runsky42

Yes Franky uphill both ways, no gloves or boots to keep warm. LOL. I guess my points is that a guy/girl that has only been with EAS only a few months complaing about the sched, pay etc. You know what you signed up for. I try never to complain and escpecially to guys/girls that were here when it was 15/3. I enjoy EAS and maybe that's why I take offense. Let me just clarify that most of the guys/girls that I have flown with are very good and do a great job.

dhpflyn

Do you guys have to handle catering also?

RI830

Catering is handled through scheduling/logistics.
All you have to do is ensure its right and get it to the airplane.

deadstick35

Bye727--

I'm curious, what other flying jobs did you have before EAS?

Skylane93S

This is not a slap at EAS...as it seems it's a fairly common mindset.

Personally, I see it as a childish management style. You trust a guy or gal with $10++MM in aircraft, and a billion in aggregate liability... and feel the need to tell someone what to eat for lunch?? As far as the "one person who ruined it", how about deal with him or her?

I blew up like an airship under such rules, as the other crewmembers always insisted on catching EVERY meal, so the company wouldn't get away with anything. (also childish)

On a recent 3-day to Chicago as single pilot, I enjoyed an $89 steak dinner drinking water and having no desert. However, left to my own devices, my daily meals average turned out to be $35/day.

I think most people are reasonable. I think pilots are more reasonable yet.

Again sir, your company sounds great overall, and your enthusiasm is laudable. This is just a pet-peeve of mine which I think is embedded with unintended consequences.

mojo6911

There's always going to be that guy. I knew a pilot who had a company card with no limit. That ended after the bean counters started looking at the receipts wondering why he was spending $200+ at Applebee's. Turns out, he was buying rounds for the bar.

RI830

Skylane,

As Mojo said, you will always have "That Guy" or two in every aspect of business. What happens is that management has to bring it down to the lowest common denominator.
Ever revoke a "fun time/privlege" from your kids for the actions of one of them? Same mentality.

If you found a person stealing your money, would you continue to leave it out there for the theft?
Confucius say...."Fool me once-shame on you; fool me twice-shame on me"

Many people can be trusted with others money, some others can't.

Skylane93S

I respectfully disagree, insofar as they don't HAVE to bring it down to the LCD, but they do....

And no, my style was to "promote" the non-bad kid, and squash the bad one. I think it works better than bumming out the producers.

I can't say that I'm right, and this could be a reason I don't run a big company.

Apokleros

Just a couple months till I meet the mins...pretty darned excited. What bases are you all hiring for...do new hires get a choice or just simply assigned based on company needs?

USMCFLYR

Oh it is standard practice to dumb everything down to the lowest common denominator.
Matter of fact - in many of our cases where something like this happenes - the union makes sure that you can't address it just to the problem child(ren).