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Paragraph377
I recall a particularly very angry ex-chief pilot(he was always yelling, screaming and barking at the moon) who was the ex-chief pilot of a current Australian LCC and he previously worked for Qantas main competitor before they went bust in 2001. He would make Captains call him if they performed a go-around. He would demand details, berate the crew over the cost of the additional fuel burn and the flow-on delay to the next sector. Safety was never discussed, the bottom dollar was the only important consideration. Crews were scared to phone him. Unless the go-around was due to an another aircraft still on the runway you got blasted for being incompetent and blowing company money on a procedure detrimental to the airlines finances. No star jumps from him! As said earlier, most airlines are happy to preach about safety if they can see no added costs involved. A very immature and naive thought pattern. Throw money into the mix and suddenly this ‘safety first’ bull**** takes a back seat.
I find the trick with theses people is to really not care. Follow the rules, do your best to make Sure everyone gets home safely but, don't care about the company, the fuel, don't care about your image or how management perceive you, don't care how many go arounds you do, use full reverse, plenty Of TOGA take offs, don't ever rush anything (who cares if you are late and 99% chance it's not your fault) and just smile and nod when they yell and get angry. Don't read the propaganda e-mails or do their stupid surveys. Sleep soundly at night knowing you got paid. Do however try your best to avoid punching them in the face or telling them to F*** off, that's what they want. They hate people that don't care. Then they can't get to you.