Prepare yourselves… 2023 AEs
08-18-2023, 08:16 AM
#4331
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08-18-2023, 08:20 AM
#4332
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08-18-2023, 08:49 AM
#4334
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As a WB B I never landed outside the U.S. (except 1 landing on TOE) I flew a lot of back seat on 3 man trips as I was usually the junior or reserve/third add on. I never felt at the top of my game in the 767 due to infrequent legs. (adequate but not as comfortable as in the 757) I enjoyed the trips exploring, until I didn't. After the 3rd or 4th time to a city and getting to the regular spots the motivation to get out waned and the sleep became paramount. I left and will happily stay NBA bidding reserve. Just my $.02. I can't imagine the ultra long stuff spilt up by 4 pilots. Good luck, I hope the old Delta standard of A gets foreign and senior B gets U.S. has changed.
Either way - yeah after you do it for a few times it seems like it does wear off. Becomes about sleep and more so good food/restaurants and change of scenery away from home. That’s about all I notice now until I get a spot I’ve never been to.
I’d be content just bidding LHR for Chelsea games and Paris for food. But I am a great creature of habit, so it doesn’t seem to wear much. Maybe in 5 years I’m curious to see my tone
08-18-2023, 08:56 AM
#4335
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Maybe I’m weird but I just don’t care about landing in an international spot or the states. I don’t fly a traditional widebody like 330/350 but is it that hard to get a landing in a different airport with the 6-9 day rotations? Do they ALL care to get their landings in Europe and Asia? I’m curiously asking too, not trying to come off as a rhetorical question.
Either way - yeah after you do it for a few times it seems like it does wear off. Becomes about sleep and more so good food/restaurants and change of scenery away from home. That’s about all I notice now until I get a spot I’ve never been to.
I’d be content just bidding LHR for Chelsea games and Paris for food. But I am a great creature of habit, so it doesn’t seem to wear much. Maybe in 5 years I’m curious to see my tone
Either way - yeah after you do it for a few times it seems like it does wear off. Becomes about sleep and more so good food/restaurants and change of scenery away from home. That’s about all I notice now until I get a spot I’ve never been to.
I’d be content just bidding LHR for Chelsea games and Paris for food. But I am a great creature of habit, so it doesn’t seem to wear much. Maybe in 5 years I’m curious to see my tone
08-18-2023, 09:37 AM
#4336
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yeah seems like the 3 days would be hard to get landings in
08-18-2023, 11:07 AM
#4337
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I don't get why this is a thing here at mother D (at least on the ER in ATL). Other places I worked at this wasn't the case. They actually trusted the FO to land in a place outside of the US ha. I too have had it only a few times where the captain didn't care and actually gave us the option to get all the landings. Both Captains were NYC in my sample data (thanks fellas).
08-18-2023, 11:55 AM
#4339
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So I just did a recency sim. The trick is to get in before you go unqualified, so make sure you proactively try to get it scheduled. The sim is sooooo easy, 1 LOC approach, 2 ILS and a CATIII, that's it. I literally landed in ATL at 1pm got to the sim at 130, no briefing, and was out of the sim at 2pm and got on the 310pm flight home.
08-18-2023, 12:01 PM
#4340
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So I just did a recency sim. The trick is to get in before you go unqualified, so make sure you proactively try to get it scheduled. The sim is sooooo easy, 1 LOC approach, 2 ILS and a CATIII, that's it. I literally landed in ATL at 1pm got to the sim at 130, no briefing, and was out of the sim at 2pm and got on the 310pm flight home.
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