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03-07-2022, 08:34 AM
#492
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2015
Position: 717a
Posts: 710
Calling what we do a “mission” is ridiculous. A “mission” typically has a critical goal. It’s a dangerous moniker to apply to a commercial flight as it will lead some to attach some inflated importance for its completion thereby raising the possibility of disregarding safety to “complete the mission”.
We don’t fly missions. We take Ma and Pa Kettle to visit the grandkids. While it’s important to get them there safely, comfortably and promptly it’s not critical.
And lastly I don’t remember taking an oath when I got hired.
We don’t fly missions. We take Ma and Pa Kettle to visit the grandkids. While it’s important to get them there safely, comfortably and promptly it’s not critical.
And lastly I don’t remember taking an oath when I got hired.
03-07-2022, 09:24 AM
#493
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,123
Calling what we do a “mission” is ridiculous. A “mission” typically has a critical goal. It’s a dangerous moniker to apply to a commercial flight as it will lead some to attach some inflated importance for its completion thereby raising the possibility of disregarding safety to “complete the mission”.
We don’t fly missions. We take Ma and Pa Kettle to visit the grandkids. While it’s important to get them there safely, comfortably and promptly it’s not critical.
And lastly I don’t remember taking an oath when I got hired.
We don’t fly missions. We take Ma and Pa Kettle to visit the grandkids. While it’s important to get them there safely, comfortably and promptly it’s not critical.
And lastly I don’t remember taking an oath when I got hired.
03-07-2022, 10:00 AM
#494
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,999
Exactly. When we start thinking of flights as missions, we attach non-existent importance to them. We’ll waive the contract to do it. We’ll accept questionable MEL’s to do it. We may push through fatigue issues to get it done. Bottom line, as has been previously stated, we do NOT fly missions. The military mindset is completely inappropriate and often unsafe wrt civilian ops. Some just can’t let it go, however.
03-07-2022, 10:01 AM
#495
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,123
Y’all have some pretty low opinions of your co-workers. Do you really think they’re susceptible to errors in execution of their duties based on nomenclature like “mission”? My mission every time I go to Costco is to try leave without too much Nutella. Haven’t hurt anyone yet.
03-07-2022, 10:11 AM
#497
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,999
Synonyms & Antonyms for tactical
Synonyms:Maybe we should start a Grammar and English Lit at Delta Air___Lines thread???
03-07-2022, 10:18 AM
#498
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,646
Y’all have some pretty low opinions of your co-workers. Do you really think they’re susceptible to errors in execution of their duties based on nomenclature like “mission”? My mission every time I go to Costco is to try leave without too much Nutella. Haven’t hurt anyone yet.
The term "mission" is a subtle suggestion that completing the flight is more important that it really is. It is also leftover military nomenclature used by people in FltOps who still wear callsign nametags on Fridays.
03-07-2022, 12:45 PM
#499
Can’t find crew pickup
Joined APC: Jun 2021
Posts: 2,265
Maybe you haven't hurt anyone, but you do leave with Nutella (and other items for the $100 minimum exit receipt). Mission complete!!
The term "mission" is a subtle suggestion that completing the flight is more important that it really is. It is also leftover military nomenclature used by people in FltOps who still wear callsign nametags on Fridays.
The term "mission" is a subtle suggestion that completing the flight is more important that it really is. It is also leftover military nomenclature used by people in FltOps who still wear callsign nametags on Fridays.
03-07-2022, 12:52 PM
#500
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2021
Posts: 274
Maybe you haven't hurt anyone, but you do leave with Nutella (and other items for the $100 minimum exit receipt). Mission complete!!
The term "mission" is a subtle suggestion that completing the flight is more important that it really is. It is also leftover military nomenclature used by people in FltOps who still wear callsign nametags on Fridays.
The term "mission" is a subtle suggestion that completing the flight is more important that it really is. It is also leftover military nomenclature used by people in FltOps who still wear callsign nametags on Fridays.
That is a mission I signed up for. (no military history)
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