New hires at Fed Ex?
08-02-2006, 05:20 PM
#41
...Whatever It Is!
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,680
Originally Posted by captain_drew
I will bet I 'feel' better than you do.
Sleep ALL night, every night . . in my own bed. .and wake up . . in the morning feeling better than I did for nearly 30 years . . and I don't have to think about getting to the airport to go to work.
No bidding. . no calls from Scew Schedules . . no 'splaining 'my side of the story' to an ACP
. . .no heartburn about managment screwing us over and not negotiating in good faith.
Certainly don't FEEL old
Sleep ALL night, every night . . in my own bed. .and wake up . . in the morning feeling better than I did for nearly 30 years . . and I don't have to think about getting to the airport to go to work.
No bidding. . no calls from Scew Schedules . . no 'splaining 'my side of the story' to an ACP
. . .no heartburn about managment screwing us over and not negotiating in good faith. Certainly don't FEEL old
08-02-2006, 05:41 PM
#42
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2005
Position: FredEx Captain-Retired
Posts: 408
Originally Posted by MD11Fr8Dog
Drew, It went right over your head!!
08-02-2006, 05:53 PM
#43
...Whatever It Is!
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Posts: 4,680
Originally Posted by captain_drew
Yeah . . that's what happens when you are stumbling around, semi-fatigued all the time. You say stuff that you think other people will 'get'
08-03-2006, 06:43 AM
#44
New Hire
Joined APC: Jun 2005
Position: Student Pilot
Posts: 5
Just for the record, I've found much of the content herein to be quite educational for a fellow hopefully on his way to the line in a few years. Also for the record, with regard to riding sideways: I currently have two years of college under my belt, am climbing the tall hill to an airline job, and would fly backwards if they asked me.
08-03-2006, 07:16 AM
#45
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Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: MD-11 Capt
Posts: 210
[QUOTE=Elvis]Just for the record, I've found much of the content herein to be quite educational for a fellow hopefully on his way to the line in a few years.
Just be careful who's advice you follow. Some would lead you to believe that they are current on what is happenning in today's aviation world or at certain companies, such as FedEx, when in fact they should be getting their afternoon naps so they can make the nightly bingo game.
Just be careful who's advice you follow. Some would lead you to believe that they are current on what is happenning in today's aviation world or at certain companies, such as FedEx, when in fact they should be getting their afternoon naps so they can make the nightly bingo game.
08-03-2006, 07:30 AM
#46
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Joined APC: Feb 2005
Position: FredEx Captain-Retired
Posts: 408
Originally Posted by Elvis
Just for the record, I've found much of the content herein to be quite educational for a fellow hopefully on his way to the line in a few years. Also for the record, with regard to riding sideways: I currently have two years of college under my belt, am climbing the tall hill to an airline job, and would fly backwards if they asked me.
You have the right attitude. . . and likely .. by the time you get that call for the big, life-changing interview, the FE 'entry level' position will be aviation history. The 3-man cockpit, unfortunately, is a thrashing dinosaur, in the pangs of death.
I REALLY enjoyed having that 3rd person (who was not looking out the window) as a part of the crew, especially when the other guy turned out to be a 'non-member'. . at least I had someone to talk to on weeklong trips . . .I can't imagine having just one other person in the cockpit . . and you don't get along.
08-03-2006, 08:28 AM
#47
CA
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Position: I am the Captain now...
Posts: 1,006
Originally Posted by captain_drew
a thrashing dinosaur, in the pangs of death
BTW... Capt Drew, did you wear a train engineer's hat at FedEx? I recall one of the 727 pilots who wore them, always flew 1860 from OAK to SAN.
Last edited by CL65driver; 08-03-2006 at 08:32 AM.
11-09-2006, 06:25 AM
#49
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Joined APC: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,237
Pass the written, then a checkride, usually at a 121 carrier. You can do it without being a pilot - look at Pt. 61 (?).
You control the systems, under the command of the captain, except for some stuff above his head on the overhead panel. You also do the walk-around and all the W&B/flight log paperwork.
I was FE on the 72 and the DC10. The 72 was a pretty demanding job - at least until about 18000' on climbout.
As for the 10 panel, after you get the engines started you could literally drop dead and they wouldn't notice you until they needed the APU when they parked it.
You control the systems, under the command of the captain, except for some stuff above his head on the overhead panel. You also do the walk-around and all the W&B/flight log paperwork.
I was FE on the 72 and the DC10. The 72 was a pretty demanding job - at least until about 18000' on climbout.
As for the 10 panel, after you get the engines started you could literally drop dead and they wouldn't notice you until they needed the APU when they parked it.
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