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Originally Posted by johntlewis  Hey Mikecweb:
Are go/no-go decisions always up to you as the Pilot? Would you get into trouble (fired) if you knew that flying in a particular situation was too dangerous but your boss didn't see it your way? I've always wondered that.
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The way I put this may sound bad at first but consider everything I write. Dangerous is a very relative term. What I think is dangerous and my 82 year old grandma think are dangerous are two different things. I like to sum up the go/no go decisions with flying freight as such: If the Regs whether it be company or FARs and airplane can go you go. If weather is below minimums at your destination you don't say oh well won't happen today. You find an alternate plan you find a solution. I've never since being here heard of someone getting fired because of a no go decision. Now if you rutinely cancel and every other plane in the company is flying your decision making may be looked at. Our job is to get boxes from Point A to Point B. Our job isn't to enjoy flying or to have fun. Those are byproducts of flying freight. The only day I've been cancelled was from a ice storm which not only cancelled my caravan but also several lear jets. Remember our job is to get boxes from point a to point b. The company knows that and if we crash point b didn't get their boxes.