I flew with a guy who said that last summer he bent over backwards to help the operation and customers in need. He had a new comment to this upcoming summer seasons potential implosion,

“Last summer I got burned out. Maxed out extensions and schedule changes. What did I get? Tired and no thanks. I’m done with that. This summer I’m a no extender non helper.”

That’s what’s about to go down in the face I’d a CBA-less summer.

-Bubs

 

I've listened to many other guys tell the same story.

As these helpers keep dropping off, and they are, the remaining braindead zombies will be timing out and be unable to help.

This summer, without a CBA, will be an EPIC detonation of an airline.

This company has pushed this 12-18 months (or more) way too far, and we LET them do it.

 

I have done my 2 Emr assignments for the year. The second one got me a letter in my file when I was late because I updated my iPad at report time.

Pretty sure I won't be doing anymore emr assignments for 2018.

 

I had a professor a long time ago who had a great quote, "Learning has occurred."

That is all.

NYB

 

I hope you filed an FAA report on this incident. That sounds like retribution for exercising adherence to FAA regulations. You're always supposed to have "the most updated information available to conduct the flight", which includes the most current weather and navigation procedures. It doesn't matter if BJ policy says to do it only at the beginning of the pairing. A company can set up whatever policy they want and it means nothing. However, a CFR *always* matters. Sounds like BJ is undermining the "safety culture" by giving you paperwork because it took you time to acquire the most recent information needed to safely conduct the flight.

Let the FAA sort it out for you. You spend a fortune paying taxes.

https://hotline.faa.gov/

Don't let them get away with it! They already made a negative record of you. Also, don't be afraid of using this hotline. Trust me, the FAA is one of the only things BJ fears.


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This shouldn't happen. Details?

 

So guys are being called in to talk about their maintenance logbook actions also?

Sounds like coercion and a deliberate erosion of the safety culture that needs to be investigated. What other possible purpose could there be to call in a pilot for logbooks unless it's retribution? The conversation should never go further than:

BJ CP: "Blah blah logbook blah blah".

You: "I am just following 14 CFR and the MEL/CDL OpSpec as required by law."

It should never go any further than that. There's a reason that Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association over at SWA sent a letter of "no confidence" to their Director of MX.

Anything more than that is just a fishing expedition. They are looking for anything that could be conveniently misinterpreted or assumed to build a parallel case to hang a pilot with.


Press Release: AMFA Leadership Cast Vote of “No Confidence” in SWA VP of Maintenance Operations

AMFA

https://hotline.faa.gov/


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Yeah. There was a group meeting where captains were pulled in to the office because their write ups had increased x percentage.

An Orlando Captain was just called in for his slow taxi.

Off the cuff rumors work against the pilot group and I stay away from them. That being said.... these things are really happening.

I'll tell my story when I can sit down at a key board.

In UNITY.

 

Pulled in for a slow taxi? Do we have a minimum taxi speed?

 

Doesn't matter Payne. You know that.