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Old 08-17-2016, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbosina View Post

And of course the ACARS printer is out of paper (it's traditionally an FO responsibility to replace the paper when it runs out)...plus the FO skipped the post flight, which was instantly obvious because not just one, but FOUR of the external security seals (an FO responsibility at my airline) are nowhere to be seen on the airframe
What airport? Bet the GSC was clueless again.
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Old 08-17-2016, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by maddogmax View Post
Better yet, take the trash bag and stuff it in his v-file with a note saying " You left this on the airplane, figured you must want it"
Ha! I did that once when the FO I took the plane from left a cup full of sucked on pistachio shells in the cup holder. Left the cup and a nasty-gram in the v-file of the offending pilot. I doubt it solved the problem but it was very gratifying. Would have loved to see their face when s/he opened up that little surprise!
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Old 08-17-2016, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by deadseal View Post
Said every old man since the dawn of time. Nice one
Seriously, I'd love to go back in time to hear what you old timers parents were saying about your generation in the 60s and 70s.
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Old 08-17-2016, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by deadseal View Post
Said every old man since the dawn of time. Nice one
Mostly referencing the regional carriers grabbing anybody and everybody that can meet their mins. There's some real winners out there....
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Old 08-17-2016, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by goinaround View Post
Mostly referencing the regional carriers grabbing anybody and everybody that can meet their mins. There's some real winners out there....
As a guy recently removed from the left seat at a regional, I can tell you that I noticed a marked decline in the quality of pilots occupying the right seat over the last 5 years. There were quite a few military guys just treading water, getting some 121 stink on 'em and waiting for the big boys to call. The vast, overwhelming majority were great to fly with. But there were a few who, after flying C-17s to every backwater on earth (respect!) or flying AC-130 gunships in the dark over Afghanistan (mad respect!) seemed to view the whole RJ thing as beneath them or seemed to chafe under the whole airline seniority thing. And of the civvies coming up, most were good too. In both groups however, there were more than a few that ran the gambit from requiring a little extra "mentoring" all the way up to just shake your head and mumble to yourself or the FA "What is this guy's DEAL!? Is it day four yet?!"

However, that could just be my slow transition to being an "old guy" showing.

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Old 08-17-2016, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 680crewchief View Post
+1... FOM is most restrictive, so I imagine some airlines require it and some don't. Spirit does not (until they change the FOM again).
Better check that FOM one more time.
"All credentials must be verified prior to allowing flight deck or cabin access."
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Old 08-17-2016, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sgt98c View Post
Better check that FOM one more time.
"All credentials must be verified prior to allowing flight deck or cabin access."
I stand corrected. Good find.
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Old 08-17-2016, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 680crewchief View Post
I stand corrected. Good find.
No problem. Finding anything in that thing is like finding a needle in a haystack.
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Old 08-17-2016, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by sgt98c View Post
No problem. Finding anything in that thing is like finding a needle in a haystack.
I read the jumpseat section three times and went right over it!

I guess I really am low tier.
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Old 08-17-2016, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy View Post
Ha! I did that once when the FO I took the plane from left a cup full of sucked on pistachio shells in the cup holder. Left the cup and a nasty-gram in the v-file of the offending pilot. I doubt it solved the problem but it was very gratifying. Would have loved to see their face when s/he opened up that little surprise!
Well someone like you did that to me except the pilot before me had left pieces of paper on the deck, I just didn't bother to pick them up, then the pilot after me put them in my v-file. He probably pumped his chest just like you.
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