"FUBAR7" wrote in message
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
FUBAR7 wrote:
Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
FUBAR7 wrote:
The world (And FAA Management) will never know

Moving on to real air safety issues and not thread battles
with some FAA sycophant(Mike)note the NAS is rapidly degrading.

Notice the first paragraph of the news article from New York
regarding the 2nd near pink mist at JFK

WASHINGTON --
After another close call, the Federal Aviation
Administration has
finally changed its landing and takeoff procedure at Kennedy
Airport.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/16858119/detail.html

The FAA is "FINALLY" changing their procedure?!?!!? NATCA
has screamed for over 10 years the runway configuration was
****ED UP and a accident waiting to happen at JFK.

Were the involved aircraft following instructions issued by NATCA
controllers?


Yes, under duress by forced work procedures mandated by FAA
draconian management


What forced work procedures caused the duress to the controllers involved
in these incidents?

EXPANSION OF FAA MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN CUBICLE RAT POSITIONS BUT
REDUCTION IN KEY SAFETY AND FRONT LINE CONTROLLER AND TECHNICIAN POSITIONS

Poor training

An off-the-street controller will typically spend about 4 years in training
for the position in question.

FAA management overruling controller concerns of unsafe parallel runway
configuration and procedures at JFK

Funny how NATCA never issued a press release on it, despite the procedures
being in place for years and NATCA's penchant for issuing press releases on
every other play on irrational fears they can think of.

Insufficient staffing during peak traffic periods

According to NATCA who has been complaining about staffing for the past 26
years running.

Boy/Wolf.

Ridiculous dress codes

Controllers making 6 figures can't wear shorts, flip flops, and T-shirts to
work anymore. Kinda makes you get all teary eyed, doesn't it?

Salary cuts

No controller ever received a salary cut.

No union contract

Because NATCA refused to negotiate in good faith they didn't get a contract
per rules put in place over 10 years ago which NATCA lobbied for and
endorsed. They didn't complain about it much 10 years ago when they were
getting massive pay increases.

Poor OJT training at many level 5 towers

Because many NATCA members refuse to give OJT (which is part of their job
that they get paid well for) since they are no longer getting EXTRA pay for
doing so. Furthermore, all the extra functions NATCA members agreed to do
in order to get massive pay increases in their last contract never
materialized. In other words, when NATCA members are paid more to
supposedly do more, but don't do more, that's OK, but when management
expects them to actually do the job they are paid to do, that's not OK.
Then when they don't do the job they are paid to do, they blame their own
failures on "management".

Supervisors unable to work traffic or stay current

False.

Diversity promotions USING NON-WHITE MALE people who are unqualified

Didn't you just claim ALL promotees are unqualified? Your true bigoted
colors are shining through.

And many more too numerous to mention.

Translation: I lost my list of NATCA talking points, but none of them were
any better than the shorts & flip-flop one anyway.

Notice how the disgruntled NATCA member hopes and prays for an accident
where people get killed so he can score his pathetic points and hopefully go
back to wearing shorts & flip-flops, and getting ridiculous raises for doing
nothing extra, and spending 3 hours on position during an 8 hour shift.

Don't get me wrong, most NATCA members and non-NATCA member controllers are
very good and professional employees that do a very good job and complain
very little because they know they have it good. Then you have those who
are like this guy. Chances are he's nothing more than a perennial
complainer who can't hack it to begin with. He has a bone to pick with FAA
management because they had the audacity to expect him to actually do
something to earn his salary. With any luck, his Type A personality will
cause him to lose his medical and his job (if this hasn't happened already),
or perhaps his boss will finally get enough of his crap and fire him for
performance issues. In the mean time he will continue to blame all his
problems on minorities and FAA management when even the casual observer can
tell he's the root of his own problems.

You can always tell his type when you get them on frequency. He's the type
that will refuse your requests even though he's not that busy, give you a
****ty attitude, and send you around the long way just because he wants to
use a job action to make one of his pointless points. So you put up with
his crap knowing you'll be handed off in a few minutes to a more
professional controller, but don't forget his fellow employees and other
pilots have to put up with his crap for a lot longer.

If you want to do your fellow pilots, the FAA, and Mr. Fubar's fellow
employees a favor, the next time he screws you over on frequency ask for his
initials (he has to give them to you), then ask for the number of the
facility. Be sure to note the approximate time and location. When you call
the facility, ask for the QA manager's number, or if it's a smaller facility
ask for the facility manager. Tell them what happened. Mr. Fubar WILL get
called on the carpet, and his boss will have the tapes and the radar data in
front of them. If it happens enough, he'll get his certification pulled,
and with any luck, he'll be out the door. It's just a simple way you as a
pilot can improve the level of service you receive from the FAA. Believe it
or not, the FAA does treat pilot feedback very seriously.