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robs01

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Got fired yesterday for writing up a plane. Was also told it was b/c I wouldn't disreguard instructions in a b airspace during weather. This was at a 135 freight op. was I wrong?
 
Huh? Can you provide a little more info? Are you an A&P or a pilot at this 135 op?

" I wouldn't disreguard instructions in a b airspace during weather."

Also that doesn't make any sense, can you expand on this?
 
Pilot for a 135. Was flying and approach told me that due to weather the airport was not accepting any more arrivals. Company said I should have disregarded these instructions and continued on anyway.
 
I believe what you have (if accurately described) is called "unlawful termination" and can form the basis for a lawsuit. If you can find an attorney who will take the case on a contingency basis, you may wish to pursue that avenue. Additionally, you may wish to contact the operator's controlling FSDO. I would recommend beginning that contact through this channel since it ensures that the FSDO has to report back up the chain of command on the action taken.

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/stakeholder_feedback/afs/field/sf_fsdo/

"On the other hand", there may be negative consequences for you if you go after your former employer. Be sure to consider all possibilities before proceeding.
 
robs01 said:
Got fired yesterday for writing up a plane. Was also told it was b/c I wouldn't disreguard instructions in a b airspace during weather. This was at a 135 freight op. was I wrong?
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robs01 said:
Pilot for a 135. Was flying and approach told me that due to weather the airport was not accepting any more arrivals. Company said I should have disregarded these instructions and continued on anyway.
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Something's missing here.
 
I wrote up the plane mon for a hydraulic leak. The owners aid I did the wrong thing by diverting and when leavin went the long way around the airspace as I was vectored. That is why they said they were letting me go. Well that and writing up a plane that had a bad hydraulic pump. That's what I wrote it up for. Also Texas is a right to work state so they do not have to have a reason to fire a person.
 
robs01 said:
I wrote up the plane mon for a hydraulic leak. The owners aid I did the wrong thing by diverting and when leavin went the long way around the airspace as I was vectored. That is why they said they were letting me go. Well that and writing up a plane that had a bad hydraulic pump. That's what I wrote it up for. Also Texas is a right to work state so they do not have to have a reason to fire a person.
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So where does the WX and the ATC instructions on a closed airport come in?
 
If you're giving us the whole story, call the POI for their certificate right now. If that doesn't work go over him.
 
z987k said:
If you're giving us the whole story, call the POI for their certificate right now. If that doesn't work go over him.
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Yes, but get the story straight and making sense first. Its just too fragmented here as described, to get any sense of whats going on. Writing up a problem? Diverting to an airport? Not disregarding an ATC instruction? And something about an airport being closed and he should've shot an approach into it......

Don't bother the POI or anyone above that, unless this jumble of information is sorted out to something that makes sense.
 
MikeD said:
Yes, but get the story straight and making sense first. Its just too fragmented here as described, to get any sense of whats going on. Writing up a problem? Diverting to an airport? Not disregarding an ATC instruction? And something about an airport being closed and he should've shot an approach into it......

Don't bother the POI or anyone above that, unless this jumble of information is sorted out to something that makes sense.
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yes, very much so.
 
Ok, so the reasons I got fired was that I did not disregard the controllers who told me an airport was closed and that I wrote up a broken airplane. Does that help. Two unrelated incidents. But those were the reasons I was given
 
robs01 said:
Ok, so the reasons I got fired was that I did not disregard the controllers who told me an airport was closed and that I wrote up a broken airplane. Does that help. Two unrelated incidents. But those were the reasons I was given
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Just trying to get an idea of details...

On the airport one, an airport was closed or not allowing instrument approaches, and the company thought you should've cancelled IFR (if you were), and proceed VFR? Or was the airport and/or runway actually closed for some other reason (runway blocked, etc)?

Did you end up hauling cargo to a divert airport?
 
The weather was 800 and 1/4 so vfr was not possible. I diverted to another airport as I was instructed. The plane was empty. I ended up at the destination 45 min late
 
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