Shoot The Breeze 3.0

[RomeoTangoRT]

Cool they’ll just hire someone else in your place or reduce hours

Very profound statement. In the two years I’ve been at the facility, we’ve been down a body for just about 18 months. It takes them 6 months minimum to find someone (just one person) willing to come to our facility and once that person finally checks out, they’re gone within 3 months. I’m not just speaking from my ass either, this has happened twice since being here and the third time is on the horizon.

As for reducing hours.. ha. They force us to come in early and stay open late for aircraft who don’t want to land or depart when the facility isn’t open. Even with reduced staffing, we have fought for a change in schedule to accommodate and have been “put in our place” countless times. We do like 75 ops a day, there’s no reason to have 3 controllers at the facility at any given time. In the same breath, working two man days violates our CBA so what gives? We’ve been on six day work weeks since I got here lol

 

[CF]

Very profound statement. In the two years I’ve been at the facility, we’ve been down a body for just about 18 months. It takes them 6 months minimum to find someone (just one person) willing to come to our facility and once that person finally checks out, they’re gone within 3 months. I’m not just speaking from my ass either, this has happened twice since being here and the third time is on the horizon.

As for reducing hours.. ha. They force us to come in early and stay open late for aircraft who don’t want to land or depart when the facility isn’t open. Even with reduced staffing, we have fought for a change in schedule to accommodate and have been “put in our place” countless times. We do like 75 ops a day, there’s no reason to have 3 controllers at the facility at any given time. In the same breath, working two man days violates our CBA so what gives? We’ve been on six day work weeks since I got here lol

maybe they’ll just contract it out after you guys get fired and send the 1 other dude to Denver tower.

 

[AB19]

maybe they’ll just contract it out after you guys get fired and send the 1 other dude to Denver tower.

He already is contract lol

 

[RomeoTangoRT]

maybe they’ll just contract it out after you guys get fired and send the 1 other dude to Denver tower.

If you had any reading comprehension skills, you’d already know we are a contract facility. I digress.

 

[CF]

Does anyone have an anti-nausea remedy for a hangover that doesn't rhyme with shmarishuana

Daily culture war pot stirring:

Columbus Day? Indigenous peoples? Who cares as long as I get holiday pay?

 

[CF]

If you had any reading comprehension skills, you’d already know we are a contract facility. I digress.

He already is contract lol

I admittedly didn’t read most of the post. Maybe they’ll just pull the contract and close the tower. 75 ops a day doesn’t need one anyway. Good luck finding another job lol.

 

[AB19]

I admittedly didn’t read most of the post. Maybe they’ll just pull the contract and close the tower. 75 ops a day doesn’t need one anyway. Good luck finding another job lol.

TLDR

 

[CF]

TLDR

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Deuce]

If you had any reading comprehension skills, you’d already know we are a contract facility. I digress.

It might be hard to hear, but the FAA doesn't care about your facility

Any airport that only does 75 ops per day will run the same with or without a tower

 

[RomeoTangoRT]

I admittedly didn’t read most of the post. Maybe they’ll just pull the contract and close the tower. 75 ops a day doesn’t need one anyway. Good luck finding another job lol.

They’ll also not pull the contract either. Only airport on a Caribbean island. American doesn’t want to fly in/out without a manned tower as I suspect would be the same with Delta and Spirit. Removing the facility would be a devastating blow to the local economy, especially while the airport is undergoing a multi-million dollar facelift. But it’s all speculation at this point. As for me? I don’t need the job and have contingencies in place if/when it’s my turn to meet my maker figuratively. I’m out one way or another within the next few months, might as well go down with the ship.

 

[CF]

It might be hard to hear, but the FAA doesn't care about your facility

Any airport that only does 75 ops per day will run the same with or without a tower

My tower did 400-500 a day pre Covid and the FAA doesn’t give a shit about us lol.

 

[RomeoTangoRT]

My tower did 400-500 a day pre Covid and the FAA doesn’t give a shit about us lol.

And I’ve been at a facility that was running 1,000-1,500 a day in which the FAA, company, nor NATCA gave a shit about. ??‍♂️

 

[Deuce]

Throw 3 air force controllers in there boom smell ya later mr contingency

 

[CF]

And I’ve been at a facility that was running 1,000-1,500 a day in which the FAA, company, nor NATCA gave a shit about. ??‍♂️

Well. I hope it all works out for you. We can agree on the fact that the no one gives a shit about us.

 

[jamisjockey]

Throw 3 air force controllers in there boom smell ya later mr contingency

This.

Nobody gives a fuck if a few contract controllers walk.

And not enough faa controllers will walk to make it hurt.
Even of the percentage of those who are opposed to the mandate, very few will toss out their careers over it.

 

[32andBelow]

They’ll also not pull the contract either. Only airport on a Caribbean island. American doesn’t want to fly in/out without a manned tower as I suspect would be the same with Delta and Spirit. Removing the facility would be a devastating blow to the local economy, especially while the airport is undergoing a multi-million dollar facelift. But it’s all speculation at this point. As for me? I don’t need the job and have contingencies in place if/when it’s my turn to meet my maker figuratively. I’m out one way or another within the next few months, might as well go down with the ship.

Delta and Alaska flies into islands with Alaska without a tower with way more than 75 ops

 

[RomeoTangoRT]

Delta and Alaska flies into islands with Alaska without a tower with way more than 75 ops

If we’re going to split hairs, I said I suspect the same with Delta and Spirit as their flights are midday so it’s never an issue. As for American and the Hurricane Hunters, we have an LOA with both of them stating that we have to open early or remain open late in the event that they have flights in or out outside of normal working hours.

 

[Deuce]

It would be really funny if in the end three guys walking out of a contract tower is what causes Biden to reverse the mandate

 

[Shikaka]

Smells like treason up in here.

 

[Spoony90]

Smells like treason up in here.

Hillary? Biden? Is that you?