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"FLAV8R" == FLAV8R writes:
FLAV8R That's a great idea and if you want to spend $19.95 Wow! I guess that's the TSO'd version. |
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And for the lineguys that fill the tanks properly...how 'bout a nice
tip? This topic came up a while ago, but I always try to remember to tip them. As others have pointed out, their wage is lousy and a buck or two doesn't hurt us pilots and is much appreciated by them. |
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On Fri, 26 May 2006 21:26:15 -0700, Bob Fry wrote:
And for the lineguys that fill the tanks properly...how 'bout a nice tip? why? it is his job. extra service (more than usual): I agree: tip him/her. This topic came up a while ago, but I always try to remember to tip them. As others have pointed out, their wage is lousy and a buck or two doesn't hurt us pilots and is much appreciated by them. so to give his boss an incentive to go on with the lousy pay? If I do my job I only get my rate and no extras. If I do more than expected then I happily accept a tip. #m -- Lost the phone number of a good friend? Don't know whom the kids called? Don't worry any longer! Call 1-800-2NSA ... we are here to help you! |
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Martin Hotze wrote:
If I do my job I only get my rate and no extras. If I do more than expected then I happily accept a tip. You should get *his* rate then. Do you work harder in your job? You want to pay for substandard work, don't complain if you get it. Irregardless of whether it's the FBO's decision to pay the poor slob slave wages, it's the interaction between the lineman and your aircraft that matters. You can stand by your principles and be a tight ass or you can be known on the ramp as the guy who tips. Guess who'll end up getting the better service? Right? Wrong? It doesn't matter. That's just the way it is. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE |
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I just refuel my own plane. I do have a plane that not all lineman have seen
so it usually doesn't take much convincing. When I check in, I either ask for fuel right then and go back out and wait for it or I tell them that I'll order the fuel when I get back. Either way, I'm there for it. As they drive up, I have the ground clip pulled out and clipped on before they get out of their truck. As they are zeroing the counter and unwinding the hose, I'm climbing on my plane so all they have to do is hand it to me. I have only had two guys challenge me that it was against their policy for them to let me fuel. In both cases, I simply said "I understand. Well I guess unless you want to call your boss for an exception, that'll do it then. Sorry to bring you out here for nothing." In both cases, they relented and handed me the fuel nozzle. In one of the above cases, the guy actually said it was against the law for him to let me do the fueling. I didn't argue with him but I did say, "That would be incorrect but I would believe that you have a company polciy against it. Is that what you are thinking of?" He said, "Yea, Yea, that's what I meant. Policy. Stupid policy. After all, it's your plane. Here you go. You want me to get the windshield while your fueling?" -- ------------------------------- Travis Lake N3094P PWK "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message nk.net... Every owner probably handles things like this differently. I agree it can be a real hassle when somebody puts a nice dent or ding on that nice new Imron paint job you just forked out 10 grand for. There are two scenarios involved with this type of thing; one at your home field; the other on the road. It's a lot easier to handle it on your home field. Just walk into the flight office and very nicely but with some authority state quite clearly exactly how you wish your airplane to be handled. If using a rag between a hose nozzle and your paint is something you prefer, tell them. I've done this for fifty years and never had a problem. On the other hand, getting serviced at strange fields has it's risks. Trust me I know :-) You can always leave explicit instructions with the line office that define any concerns you might have. Also, something I always did was to have a prepared notice on a neatly done signboard that I left showing in plain sight inside my canopy for the line people to see asking for rags between metal at all times when servicing my airplane. This also served me well through the years, as did the nice little pitot cover my wife made for me out of red fabric with a nice lightning bolt sewn on both sides with the following sewn into it........."DON'T TOUCH THIS. HIGH VOLTAGE" :-)))) Worked like a charm!!! Dudley Henriques "Kyle Boatright" wrote in message ... How do the rest of you deal with careless linemen? The kind who scratch your airplane or chip the paint because they are either careless or have not been properly trained on how to avoid damaging aircraft when refueling 'em. Case in point - this afternoon I stopped by the airport to prep for a trip to the beach tomorrow. I grabbed a couple of maps and the handheld gps from the airplane while the lineman was getting ready to fuel the airplane. By the time I grabbed those things, the lineman had already filled the left tank, and there was a brand spankin' new paint chip near the fuel filler on the tank. How do I know it was brand new? Because I'd just wiped off a nice collection of bugs from the airplane, and it wasn't chipped then... Anyway, I eased over to see how he was coming with the other tank, and he had the entire 10" long nozzle in the right tank and was using a notch in the fuel nozzle's handle to catch the edge of the fuel filler neck to provide a mechanical stop. I say "hey, let me show you something" and show him that the sharp corner of the casting is resting on the fuel filler. He pulls the nozzle out of the tank, and there is a noticable mark on the paint where he was resting the nozzle. He said he didn't realize he was doing that. I didn't point out the new chip on the other wing, which I speculate was caused by either the same technique, or the other technique I've seen many times, where the lineman puts the nozzle into the tank at a 45 degree angle, and the weight of the nozzle rests on the painted edge of the fuel filler. This is my home airport, and the guy was nice enough, so I didn't make an issue out of it, but it is really frustrating to have avoidable dings and chips on your airplane when it costs $5k or $10k to have the thing repainted... BTW, self serve is not an option at my home field, which is why I usually go elsewhere for fuel. That and the high prices that are caused by having to pay the "fuel truck guy" to hang around the airport all day long when there really isn't much fuel being sold... Also, now that I'm giving this more thought, I need to see if the guy dented the bottom of my fuel tanks by sticking the nozzle so far in there... Sheesh... |
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
... How do the rest of you deal with careless linemen? The kind who scratch your airplane or chip the paint At a local FBO a couple of weeks ago, a lineperson towed a Katana into a DA40, damaging the latter and just about destroying the former (it tilted onto its nose, which was then crushed). Kinda makes you feel grateful to have just a couple of scratches. --Gary |
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kontiki wrote:
Talk to the FBO manager. It's his job to insure proper training of his employees. Venting here may make you feel better but it won't get the message to the right person. Unless it's a facility that I am personally familiar with the staff, I don't let them fuel the Navion. The fueling is tricky on my plane. You can overflow the filler and still leave the mains about 16 gallons short. The aux tank is a boobytrap as well...unless you're used to the thing you'll dump a half a gallon of fuel on yourself when it hits the top. |
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On Sat, 27 May 2006 08:56:33 GMT, Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
You can stand by your principles and be a tight ass or you can be known on the ramp as the guy who tips. Guess who'll end up getting the better service? well, tip every single time but once. What will happen? You're then short before making excuses because you don't have tipped. #m -- Lost the phone number of a good friend? Don't know whom the kids called? Don't worry any longer! Call 1-800-2NSA ... we are here to help you! |
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On Fri, 26 May 2006 21:26:15 -0700, Bob Fry
wrote: And for the lineguys that fill the tanks properly...how 'bout a nice tip? This topic came up a while ago, but I always try to remember to tip them. As others have pointed out, their wage is lousy and a buck or two doesn't hurt us pilots and is much appreciated by them. I agree with you Bob. I tip the line guys all the time. As a corporate pilot, I have found that tipping the line guys gets me excellent service well beyond the standard toping off the tanks. At the airports I frequent regularly, the guys will have ice, water and whatever else already at my plane waiting even if I didn't ask for it. They allow my boss's car to stay inside the gated area of the airport when we leave and when we get back, not only is it washed on the outside, which I see a lot of FBO's provide this service, but they have also detailed the inside of it as well. When we land, they usually have his car and a cart sitting beside the plane before I hardly get a chance to shut it down and I don't even call on UNICOM to let them know I am coming. The boss likes this and it makes me look good to, because he knows that I am taking care of him which I feel provides me with a little more job security. Scott D. take out the obvious to email me |
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Actually, in Oregon, it IS against the law to fuel your own airplane. Can't
fuel your own car either. Karl "Curator" N185KG In one of the above cases, the guy actually said it was against the law for him to let me do the fueling. I didn't argue with him but I did say, "That would be incorrect but I would believe that you have a company polciy against it. Is that what you are thinking of?" He said, "Yea, Yea, that's what I meant. Policy. Stupid policy. After all, it's your plane. Here you go. You want me to get the windshield while your fueling?" -- ------------------------------- Travis Lake N3094P PWK |
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