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Qgar

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Had my first FAA inspector on board yesterday and was surprised to learn that he was a former "maintenance person." He sat in the cabin for the first leg and the cockpit for the second. I was under the assumption that former FA's checked FA's, former pilots checked pilots, etc.

I thought of Amber since I believe she's said she would like to do that when she returns to work. This guy said it was a great job. Hope you read this, Amber! ;)
 
GD FAA stealin' all the pilot mans fun. I hate FAA ride alongs I can't do anything fun like play computer games or fly inverted.
 
The worst is when you have a Maintenance Inspector Fed riding up front and you think they are actually a Pilot Inspector Fed. And then they start asking all kinds of questions about stuff. Really, they are just curious and want to know, but because you think they are a Pilot Fed, they are quizzing you.

Fun stuff.
 
You always no a maintenance inspector when you get ramp checked. He usually never asks for pilot certificate, medical certificates, and etc... He usually goes right to wanting to see the maintenance log, looking for MEL's and aircraft inspections. This last peak season I had one come up and want to see "hazmat stuff". I don't think he had any idea what he was looking at. Thats how it usually is on the 135 side anyways.
 
Qgar said:
Had my first FAA inspector on board yesterday and was surprised to learn that he was a former "maintenance person." He sat in the cabin for the first leg and the cockpit for the second. I was under the assumption that former FA's checked FA's, former pilots checked pilots, etc.

I thought of Amber since I believe she's said she would like to do that when she returns to work. This guy said it was a great job. Hope you read this, Amber! ;)
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That sounds odd.

Cabin Safety Inspectors do not do checkrides on the pilots, and pilot Feds do not do checkrides on flight attendants.

A former maintenance person would not have the experience and credentials to be a cabin safety inspector, any more than I would have the experience to be a maintenance inspector. I've applied for this position, and the requirements to be a candidate include years of experience as a flight attendant, flight attendant instructor, and direct involvement with cabin safety procedure development and training.

Riding both up front and in back, maybe he was a maintenance fed?

Did this individual ask to see your manuals and required equipment? Did s/he go through the cabin inspecting all the onboard emergency equipement? Did s/he go through the airplane's logs? Ask the pilots for their certificates, medicals and their manuals? Exactly what did s/he do before, during and after the flight?
 
The only thing he asked to see was our FA manuals. Other than writing on some checklist he had in front of him, he was quiet and never asked us any questions.
 
KLB said:
You always no a maintenance inspector when you get ramp checked. He usually never asks for pilot certificate, medical certificates, and etc... He usually goes right to wanting to see the maintenance log, looking for MEL's and aircraft inspections. This last peak season I had one come up and want to see "hazmat stuff". I don't think he had any idea what he was looking at. Thats how it usually is on the 135 side anyways.
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Not the case 121. Ive always had them check.
 
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