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Old 06-17-2022, 04:41 PM
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Man I bet you are a joy to be around!
You're right sailing. That was uncalled for and I should apologize.


I'm sorry for calling you an old fart.
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Old 06-17-2022, 04:53 PM
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You're right sailing. That was uncalled for and I should apologize.


I'm sorry for calling you an old fart.

Classy post. Thank you!

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Old 06-17-2022, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoop
Classy post. Thank you!

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I think that post was sarcastic….he’s only apologizing for the one comment.

The thing that amazes me about Sailing is that he catches a lot of crap on here, but he has never lost his cool. He continues to post respectfully to everyone, when some get quite disrespectful with their responses.

You’re a class act Sailing! I appreciate you.

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Old 06-17-2022, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Gone Flying
So I will need some help here because I obviously was not around for the past 30+ years, but with the exception of 2000-2001 hires, couldn’t most pilots at DL hold CA by the 12 year mark? Airlinefiles.com has a jr CA snapshot going all the way back to 2005 and it is usually under 10 years (again excluding those hired from 2000-2001, which by any objective standard probably had the worst career trajectory and seniority progression of any pilots at DL hired after deregulation)

historically speaking, hasn’t jr CA typically been around 60-65% systemwide seniority? I wonder what keeps causing it to drop to pilots with 90% company seniority recently?

18 years to WB CA is probably not going to happen for most at DL. Im projected to be in the seniority range of WB CA plug around the 25 year mark and would be thrilled if that ends up happening.

for someone hired today it will take closer to 27-28 years to hit that number.
I was hired in the latter part of 2000. My first upgrade happened summer of 2016, but I held out for the 320. I could have held MD88 around late 2014 I think and 717 in 2015, but at that point, as a pretty senior 7ER FO, I had a pretty decent QOL and didn’t want to go to the Maddog. Luckily for me, I was one of the younger pilots in class and have time left, but yeah, the difference between the career expectation vs. reality was striking for the first 12 years.

Having said that, the career of everyone behind us that got stuck at the regionals post 9/11 was even worse, and many with dreams of flying for the Legacies their whole life, probably became lifers at the regionals, or changed careers, so don’t read my post as whining. I still feel lucky for the career I’ve had, compared to my peers that came up at the same time I did. Timing sucked for all of us, but I’ve still had it better than a lot of Pilots. Not as amazing as I’d hoped, but not bad either. Don’t feel sorry for us.
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Old 06-18-2022, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Margaritaville;[url=tel:3443048
3443048[/url]]You're right sailing. That was uncalled for and I should apologize.


I'm sorry for calling you an old fart.
Or, “I’m sorry you’re an old fart”?
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Old 06-18-2022, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Big E 757
I think that post was sarcastic….he’s only apologizing for the one comment.

The thing that amazes me about Sailing is that he catches a lot of crap on here, but he has never lost his cool. He continues to post respectfully to everyone, when some get quite disrespectful with their responses.

You’re a class act Sailing! I appreciate you.

You can definitely read it that way, but I am giving Margaritaville the benefit of the doubt since its the weekend and I am poolside with Boatdrinks!

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Old 06-18-2022, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoop
You can definitely read it that way, but I am giving Margaritaville the benefit of the doubt since its the weekend and I am poolside with Boatdrinks!

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Enjoy your #widebodyweekend!

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Old 06-20-2022, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Big E 757
I think that post was sarcastic….he’s only apologizing for the one comment.

The thing that amazes me about Sailing is that he catches a lot of crap on here, but he has never lost his cool. He continues to post respectfully to everyone, when some get quite disrespectful with their responses.

You’re a class act Sailing! I appreciate you.
When that’s your full time job, you have to keep it professional. Mid 2016 he took a vacation and the tone changed dramatically. The intern that replaced him for a few weeks was significantly more salty and only commented on current events. His historical record posts were noticeably lacking. He keeps this place from becoming an echo chamber but his posts are patriarchal and management directed IMHO.
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Old 06-21-2022, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by notEnuf
When that’s your full time job, you have to keep it professional. Mid 2016 he took a vacation and the tone changed dramatically. The intern that replaced him for a few weeks was significantly more salty and only commented on current events. His historical record posts were noticeably lacking. He keeps this place from becoming an echo chamber but his posts are patriarchal and management directed IMHO.
i wonder if delta management pays better than the leftist activists I work for. I need to try to beat inflation
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Old 06-21-2022, 10:35 AM
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i wonder if delta management pays better than the leftist activists I work for. I need to try to beat inflation
I'd recommend Side Hustle and Market Outlook over Delta management if you are looking to beat inflation.
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