jetcareers - View Single Post - Suspended!! (unfortunately, this is not hypothetical)

Mike734 · February 27th, 2008, 15:13

Just a couple of thoughts.

1. Usually when they want to fire you it is because they want you gone and have for a while. Do you have a reputation?

2. Did you discuss the decision to return to your departure airport with your dispatcher? If you have one you should have.

3. What was the actual wx at the time of your approach? I don't mean the ATIS as that can be 1 hour old or more. Was there freezing rain/dz at the time of your arrival?

4. The decision is ultimately the captains but that does not mean it can not be questioned. If you have a reputation of making "bad" decisions according to your employer then you need retraining and/or more experience.

If your employer can only attract relatively low time pilots then they get exactly what they paid for. You made the right decision based on the information you had at the time because it was YOUR decision to make. Even if 99/100 pilots would do something different, if YOU don't feel comfortable then YOU made the right decision.

My advice would be to document as much as possible and get experts to defend you.

Good luck.

February 27th, 2008, 15:13	#23
Mike734 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Near Seattle Posts: 89	Re: Suspended!! (unfortunately, this is not hypothetical) Just a couple of thoughts. 1. Usually when they want to fire you it is because they want you gone and have for a while. Do you have a reputation? 2. Did you discuss the decision to return to your departure airport with your dispatcher? If you have one you should have. 3. What was the actual wx at the time of your approach? I don't mean the ATIS as that can be 1 hour old or more. Was there freezing rain/dz at the time of your arrival? 4. The decision is ultimately the captains but that does not mean it can not be questioned. If you have a reputation of making "bad" decisions according to your employer then you need retraining and/or more experience. If your employer can only attract relatively low time pilots then they get exactly what they paid for. You made the right decision based on the information you had at the time because it was YOUR decision to make. Even if 99/100 pilots would do something different, if YOU don't feel comfortable then YOU made the right decision. My advice would be to document as much as possible and get experts to defend you. Good luck. __________________ Be Brief Be Brilliant Be Gone