Those won't quench my SJS! lol

 

you have high hopes, this is pdt remember?

more than likely it'll be




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LOL! That Do-Jet is in better shape than most of our fleet! Nice roomy interior . . . Maybe if we cap our pay, Airways will pull those out of the desert and replace our 100's!

 

Agree on the doe jet.

 

thats a dorkprop though, not a dorkjet, you're still dreaming too big

 

LOL, you're right!

 

"Command authority and decision making seem to be the culprits, which are items that simply cannot be taught."

AYFKM? This is the stance our union reps are going to take on upgrade failures? I agree wholeheartedly that some people are predispositioned to have better command authority and ADM than others. However, these qualities most certainly CAN be taught, practiced, and improved upon.

To be clear . . . its ok for a new hire to get twice the amount of sim time than is required to be recommended for MV so they can be taught how to fly instruments in a multi-engine aircraft, but it is impossible to train our captain upgrades in ADM and command authority. Disgusting.

To all the FO's at this airline, better get a Snickers bar, its gonna be a while, because 25% of you are untrainable as captains (According to the training department, and the training committee chairman.)

 

Any idea what our union is up to right now? They are being even more quiet and evasive as normal.

 

I think it's the culture of the training dept. And, it probably doesn't go unnoticed by the powers that be. However, they simply have chosen not to intervene...Going to be interesting in the next few years here in Piedmont land...

 

I think it's pretty clear from the last MEC letter. They are preparing to negotiate a PSA style TA (pay caps and freezes) in exchange for poorly worded language that Airways will make its "best efforts" to refleet,"economic conditions permitting" "offer not valid in all 50 states" etc.