First day advice...
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From: Gatwick
First day advice...
So I got a summer dispatch job with groundstar 
and am woundering:
Anyone got some dispatch related advice for my first day. Im sure I will be sh**ing Houses when I have to do my first flight. But if anyone can give me some insider info Im sure that would help.
Cheers
pez
and am woundering:Anyone got some dispatch related advice for my first day. Im sure I will be sh**ing Houses when I have to do my first flight. But if anyone can give me some insider info Im sure that would help.
Cheers
pez
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From: In my own little world
Yeah - don't let it goto your head.
You don't know how many tw@ts there are doing Dispatch for the handling agents who think they know it all after 5 mins in the job and lord it around on the ramp and speak to people like cr@p.
Treat everyone as you would expect to be treated yourself - (respect is earned not a god given right) and you will get people to do a hell of a lot more for you if you don't go throwing your weight around and barking orders at people. There are a lot of tough loaders out on the ramp.
Oh and NEVER run EVER. Makes you look like you are out of control of the situation, and you don't get paid enough to break a sweat. The only exception to this is if it's YOUR f*!K up your trying to sort out.
Most of all though, have fun.
You don't know how many tw@ts there are doing Dispatch for the handling agents who think they know it all after 5 mins in the job and lord it around on the ramp and speak to people like cr@p.
Treat everyone as you would expect to be treated yourself - (respect is earned not a god given right) and you will get people to do a hell of a lot more for you if you don't go throwing your weight around and barking orders at people. There are a lot of tough loaders out on the ramp.
Oh and NEVER run EVER. Makes you look like you are out of control of the situation, and you don't get paid enough to break a sweat. The only exception to this is if it's YOUR f*!K up your trying to sort out.
Most of all though, have fun.
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From: Would'nt you like to know
DONT FALL FOR THE STANDARD JOKES 
AT YOUR EXPENSE SUCH AS:-
1. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF WE CAN PUT SOME BAGS ON THE ROOF RACK.
2. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF HE WANTS TO USE THE STARTING HANDLE.
3. GO LOOKING FOR THE RAMP KEY.
ALSO ABOVE ALL BE NICE AND POLITE TO YOUR LOADING TEAM AS WORD SOON GETS AROUND IF YOU TREAT THEM LIKE !!!!!. THE GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE AN AGE ALSO CAN GIVE YOU SOME VALUBLE ADVICE SO LISTERN TO THEM THEY WILL HAVE SEE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COME AND GO.
AT YOUR EXPENSE SUCH AS:-1. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF WE CAN PUT SOME BAGS ON THE ROOF RACK.
2. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF HE WANTS TO USE THE STARTING HANDLE.
3. GO LOOKING FOR THE RAMP KEY.
ALSO ABOVE ALL BE NICE AND POLITE TO YOUR LOADING TEAM AS WORD SOON GETS AROUND IF YOU TREAT THEM LIKE !!!!!. THE GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE AN AGE ALSO CAN GIVE YOU SOME VALUBLE ADVICE SO LISTERN TO THEM THEY WILL HAVE SEE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COME AND GO.
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From: U.K
"DONT FALL FOR THE STANDARD JOKES AT YOUR EXPENSE SUCH AS:-
1. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF WE CAN PUT SOME BAGS ON THE ROOF RACK.
2. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF HE WANTS TO USE THE STARTING HANDLE.
3. GO LOOKING FOR THE RAMP KEY."
HAHA, classics! I was unfortunate enough to fall for one similar 2 the starting handle a few weeks after i had started, an easy NG was in(something we didnt get at the time) and needed an airstart and I had to ask Ops controller for a 737 Starter handle! DOH!!!
Another good one that got people (not me tho i must add!!) "go switch on the windsock"
Classics!
1. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF WE CAN PUT SOME BAGS ON THE ROOF RACK.
2. ASK THE CAPTAIN IF HE WANTS TO USE THE STARTING HANDLE.
3. GO LOOKING FOR THE RAMP KEY."
HAHA, classics! I was unfortunate enough to fall for one similar 2 the starting handle a few weeks after i had started, an easy NG was in(something we didnt get at the time) and needed an airstart and I had to ask Ops controller for a 737 Starter handle! DOH!!!
Another good one that got people (not me tho i must add!!) "go switch on the windsock"
Classics!
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From: Still in the Midland Radar overhead
Originally Posted by Topjet
"Another good one that got people (not me tho i must add!!) "go switch on the windsock"
Classics!
Classics!
Obstruction light and sock illumination....VEEPS
Cheers for the advice guys
