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Old April 26th, 2008, 20:15   #19
germb747
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Default Re: MY Pilot Rant....

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Originally Posted by Qgar View Post
Excuse me? The way it works in OUR crew room is the CA checks the computer to see about the inbound and tells the ENTIRE crew the a/c is in and let's walk to the gate. He NEVER did that and left with the FO when I was in the ladies room without even telling the other half dozen people in the crew room that he was going to the gate. We walked over a few minutes later and were by NO MEANS LATE. The inbound crew and the EWR cleaning crew does the cleanup of the a/c and if we go on the plane too soon, we just get in the way. For him to call ANYBODY to see where we were was so off base and unprofessional. Furthermore, for him to try to try to prevent us from performing our preflight duties is against every regulation.
Stop playing devil's advocate. You're not portraying yourself in a very good light.
And there we have it -- EXACTLY why some people shouldn't be airline pilots and should fly freight instead. If you don't have people skills and would rather not deal with us mere mortals, go elsewhere.
Better luck next time and thanks for playing!
My apologizes for not understanding the way it works in YOUR crewroom, and for having a different point of view. If you met me in person, you really wouldn't think I was a jerk . I cover people's rears all the time, but I also expect people to take some personal responsibility. Okay, so I wasn't there and probably have no business commenting at all. I just assumed that if the captain was in fact looking for you by calling a supervisor, that perhaps you weren't there when you were supposed to be. Evidently, this particular captain does things differently, and the best way to stay out of trouble is to cover your own arse, because there are in fact people out there who just won't do it for you. You have the last word if you want it.
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