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Old 08-20-2021 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by NKSpilot
Some people make this job a lot harder than it has to be.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit A.

Some of us “do our job.”

Others just pretend and sign the flight release and call it a day.

Prolly the same ones that talk to the Flight Attendants via the reflection on the sunshade.

Some people are simply better suited to fly boxes.

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Old 08-20-2021 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by gringo
Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit A.

Some of us “do our job.”

Others just pretend and sign the flight release and call it a day.

Prolly the same ones that talk to the Flight Attendants via the reflection on the sunshade.

Some people are simply better suited to fly boxes.
Or just hang out on Apc all day and be a Boy Scout 😂
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Old 08-20-2021 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by gringo
I knew my comment would go completely over some heads.

Yes. It’s the First Officer’s fault. Totally nailed it.
ahhhh I get what you mean now my bad. I was like ? That’s the beauty of the right seat.. but ya you’re right some pilots just like to watch the whole operation burn.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by gringo
Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit A.

Some of us “do our job.”

Others just pretend and sign the flight release and call it a day.

Prolly the same ones that talk to the Flight Attendants via the reflection on the sunshade.

Some people are simply better suited to fly boxes.
You ever had a 4-day trip go smoothly in your whole life? Maybe you should ask the people on your flight (since you are so well suited to flying human beings as opposed to boxes) if they would like you (funny) to cancel the flight? I’m sure the chief pilot you spoke with is reeeal “cool with it”. He’s probably out telling everyone else what a pain in the ass you are.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by gringo
Because we have a lot of first officers getting paid to pretend they’re Captains and they accept that BS because they don’t know any better.

MCO-FLL no ice or water? Not happy but fine. Short flight.

They wanted me to go LAX-BWI no ice no water. I told them to cancel the flight. Called dispatch told them I’m cancelling the flight. Called the CP on duty told them I’m cancelling the flight. (He was cool with it.)

20 minutes later, guess what showed up at the airplane.

Ice and water is for medical emergencies. And we have plenty of them.

Put your foot down and say no.

so you can’t substitute club soda, or Ginger ale, or coke for someone to take a pill during your “medical emergency”?

idk man cancel a flight out of SJU and your going to have a bigger emergency to deal with.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 05:15 PM
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I remember back in the day when I thought I could “fix” issues that were systemic with the company. “If I just email
about these bad air carts, they will get fixed”. “If I send this detailed delay report, paperwork will show up on time”

Soon you learn it’s a fools errand. Sure, I’ll take a delay on ice if needed or refuse to board if it’s 90 in the cabin. Calling a chief to say I’m canceling a flight and then think that means you’re showing your stripes as a captain, pretty funny.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gringo
Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit A.

Some of us “do our job.”

Others just pretend and sign the flight release and call it a day.

Prolly the same ones that talk to the Flight Attendants via the reflection on the sunshade.

Some people are simply better suited to fly boxes.
I’m 100% sure all the pax would elect to go regardless and not cancel. People have things to do. But since you brought freight up, I’m guessing it’s below you to take a job that requires you to do more with less. So good thing you fly new A320’s.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 06:01 PM
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Pilots don’t “cancel” flights. That’s real cute with the ego trip. You can refuse to operate a flight and the company can replace you.

You can’t single handedly cancel $hit. Wow.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by gringo
Because we have a lot of first officers getting paid to pretend they’re Captains and they accept that BS because they don’t know any better.

MCO-FLL no ice or water? Not happy but fine. Short flight.

They wanted me to go LAX-BWI no ice no water. I told them to cancel the flight. Called dispatch told them I’m cancelling the flight. Called the CP on duty told them I’m cancelling the flight. (He was cool with it.)

20 minutes later, guess what showed up at the airplane.

Ice and water is for medical emergencies. And we have plenty of them.

Put your foot down and say no.
Someone already mentioned it, and while I like your style, you have zero say in cancelling a flight. F9 pulls this water bs all the time too and won’t reimburse crews for buying water as a last resort.
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Old 08-20-2021 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by IceFlash
He’s not saying FOs are paid to pretend to be a captain. He’s talking about captains that won’t stand up to such BS like having no water for a long flight. Hence they get paid captain rates, but in his opinion aren’t "real" captains.

ah. That one went miles over my head
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