Narrative:

At top of climb out of smf; I advised crew of suggested new routing south of 2 large cells of WX over nebraska and the other over iowa. Considering the WX was moving north and across the route filed; I thought the more southerly route was safer and avoid the 2 areas of encroaching thunderstorms. I sent 3 messages to the crew without response to any. My last message to them was 'please acknowledge this message and/or previous messages.' after some time went by; I started a call to ZDV to make contact with the flight. As the supervisor ZDV answered; I received an ACARS from the flight stating they would continue on filed course and assess the WX visually and then make any necessary turns. This was contrary to what I wanted him to do. I thought the safer plan was to fly south of the WX but he seemed as if he was determined to ignore any request or suggestion that I offered regardless. He was obtaining all his information from ATC. I was effectively out of operational control of this flight. The captain had absolutely no regard or concern for my responsibility or input. As I type this; he is heading directly for a line of thunderstorms that could have been completely avoided had he not been wearing his 'I am god hat.' this has put me in a very uncomfortable situation. The captain has to come to realize the scope of the picture that we have in regards to the WX ahead of them in downline ctrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER FEELS A319 FLT CREW FAILS TO GIVE REASONABLE CONSIDERATION TO HIS SUGGESTION FOR A RERTE AROUND WX.

Narrative: AT TOP OF CLB OUT OF SMF; I ADVISED CREW OF SUGGESTED NEW ROUTING S OF 2 LARGE CELLS OF WX OVER NEBRASKA AND THE OTHER OVER IOWA. CONSIDERING THE WX WAS MOVING N AND ACROSS THE RTE FILED; I THOUGHT THE MORE SOUTHERLY RTE WAS SAFER AND AVOID THE 2 AREAS OF ENCROACHING TSTMS. I SENT 3 MESSAGES TO THE CREW WITHOUT RESPONSE TO ANY. MY LAST MESSAGE TO THEM WAS 'PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE AND/OR PREVIOUS MESSAGES.' AFTER SOME TIME WENT BY; I STARTED A CALL TO ZDV TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FLT. AS THE SUPVR ZDV ANSWERED; I RECEIVED AN ACARS FROM THE FLT STATING THEY WOULD CONTINUE ON FILED COURSE AND ASSESS THE WX VISUALLY AND THEN MAKE ANY NECESSARY TURNS. THIS WAS CONTRARY TO WHAT I WANTED HIM TO DO. I THOUGHT THE SAFER PLAN WAS TO FLY S OF THE WX BUT HE SEEMED AS IF HE WAS DETERMINED TO IGNORE ANY REQUEST OR SUGGESTION THAT I OFFERED REGARDLESS. HE WAS OBTAINING ALL HIS INFO FROM ATC. I WAS EFFECTIVELY OUT OF OPERATIONAL CTL OF THIS FLT. THE CAPT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO REGARD OR CONCERN FOR MY RESPONSIBILITY OR INPUT. AS I TYPE THIS; HE IS HEADING DIRECTLY FOR A LINE OF TSTMS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY AVOIDED HAD HE NOT BEEN WEARING HIS 'I AM GOD HAT.' THIS HAS PUT ME IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION. THE CAPT HAS TO COME TO REALIZE THE SCOPE OF THE PICTURE THAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO THE WX AHEAD OF THEM IN DOWNLINE CTRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.