Wait...regionals get crew meals?
07-19-2009 | 09:17 AM
#31
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Horizon is a yes for meals. It was not hard to get. Once you get a whole group of pilots setting the brake, walking through the terminal, waiting in line, sitting down to eat, washing hands, walking back to the airplane..... The 30 minute turns went out the window.
07-19-2009 | 09:33 AM
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I think its awesome that we are sitting her debating who gets a better box of thrown together crap. If a box of mystery meat, processed cheese spread, trail mix or a bag of chips and a sandwich the size of your fist are that important to you then maybe you just need to plan ahead for yourself and pack food. Alternatively you could *gasp* crack that wallet open and buy something once in a while. I realize that sometimes time is the issue and that the food in the airport gets boring (an unhealthy!) so packing snacks and stuff are probably your best bet to keep from going hungry.
Good luck finding the time to crack open the wallet on a 10-minute turn. I generally go all day without the opportunity to eat or drink anything. I'm tired and dehydrated at the end of most of my days. Combine that with no autopilot, fms, apu, flight attendant, or gps and it all adds up to me being fatigued as hell most days. For me, that's why a crew meal would be important. Oh, and it's hard for me to afford to crack the wallet open on my poverty level wage.
07-19-2009 | 10:05 AM
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Good luck finding the time to crack open the wallet on a 10-minute turn. I generally go all day without the opportunity to eat or drink anything. I'm tired and dehydrated at the end of most of my days. Combine that with no autopilot, fms, apu, flight attendant, or gps and it all adds up to me being fatigued as hell most days. For me, that's why a crew meal would be important. Oh, and it's hard for me to afford to crack the wallet open on my poverty level wage.
I just think its funny that we're sitting here talking about crew meals like they are manna sent from the gods. Don't get me wrong, they are great when you are starving and your only other option is to delay a flight for "crew physiological reasons" ie pilots and FAs are humans and must consume food to sustain themselves both physically and mentally. But a little planning on your part will hopefully keep you from reaching that point and they are DEFINITELY not worth spending negotiating capital on.
Last edited by freezingflyboy; 07-19-2009 at 12:59 PM. Reason: Final thought added
07-19-2009 | 06:10 PM
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Yes, but how many times has this happened to you?
Your doing a 2+ hour flight, not to Mexico, when they should be "serving meals at meal time". So you decide to save yourself the money and just eat what they SHOULD have on the airplane. Only to find out it's nothing but a pretzel party.
OR, you fork out the cash for a sandwich because it's a relatively short flight, when they shouldn't be "serving meals at meal time", and the plane is loaded with food.
And before some moron pops in with "just call ops and order them". Yes, because thats always such an expeditious process.
Caahhhnstahnntly improving our praahhhduks and shervices.
Your doing a 2+ hour flight, not to Mexico, when they should be "serving meals at meal time". So you decide to save yourself the money and just eat what they SHOULD have on the airplane. Only to find out it's nothing but a pretzel party.
OR, you fork out the cash for a sandwich because it's a relatively short flight, when they shouldn't be "serving meals at meal time", and the plane is loaded with food.
And before some moron pops in with "just call ops and order them". Yes, because thats always such an expeditious process.
Caahhhnstahnntly improving our praahhhduks and shervices.
07-19-2009 | 06:21 PM
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Are you seriously that ignorant? Can't say I'm surprised that this is the caliber of human intellect that the bipolar chief pilot at GoJetS would hire. No wonder it gets so frustrating debating with you. You literally have no idea what's going on.
Oh, and before I was furloughed from TSA, we'd occasionally ask catering for a couple of the explus meals and would sometimes get them. Once management found out we were doing that, they told us not to do it anymore and that those meals weren't for us since we weren't an explus carrier. Pretty awesome.
Oh, and before I was furloughed from TSA, we'd occasionally ask catering for a couple of the explus meals and would sometimes get them. Once management found out we were doing that, they told us not to do it anymore and that those meals weren't for us since we weren't an explus carrier. Pretty awesome.
07-19-2009 | 06:50 PM
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Good luck finding the time to crack open the wallet on a 10-minute turn. I generally go all day without the opportunity to eat or drink anything. I'm tired and dehydrated at the end of most of my days. Combine that with no autopilot, fms, apu, flight attendant, or gps and it all adds up to me being fatigued as hell most days. For me, that's why a crew meal would be important. Oh, and it's hard for me to afford to crack the wallet open on my poverty level wage.
07-19-2009 | 07:09 PM
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Good luck finding the time to crack open the wallet on a 10-minute turn. I generally go all day without the opportunity to eat or drink anything. I'm tired and dehydrated at the end of most of my days. Combine that with no autopilot, fms, apu, flight attendant, or gps and it all adds up to me being fatigued as hell most days. For me, that's why a crew meal would be important. Oh, and it's hard for me to afford to crack the wallet open on my poverty level wage.
Well, I am B1900 driver too and, here is what I do. I carry a Nalgene water bottle, that I drop my crystal light packs into. If my schedule (I am a Laker also) doesn't allow for a meal break with constant flying, I make a meal break. Haven't had a problem with mgmt about it. If they have a problem, F!!! them, I am a CA and, I won't let either of us fly hungry!
I pack my own snacks and food. I also did this when flying E145 at Express Jet.
07-19-2009 | 07:13 PM
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If my schedule (I am a Laker also) doesn't allow for a meal break with constant flying, I make a meal break. Haven't had a problem with mgmt about it. If they have a problem, F!!! them, I am a CA and, I won't let either of us fly hungry!
I pack my own snacks and food. I also did this when flying E145 at Express Jet.
I pack my own snacks and food. I also did this when flying E145 at Express Jet.
07-19-2009 | 07:32 PM
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You can always make a cup-o-noodles with a little hot water from the galley. Throw in a couple sandwiches from home and eat some soup in ops when you get the longer breaks. I bring some peanut butter from hotel b-fast and make little cookie-peanut butter sandwiches. Sometimes it breaks the bordom of the day to figure out how to eat for free, why would you want to ruin that with crew meals?
My fav is get some ketchup packets, add hot water and there ya go, Tomato soup!
I can make most 4 days without spending any money of food, now beer, thats a different story.
My fav is get some ketchup packets, add hot water and there ya go, Tomato soup!
I can make most 4 days without spending any money of food, now beer, thats a different story.
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