Krystal
Dispatch Betty
Hey, at least you don't have to sit next to the guy
Haha. At least you're not sitting next to the menopausal scheduling supervisor!
21 things Dispatchers wish their pilots knew.
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Haha. At least you're not sitting next to the menopausal scheduling supervisor!
Aeroscout840
Well-Known Member
Great stuff Krystal. As a new dispatcher, I learned a lot from this post. Thanks.
thewaffles
Well-Known Member
It's generally one percent of pilots that are the problem, the remaining 99% are fine. Our company is actually reaching out to pilots to have them shadow us here in dispatch, which is awesome. They can actually see our workload and how much we deal with.
manniax
Well-met in the Ka-tet
I thought of one under the "out of our control" category: if the station you are flying out of does not have the latest charts available for you because tech pubs didn't deliver them yet or they haven't been distributed yet, there is nothing I can do to get them to magically appear there. Even if it's a hub. If it happens during business hours I *may* be able to call a chief pilot, but it's quite unlikely that I can, by use of the phone, get you what you are missing. If it's an approach plate you are missing, I may be able to fax it, time and workload permitting. If it's an enroute fold-out chart, though - you're on your own. Insulting me will not increase my ability (or desire) to go the "extra mile" to help with your chart problem.
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
You lazy ass!
murphfly
Well-Known Member
THIS!! "Thank You" seems like it can smooth over the worst conversations. It's also just the polite thing to do.
womanpilot73
Well-Known Member
Awesome post! As a dx rookie, it was very enlightening! Thanks
manniax
Well-met in the Ka-tet
I've sat right next to them for years - and I know that on a bad day, they are having the same amount of fun that we are. Only disagreements I have with the maintenance side is whether to allow a plane to operate with restricting placards - I do the best I can, but I generally am pretty hesitant to add a no-ice placard on for ETOPS flights.
FXMXC
Well-Known Member
Well I suppose thats true most companies they all sit together. They are one floor above us at my company and they tend to dog us pretty good from what I hear. Would be nice if they could spend some time with us just to show them that we are not their to ruin their day.
dark_reaper
Airport Bum!
Even us ramp guys have a ton of respect for MX controller guys. I am suprised how much stuff they get away with some of the MEL's on these planes, but once the autopilot messes up... the pilots will write up everything that they see and ground the plane till the autopilot works again. I even have respect for dispatchers too with all of the BS you guys put up with. I plan to become one, but I got promoted at my job so I have to hold of on the license for a bit and save to cash for it.
dark_reaper
Airport Bum!
lol, thanks and the last three pubs I was a "Well Qualified" candidate.
PHL_Approach
Well-Known Member
I missed qualifications for PUBNAT 8 by 2 months and figured oh well at least I'll be able to put in for 9 the following January.... and we know how that went haha. So as much as I was against going to CTI for it (I was on the waiting list for CCBC for 18 months after HS until PUBNAT started and I told them I was no longer interested). Kicking myself now. But I think I'm finally gonna bite the bullet and just go get the damn crappy BS degree. All my good friends are now either at facilities or in OKC. Very close friend just passed his PV @ Academy yesterday and is on his way to ROW ATCT now.
dark_reaper
Airport Bum!
I thought about trying to continue with the ATC stuff, butI am returning for school for InfoSec, I thought about the CTI program, but I said to heck of it and go another route. I still plan on getting my ADX license, just looking into a good Distance Learning program.
