Update: UPS flight dispatchers are asking to be paid like counterparts at Delta, American

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womanpilot73 said:
Yeah, today was pretty nuts. 5 of mine were holding, trying to get in with that mess. One almost made it as the storm came in but went missed - he was one of two that ATC had holding to the east with the wx moving towards them. Thank goodness the dispatcher I took these over from gave them plenty of gas and MEM. Was able to change a few alts and all 5 eventually got in. But we did lose some today. Sorry to second shift having to clean up the mess and then deal with the next wave coming through.

Drive home was interesting. Huge trees down everywhere, and several right where I live. Heard straight line winds around the area reached 81.

In any event, it’s officially bourbon time. :-)


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Whoa whoa whoa...KMEM as an ALT?!? Y’alls kind isn’t really welcome here between 2300-0400....we’re a bit busy.


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A1TAPE said:
Do you get taught how to deal with the insanity of bad weather days in terms of how to manage workload in school or is it more of an OJT, you gotta experience it to get good at it thing?
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You can’t teach stuff like this in training. It’s a static environment. You learn from doing, exercising common sense, and outside of the box thinking.

You’ll get your a$$ kicked—-actually, those days are fun and your shift just flies by (no pun intended). Think of it this way....your doing 75 down the highway, then for the hell of it, you pull the e-brake and then slam it into reverse. Your goal: maintain control of the car. If you don’t think you can handle that, then this job isn’t for you.



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womanpilot73 said:
Hahahaha too bad, the Brown tails will invade when necessary :D


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Meh, it’s okay, I like using SDF/CVG for the Indy inbound when I need to carry something. Figure it would be interesting to see brown and purple run a simultaneous launch—


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Flying Saluki said:
You shouldn't have to "make it to a major" in order to make a living in this profession. It's unconscionable that Dispatchers taking responsibility for a dozen or more multi-million dollar advanced jet aircraft flying upwards of 1,000 passengers and crew at any given time are making less than the guy selling hot dogs at CostCo. We're educated and skilled professionals, not off-the-street laborers.

The "pay sucks but its good experience" mindset maybe made sense when regionals were flying Metroliners and Saabs. But now they're flying modern jet aircraft every bit as advanced as a Boeing. The only difference is the number of seats in the back.
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Hear, hear!
 
PlaneFan82 said:
You can’t teach stuff like this in training. It’s a static environment. You learn from doing, exercising common sense, and outside of the box thinking.

You’ll get your a$$ kicked—-actually, those days are fun and your shift just flies by (no pun intended). Think of it this way....your doing 75 down the highway, then for the hell of it, you pull the e-brake and then slam it into reverse. Your goal: maintain control of the car. If you don’t think you can handle that, then this job isn’t for you.



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I’ll take these days over VFR everywhere all day long. The shift flies by, and at the end of the day there’s a reward to it. I’ll take a bad weather day over a beautiful day when you’re getting call after call of maintenance write ups.
 
METARd said:
I’ll take these days over VFR everywhere all day long. The shift flies by, and at the end of the day there’s a reward to it. I’ll take a bad weather day over a beautiful day when you’re getting call after call of maintenance write ups.
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It helps to battle complacency. That’s the #1 human factor within the Dispatch profession (from what I’ve seen/collected data from). The other is expectancy bias.

I love being “that guy” that provides good deviation advice and getting that ACARS back “hey, thanks for the advice, we’re glad we took that deviation. How about a direct?”


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PlaneFan82 said:
It helps to battle complacency. That’s the #1 human factor within the Dispatch profession (from what I’ve seen/collected data from). The other is expectancy bias.

I love being “that guy” that provides good deviation advice and getting that ACARS back “hey, thanks for the advice, we’re glad we took that deviation. How about a direct?”


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Yup. As much as we lament 'human factors,' it is still a threat. Mistakes often happen due to complacency and not lack of ability.

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PlaneFan82 said:
It helps to battle complacency. That’s the #1 human factor within the Dispatch profession (from what I’ve seen/collected data from). The other is expectancy bias.

I love being “that guy” that provides good deviation advice and getting that ACARS back “hey, thanks for the advice, we’re glad we took that deviation. How about a direct?”


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Even better when they take the time to call you after the flight and thank you for all the help. Makes my day :-)


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