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12-27-2023, 04:19 PM
#21
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Joined APC: Jun 2021
Position: Joystick Operator
Posts: 785
Originally Posted by Petpai
the company doesn't care about ontime, they care about money. Just like they don't care about being green, they care about saving fuel, money. You can not care more about the customer than the company does. We are owned by an investment company who's only goal is to make money, not be the most loved airline. If being the most loved airline ment more money, that would be the goal. Current goal is least investment with highest return on that investment.
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
12-29-2023, 05:48 AM
#22
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Joined APC: Sep 2018
Position: FL
Posts: 375
Originally Posted by Petpai
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
12-29-2023, 06:27 AM
#23
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Joined APC: Nov 2022
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 295
Originally Posted by Petpai
the company doesn't care about ontime, they care about money. Just like they don't care about being green, they care about saving fuel, money. You can not care more about the customer than the company does. We are owned by an investment company who's only goal is to make money, not be the most loved airline. If being the most loved airline ment more money, that would be the goal. Current goal is least investment with highest return on that investment.
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
01-01-2024, 07:38 PM
#24
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Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 167
Originally Posted by Petpai
the company doesn't care about ontime, they care about money. Just like they don't care about being green, they care about saving fuel, money. You can not care more about the customer than the company does. We are owned by an investment company who's only goal is to make money, not be the most loved airline. If being the most loved airline ment more money, that would be the goal. Current goal is least investment with highest return on that investment.
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
Just do ones job and no more and it all works out. Don't drop the brake early, and dont kill yourself to make up time and get shortcuts. If you timeout you timeout. Fly cost index as that is what they want and don't beg Ops for a gate. Just do your job not the gates or ramps. If thier plan is to have a **** show, they sit back and enjoy the show. It is hard to accept Mediocrity and watch a dumpster fire, but once you are all out of ****s, the job is much more enjoyable. Enjoy the crews you are with. The nice planes, time at home, and still a decent wage for the amout of effort given. I know most folks don't want any advice, but just not carrying about the operations has been great for my job satisfaction, stress, and life enjoyment. I find happiness at home, contentment at work.
01-02-2024, 06:24 AM
#25
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Joined APC: Oct 2016
Position: Hot tub
Posts: 1,348
Originally Posted by ToddChavez
This. This even applies to all this fuel nonsense. Guys all worked up over the fuel changes. Instead just take what they give you, and if I am short, I will divert and get what I need.
01-02-2024, 07:42 AM
#27
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Joined APC: Mar 2016
Posts: 443
Originally Posted by ReserveCA
one of the dumbest things I've ever heard 🙄
01-02-2024, 08:27 AM
#28
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Joined APC: Feb 2014
Position: Lineholder
Posts: 1,356
Originally Posted by Mugatu
I disagree. If the company wants to run lean, go for it. If I have to divert sooner than I’d like, ain’t no skin off my back. They’ve done this in the past and guess what?, diversions increased. And what happens after that? Dispatch added more gas. Doesn’t take very many expensive diversions to make a change.
Lots of differing opinions out there wrt fuel. As it should be. No one is wrong and no one's idea is better than any others. We all have limits and mine are different from yours. I think the company knows this. Arguing about it is probably dumber than any of the ideas presented here.
If you have a new idea - perhaps one that many don't know about - I'd love to hear (read) it. The most dangerous pilot is the one who thinks he/she knows it all. But otherwise, the ideas so far are as old as flying.
01-02-2024, 09:57 AM
#29
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Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: seated - facing forward
Posts: 995
Originally Posted by Mugatu
I disagree. If the company wants to run lean, go for it. If I have to divert sooner than I’d like, ain’t no skin off my back. They’ve done this in the past and guess what?, diversions increased. And what happens after that? Dispatch added more gas. Doesn’t take very many expensive diversions to make a change.
The altitude above you.
The runway behind you.
The fuel you left in the gas truck.
Also, not disparaging any of the new guys. But there’s a lot more go arounds due to unstable and just not being experienced jet pilots. I find myself poking a lot more . “ hey I don’t feel like going around, you might want to slow down and drop the gear “
439###’s I add the 1000 pounds
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