Unsigned letter making the rounds at American Eagle:
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ATTENTION: FLOWBACKS
I am your First Officer. And you worst nightmare. You took my job. I was
captain on this airplane, I had a lot of time on it, too, and a lot of other
airplanes. I was a great captain with an excellent record, and I have
experience in conditions you can scarcely imagine. Your knowledge, training,
and experience are trivial compared to mine. But you decided to take my job and
career from me. You do know what they call people who take other people's jobs,
don't you? The word is scAAb, and you will be treated accordingly. As such, I
will do only what is necessary to keep myself from getting killed or violated
or fired, but beyond that you are on your own. I am not paid to do IOE, so I
won't give you any advice on anything. If I yell MY AIRPLANE real loud, let go,
because I am trying to save my life and because you have screwed up. I have no
respect for you and I have made it my purpose in life to get you fired. If you
break the rules or do something stupid, it will be reported at once. If you
break any FARs, I have the FAA on speed dial, and they will be informed
immediately. I might feign mild friendliness, but it is just an act: I am sure
that you have been instructed by management to report anyone who acts hostile
to you, but I will also be trying to set you up: If you say anything that is
sexist, racist, homophobic, politically incorrect, or offensive in any way,
shape or form to anyone on the planet, I will file a Rule 32 violation against
you. These black marks on your record will follow you everywhere you go in the
future. If you are fired from Eagle for these violations, you will not be
recalled to AA and there is nothing that APA can do about it, and you won't be
able to get a job towing banners. Just because you had the connections or
interview skills or demographics to get a job at AA, do NOT pretend for one
single moment that your skill as a pilot is superior to mine, or for that
matter even remotely comparable. You are a shaved tail amateur compared to the
flying I have done. You can expect me to constantly ridicule you abilities,
however, the criticism will be unconstructive and designed only to make you
feel rotten about yourself, which is something you desperately deserve. You
made a serious mistake in opting to come to Eagle. You aren't wanted here. You
will be hated and despised. You will have no friends among Eagle pilots, and we
will all endeavor to make your life as miserable as possible.It is only a
matter of time before you or one of your ilk turns one of our fine airplanes
into a lawn dart. On that tragic day, you can expect every single Eagle FO to
become a "Deep Throat" not just for the benefit of the FAA and NTSB, but also
for the press and public, creating a scandal that will destroy not just Eagle,
but also AMR as a whole. Your coming here has created one of the worst Crew
Resource Management problems in aviation history and it is all your fault.
Because you have ruined our careers, we have nothing to lose. Eagle has the
WORST contract in the business. Through experience, most of us have figured out
how to cope with its weak points, but we won't share any of this information
with you. Your life will be a living hell. Ours has been for a long time, and
your coming here has made it worse, and we will take it out on you.You are not
the first to flowback. Many of those who came before managed to get out of it
the only way they could: by activating their reserve commissions. They would
rather be shot at in Iraq then continue to work at Eagle: Think about that!
You were warned to stay away. You demonstrated incredibly poor judgement in
coming anyway. You are my enemy. You will be the scapegoat for all the bad
things that have happened at Eagle. It is unlikely you will last long here. We
are determined to get you off Eagle property either by getting you canned or
driving you to the point where you run screaming off the property. Welcome to
hell.
signed,
Captain X.
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ATTENTION: FLOWBACKS
I am your First Officer. And you worst nightmare. You took my job. I was
captain on this airplane, I had a lot of time on it, too, and a lot of other
airplanes. I was a great captain with an excellent record, and I have
experience in conditions you can scarcely imagine. Your knowledge, training,
and experience are trivial compared to mine. But you decided to take my job and
career from me. You do know what they call people who take other people's jobs,
don't you? The word is scAAb, and you will be treated accordingly. As such, I
will do only what is necessary to keep myself from getting killed or violated
or fired, but beyond that you are on your own. I am not paid to do IOE, so I
won't give you any advice on anything. If I yell MY AIRPLANE real loud, let go,
because I am trying to save my life and because you have screwed up. I have no
respect for you and I have made it my purpose in life to get you fired. If you
break the rules or do something stupid, it will be reported at once. If you
break any FARs, I have the FAA on speed dial, and they will be informed
immediately. I might feign mild friendliness, but it is just an act: I am sure
that you have been instructed by management to report anyone who acts hostile
to you, but I will also be trying to set you up: If you say anything that is
sexist, racist, homophobic, politically incorrect, or offensive in any way,
shape or form to anyone on the planet, I will file a Rule 32 violation against
you. These black marks on your record will follow you everywhere you go in the
future. If you are fired from Eagle for these violations, you will not be
recalled to AA and there is nothing that APA can do about it, and you won't be
able to get a job towing banners. Just because you had the connections or
interview skills or demographics to get a job at AA, do NOT pretend for one
single moment that your skill as a pilot is superior to mine, or for that
matter even remotely comparable. You are a shaved tail amateur compared to the
flying I have done. You can expect me to constantly ridicule you abilities,
however, the criticism will be unconstructive and designed only to make you
feel rotten about yourself, which is something you desperately deserve. You
made a serious mistake in opting to come to Eagle. You aren't wanted here. You
will be hated and despised. You will have no friends among Eagle pilots, and we
will all endeavor to make your life as miserable as possible.It is only a
matter of time before you or one of your ilk turns one of our fine airplanes
into a lawn dart. On that tragic day, you can expect every single Eagle FO to
become a "Deep Throat" not just for the benefit of the FAA and NTSB, but also
for the press and public, creating a scandal that will destroy not just Eagle,
but also AMR as a whole. Your coming here has created one of the worst Crew
Resource Management problems in aviation history and it is all your fault.
Because you have ruined our careers, we have nothing to lose. Eagle has the
WORST contract in the business. Through experience, most of us have figured out
how to cope with its weak points, but we won't share any of this information
with you. Your life will be a living hell. Ours has been for a long time, and
your coming here has made it worse, and we will take it out on you.You are not
the first to flowback. Many of those who came before managed to get out of it
the only way they could: by activating their reserve commissions. They would
rather be shot at in Iraq then continue to work at Eagle: Think about that!
You were warned to stay away. You demonstrated incredibly poor judgement in
coming anyway. You are my enemy. You will be the scapegoat for all the bad
things that have happened at Eagle. It is unlikely you will last long here. We
are determined to get you off Eagle property either by getting you canned or
driving you to the point where you run screaming off the property. Welcome to
hell.
signed,
Captain X.
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