Don’t you get the emails? They’re working “tirelessly” and “aggressively” to address things
You can still shoot departures IFR with someone on approach using the 3 min rule and departure instructions.
I took the time to call into the Eastern region telcon yesterday (don’t know if other regions did this). NATCA is keeping the pressure on the Agency, but ultimately the Agency is fucking this whole thing up.
What did agency have to say about devs and non essentials? Can anyone call into the telcon?
So what are we supposed to do about it?
IDGAF who is saying it, common sense needs to prevail and they're not powerless peons. If they can't make a simple decision to send a Dev home then what are they good for? (Don't answer that question) It's hard to look someone in the face who is so blatantly willing to be a part of infecting (or increasing the risk of infection) their employees. The dynamic is interesting because you don't want to burn that bridge with your ATM, but like at what point does it become a legitimate conversation people need to be having with them on an individual basis? It's one thing to put an R&I out then scurry back to your closed door office and another to explain it to your face
Take care of yourself and family. If it means taking sick or annual leave then do it. I’d rather not have to burn all my vacation time for the year but when the options are that or sit 18 inches away from a management mandated D side or hanging around non essential folks that are just more vectors for transmission then that’s the choice that has to be made. I’m likely healthy enough to weather it, but that doesn’t mean my parents or grandparents or in-laws are.
I live in a state where a senator brought a snowball to the floor to argue global warming was a hoax..... We don't need none your fancy science book learning round these parts son, daddy Trump and jeebus gonna get us through this.
Agency is, as of yesterday, saying nothing about it. And yes, I got an email from my RVP giving the number to call in while he gave an update. I feel like he said something like 120 were in on the call.
Well, you have to consider we are a public safety type job and need to be exempt from that, imagine if they cut hospitals, police, military, farmers and things like that to 50% the chaos that would arise.
I’m just saying if my Governor did the same thing I’m sure there would be exceptions, and since ATC was “essential” during all shut downs I bet we would carry on. With people banging in though I bet we would get down to 50% most days naturally.
