New Safety Vest Policy
04-02-2018, 08:46 AM
#3
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Originally Posted by Moosefire
I figure there’s gonna be an uproar over this one but as an FO I could care less... just means I put my vest on before getting off the bus instead of immediately after
04-02-2018, 10:01 AM
#5
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
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Don't sweat this one.
Sweat it when they come for your Emergency Fuel Reserves.
Rumor is they're about to be lowered.
If a Capt wants X lbs above Emergency Fuel, he'll still get it - but of course you'll have less fuel.
And less options, when the real world turns out different than the assumptions on your release.
You may want to become more familiar with the Low Fuel Quantity portions of your QRH.
You won't have much time to review them in holding.
Sweat it when they come for your Emergency Fuel Reserves.
Rumor is they're about to be lowered.
If a Capt wants X lbs above Emergency Fuel, he'll still get it - but of course you'll have less fuel.
And less options, when the real world turns out different than the assumptions on your release.
You may want to become more familiar with the Low Fuel Quantity portions of your QRH.
You won't have much time to review them in holding.
04-02-2018, 10:22 AM
#7
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Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: MD-11 Captain
Posts: 4,304
Originally Posted by DLax85
Don't sweat this one.
Sweat it when they come for your Emergency Fuel Reserves.
Rumor is they're about to be lowered.
Sweat it when they come for your Emergency Fuel Reserves.
Rumor is they're about to be lowered.
That seems short sighted. I REALLY don't like running low on fuel (I kind of feel like contingency fuel is MY responsibility).
It seems like just a few diverts would defeat the purpose (saving money) of less fuel. And since I've never had to continue my pairing after I diverted, it seems like extra pay and HUGE recovery costs!
Tripping over change to save a ....
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04-02-2018, 10:29 AM
#8
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: Scarebus Captain
Posts: 1,089
Originally Posted by DLax85
Don't sweat this one.
Sweat it when they come for your Emergency Fuel Reserves.
Rumor is they're about to be lowered.
If a Capt wants X lbs above Emergency Fuel, he'll still get it - but of course you'll have less fuel.
And less options, when the real world turns out different than the assumptions on your release.
You may want to become more familiar with the Low Fuel Quantity portions of your QRH.
You won't have much time to review them in holding.
Sweat it when they come for your Emergency Fuel Reserves.
Rumor is they're about to be lowered.
If a Capt wants X lbs above Emergency Fuel, he'll still get it - but of course you'll have less fuel.
And less options, when the real world turns out different than the assumptions on your release.
You may want to become more familiar with the Low Fuel Quantity portions of your QRH.
You won't have much time to review them in holding.
04-02-2018, 11:10 AM
#9
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: Gear Monkey
Posts: 3,191
Originally Posted by FrankTheTank
Heard same thing.. something about emergency fuel not being a set number but a time instead. And that time varies by location.
Anyone else see a trend??
In this case though, every individual Captain REALLY DOES have the Final Word.
Gas = Time
Time = Options
Who likes Options??
04-02-2018, 11:17 AM
#10
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Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 112
Originally Posted by DLax85
Company punting risk to the pilots in a move to save $$.
Anyone else see a trend??
In this case though, every individual Captain REALLY DOES have the Final Word.
Gas = Time
Time = Options
Who likes Options??
Anyone else see a trend??
In this case though, every individual Captain REALLY DOES have the Final Word.
Gas = Time
Time = Options
Who likes Options??
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