[Doug Taylor]

I think most of us fall back on the contract.

Not to sound snotty, but generally at this level, if it's legit, generally the chief pilot will go to bat for the pilot, regardless of status, for the pilot.

I know a guy whose wife went into labor during his new hire checkride on the 727 and once again during his MD-88 checkride and it wasn't a problem.

Another guy's wife had a heart attack during his initial class, prior to systems school and Delta more or less told him "Go home, take care of your wife, don't worry about anything at all and call us when you're ready to resume training"

If you work for a chickenpoop company, largely expect a chickenpoop response.