deck. Even flying with said person, it wasn't awkward, but very quiet in cruise. Issues in the flight deck with "problem folks" occurred once, and were quickly rectified with calm words. Don't let yourself be pushed around. You aren't paid to deal with BS, nor should you be expected to add it to your duties.

 

All of a sudden my international flight home went from 11 avail to -2 avail. I checked the airport stand by list and it shows 9 HK/stand by revenue passengers with 27 unassigned seats. Which is more accurate? I'm number 3 on the non-rev standby list.

 

Depends on how close to departure time you are. The airport list shows 27 unassigned seats because some people haven't checked in for the flight. Best thing you can do is show up to the airport and see. You never know...

 

Is It true HKs will not get upgraded (or anyone for that matter) on international flights? So in theory if there are 4 first class seats and I'm number 3 on stby I could get on?

 

Any intel on the base and/or platform assignments for this week's class?

 

Yes. 21--900 and 8--200. 100% NYC (again).

 

29 in class, fantastic! Must have nearly hit 60 this month.

 

Would you be able to guess at the LGA/JFK split? 50/50 about?

 

Not sure but based on 16-03 that sounds about right.