Now Harold,
Don't knock GABI outside duty hours - it's quite helpful. And if you say you don't access it over a coffee at the hotel from time to time - bollox.
Not a single pilot I've chatted to, likes the new Roster format - it's a shocker, though in fairness, you said "the faults will be ironed out". Why for the love of God are they there in the first place?
The roster improvements came about by a sense of consensus building & protest on here, in RGTS, in the car, in the flight deck, - where one gets a bit of collective feedback on whether one's ideas are mainstream (for the most part they are) and as such protest takes place in fleet forums, via letter writing, feedback to Seniors/Trainer/Mngrs, prune online etc etc.
The 3rd floor read these forums - and get a sense of reaction - hence the issues immediately addressed in Weekly Flt Ops update re the new FOIP.
These threads are a part of our "union". You add a sense of objectivity- which I personally welcome - as it's important to have level heads like yours that don't "spook the herd" unnecessarily.
That said the format of the new portal is a disgrace - and your voice defending such was a surprise.
Let's hope they change the front page to a readable ROSTER format that makes our lives easier - not harder!
Last edited by fliion; 13th Aug 2017 at 02:06.