An atx director of operations resigned due to company management schedule pressure.

Attributes
ACN	335791
Time
Date	199605
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	oversight : supervisor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	335791
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

'Tired of flying tired.' resignation as director of operations due to unsafe operating practices of air tax operator. As director of operations did not retain authority/authorized to make changes of operating practices. Ultimate authority/authorized rests with stockholders, president, and chief pilot of whom I reported to. Bottom line always over safety. Was not able to hire or fire pilots. Strictly liaison between pilot group and management, and management and the FAA. To my knowledge, air taxi operator was not illegal in its operation according to far 135 regulations. Unsafe practices example: currency -- pilots are checked out in 1 model citation, 2 models lear jet, 4 models king airs -- PIC. Sic are also checked out in addition to above in conquest and cessna 414. Scheduling does not reflect maintaining currency in aircraft. 25+ pilot group. Fatigue -- all 14 hour days, 5-6 days per week, standby on wkends and days off required. Average amount of sleep per night is 5 hours. Approximately 8 hours at home, 16 hours away from home. Crisis management only -- nothing proactive. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that now working for the FAA as an operations inspector. Believes that it is now inappropriate to talk further about the charter company that just resigned from resulting in this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX DIRECTOR OF OPS RESIGNED DUE TO COMPANY MGMNT SCHEDULE PRESSURE.

Narrative: 'TIRED OF FLYING TIRED.' RESIGNATION AS DIRECTOR OF OPS DUE TO UNSAFE OPERATING PRACTICES OF AIR TAX OPERATOR. AS DIRECTOR OF OPS DID NOT RETAIN AUTH TO MAKE CHANGES OF OPERATING PRACTICES. ULTIMATE AUTH RESTS WITH STOCKHOLDERS, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF PLT OF WHOM I RPTED TO. BOTTOM LINE ALWAYS OVER SAFETY. WAS NOT ABLE TO HIRE OR FIRE PLTS. STRICTLY LIAISON BTWN PLT GROUP AND MGMNT, AND MGMNT AND THE FAA. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AIR TAXI OPERATOR WAS NOT ILLEGAL IN ITS OP ACCORDING TO FAR 135 REGS. UNSAFE PRACTICES EXAMPLE: CURRENCY -- PLTS ARE CHKED OUT IN 1 MODEL CITATION, 2 MODELS LEAR JET, 4 MODELS KING AIRS -- PIC. SIC ARE ALSO CHKED OUT IN ADDITION TO ABOVE IN CONQUEST AND CESSNA 414. SCHEDULING DOES NOT REFLECT MAINTAINING CURRENCY IN ACFT. 25+ PLT GROUP. FATIGUE -- ALL 14 HR DAYS, 5-6 DAYS PER WEEK, STANDBY ON WKENDS AND DAYS OFF REQUIRED. AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SLEEP PER NIGHT IS 5 HRS. APPROX 8 HRS AT HOME, 16 HRS AWAY FROM HOME. CRISIS MGMNT ONLY -- NOTHING PROACTIVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT NOW WORKING FOR THE FAA AS AN OPS INSPECTOR. BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOW INAPPROPRIATE TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THE CHARTER COMPANY THAT JUST RESIGNED FROM RESULTING IN THIS RPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.