I trust him/her to do the job they were trained to do. So I don’t helicopter parent while they type in the ACARS sitting at the gate. Last I checked the FCOM did t say cross Check and verify administrative tasks with engines shut down at the gate. So I do other CA stuff. Like shutting down the APU after the rampers take 15 minutes to supply ground power. So while the FO is in the box I’m on the ops frequency asking for ground power.

Never really looked on the Bus, but on the 190 I used to just shut it down once the pax were off and leave the plane dark, which also includes the cargo hold lights. Amazing how fast they start screaming and plug it in when they can’t see anything in there.

I wouldnt be to quick to blame the fo's. Several times I would get landing currency emails. When I knew for a fact that I had entered the landings into ACARS.
I brought it up a couple of times that the ACARS doesn't seem to accurately capture the information all the time, but it ultimately fell on deaf ears.

Exactly. Maybe once the VIL awards are published it's too late; but if you're close on currency, it's not a bad idea to email them and check your eligiblity before the bid closes.

I don’t blame them at all. Simple error. No big deal. Hey gimme credit for a raw data DME Arc to the VOR would ya?😂

unless the error is only caught after VILs awarded. Yes, I emailed records. No, they wouldn’t reverse it. There’s sort of a black hole timeframe where’s there’s no time to fix. In reality 75 hours pay without flying was better than 50 without flying. So all good.

My favorite 2020 strategy…..8 months full paid vacation with 6 logged landings, all simulated.

I should have said ACARS is the tip of the spear. And the assumed method. Without me having to do actual work and all. Having a job is interfering with my lifestyle…

For a ten year guy in the 320 CA seat in JFK meandering on reserve, there’s no chance of this vacation ever happening again…well, never say never.

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