Thread: Tribute To A Pilot

Originally Posted by mrs767er

I do admire this guy's longevity as a DL employee, but I question the "reality" of this:
"Captain Flanigan never missed a day of work or used a single sick day"
I could guess he did plenty of personal drop days in lieu of sick days, then picked up green slips to fly on days off. I certainly hope he didn't fly when he was sick...

Not sure if DL pilots can do it but at AA, pilots can call in "fatigued". Still, nice to hear about someone working in a job he loves.