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FLIGHT PREPARATION
Prior to the first flight of a trip pairing, pilots shall review:
• CCS Priority Messages
• Pilot Bulletins
• EFB Program Catalog (See Content Locker>07iPad/EFBHelpGuides)
• Unread FM or FOM revision summaries
On all flights, the pilots shall review:
• Flight Plan
• Weather
• NOTAMs
• Field Condition Reports
• Noise Abatement Procedures
• Other pertinent operational information
Have you ever missed an important NOTAM or runway friction report or forecast severe icing or ozone alerts? If you're like me you most likely have recognized after the fact that you missed something on more than one occasion. It is my opinion that the 45 minute report time simply does not allow for adequate time for a thorough preflight review of ALL the pertinent information. I know some of us, in an attempt to "get the job done", are reviewing material in the hotel or on the van, but as long as we do this the company has no way to see that 45 minutes really isn't adequate. Perhaps if we did it right and filed PDR's whenever we felt rushed, it would help our negotiators show the company that a 45 minute report time really depends on pilots going the extra mile by reviewing material before work which really isn't fair to us. Far better would be a return to the 1 hour report so that we are all assured adequate time to review ALL the information required by the FOM EVERY flight and not have to use our personal time to make it work. I also realize not everyone agrees with my analysis and this issue has been discussed before, but like I said I think I am seeing this on the line in a negative fashion now, and so I bring it up again for discussion.FLIGHT PREPARATION
Prior to the first flight of a trip pairing, pilots shall review:
• CCS Priority Messages
• Pilot Bulletins
• EFB Program Catalog (See Content Locker>07iPad/EFBHelpGuides)
• Unread FM or FOM revision summaries
On all flights, the pilots shall review:
• Flight Plan
• Weather
• NOTAMs
• Field Condition Reports
• Noise Abatement Procedures
• Other pertinent operational information
Anyways, just a thought . . .