v1valarob
Well-Known Member
Going from a scheduler to an FO, I know what kind of things you have to make happen and which ones are automatic. Yes, it seems like nothing at Colgan so far is automatic and everything has to be done by the crew themselves, but this one is one you HAVE to do yourselves.
Run-Ups and Repos will not be automatically put into your schedule. You HAVE to call scheduling and say "Hey, I did 3 run ups today." Do NOT let the company get something for free.
I have flown with 6 Captains in my short 2 1/2 weeks here at Colgan and with 4 of them I have done either Repos or Run-Ups that where NOT first flight of the day checks, they where extras. All 4 of these Captains forgot, or did not know to call scheduling to have them put in. 3 of them are newish street Captains who may not have realized, but 1 was my check airmen.
This month alone so far I have credited 3 hours in credit due to extras. Today alone we flew to SHD and had a problem. MX had us run up the plane to diagnose, and then had us run up after the MX guy fixed it. You bet your ass I called up and had 20 minutes worth of credit added in.
Again though, this stuff isnt automatic. You have to make the call, and when you do call, stay on the phone until its entered. Do not let them write it down and add it later, they will forget.
Run-Ups and Repos will not be automatically put into your schedule. You HAVE to call scheduling and say "Hey, I did 3 run ups today." Do NOT let the company get something for free.
I have flown with 6 Captains in my short 2 1/2 weeks here at Colgan and with 4 of them I have done either Repos or Run-Ups that where NOT first flight of the day checks, they where extras. All 4 of these Captains forgot, or did not know to call scheduling to have them put in. 3 of them are newish street Captains who may not have realized, but 1 was my check airmen.
This month alone so far I have credited 3 hours in credit due to extras. Today alone we flew to SHD and had a problem. MX had us run up the plane to diagnose, and then had us run up after the MX guy fixed it. You bet your ass I called up and had 20 minutes worth of credit added in.
Again though, this stuff isnt automatic. You have to make the call, and when you do call, stay on the phone until its entered. Do not let them write it down and add it later, they will forget.