Pilots in flight
05-15-2011 | 07:26 PM
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Review FOM revisions, monitor destination & alt. weather, maintain fire/engine fail/medical diversion planning, calculate best performance/fuel savings options, review NOTAMS, review & adjust next let's flight planning, traffic watch, update dispatch, monitor passenger comfort, calculate landing performance, monitor atc arrival rates at destination, fly the airplane.
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All that stuff he said... plus some.
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05-16-2011 | 06:18 AM
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It cracks me up that there is a thread about what a pilot does in flight after the AP is on, that is one page long. However, the threads that talk about said pilot's need for a raise are longer than a college text book.
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05-18-2011 | 07:54 PM
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Honestly, though, as a guy who only spends about 30 - 45 mins at cruise most of the time there's not a whole lot of free time for anything other than doing what needs to be done. As for what that is it's been answered on page 1. International guys have a lot more to do regarding more detailed fuel / wind planning, track coordination, etc.
05-19-2011 | 03:13 AM
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I guess that's partly due to pilots knowing what they do while at cruise and there not being a great desire to go into a deep explanation about it. While pay has been jacked with and thus gives cause for more emotional discussion.
Honestly, though, as a guy who only spends about 30 - 45 mins at cruise most of the time there's not a whole lot of free time for anything other than doing what needs to be done. As for what that is it's been answered on page 1. International guys have a lot more to do regarding more detailed fuel / wind planning, track coordination, etc.
Honestly, though, as a guy who only spends about 30 - 45 mins at cruise most of the time there's not a whole lot of free time for anything other than doing what needs to be done. As for what that is it's been answered on page 1. International guys have a lot more to do regarding more detailed fuel / wind planning, track coordination, etc.
Point is, it's probably not worth getting into or explaining, we all know what our jobs consist of, as well as what our self worth should be.
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