AN ACR FO RPTS THAT HIS CAPT DELIBERATELY ENTERED R2510.

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WE HAD DEPARTED FROM YUMA ENRTE TO LAX. OUR USUAL REQUEST AFTER TKOF IS DIRECT IPL; DIRECT PDZ; V16 LAHAB; LAX. AS WE WERE PASSING THROUGH APPROX 10000 FT (10-12 MI E OF IPL); THE CTLR TOLD US UPON REACHING 16000 FT; WE WERE CLRED DIRECT PDZ. I REPEATED THIS BACK AND LOOKED AT THE CAPT TO ASSURE HE HAD HEARD THE CLRNC. HE REPLIED 'AFTER 16000 FT; DIRECT PDZ; GREAT.' AFTER PASSING IPL; APPROX 14400 FT; HE STARTED TO TURN TOWARDS PDZ. I AGAIN REPEATED THE CLRNC. HE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SAID 'I'M GOING TO CHEAT A LITTLE.' I THEN SAID 'WE PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DO THIS.' HE BASICALLY IGNORED ME AND SAID 'I'VE DONE THIS A MILLION TIMES BEFORE.' SHORTLY LATER; AT ABOUT 15400 FT; CTR CAME ON THE RADIO AND SAID 'ACR; WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' I LOOKED AT THE CAPT AND SAID 'YOU TELL THEM.' HE TOLD THEM WHAT HE WAS DOING AND THEY SAID 'I TOLD YOU UPON REACHING 16000 FT DIRECT PDZ. YOU ARE IN A HOT AREA; TURN L 230 DEGS IMMEDIATELY.' HE THEN TURNED L AS INSTRUCTED. AS AN FO; WE MUST BE GIVEN MORE SUPPORT BY OUR COMPANIES WHEN WE STAND UP TO CAPTS. WITH ME BEING A FO ON PROBATION; BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY BEEN WITH ACR FOR 5 1/2 MONTHS; I TRIED TO DO ALL I COULD. IF I HAD TAKEN THE PLANE FROM THE CAPT; I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN REPRIMANDED OR MAYBE EVEN LET GO BY THE COMPANY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR MENTIONED THIS INCIDENT TO HIS CHIEF PLT AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRIP. THE CHIEF PLT WAS UPSET WITH THE CAPT AND TOLD THE RPTR NOT TO WORRY; HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THE FO HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS MATTER.