Timbo

Have you ever flown over your house while on a trip, looked down and seen a different car in your driveway?

Here's your sign...

OK, now that the election is over, can we get back to something really important? What about Lance Armstrong's 7 Tour DeFrance titles?? WWJD?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cRCnwy6kAQ

Am I the only one who saw the new South Park last night, about the election?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFXbabyLtuc

Oh, and I also saw Flight last night. I don't drink Vodka but I had to stop on the way home and get started....because...

"No one could have landed that airplane like I did" is going to be included in all my 'welcome to Atlanta' PA's from now on!

Elvis90

From Flight Ops Crew Planning News:

"MAX RESERVE AND RESERVE FULL
Beginning with the December bid period, PWA Section 23 S.2.a.1 becomes effective. Previously, a reserve pilot would not be assigned a rotation that would cause his credit to exceed the ALV. The new language will allow a pilot with whose accumulated monthly block and credit is below the reserve guarantee to be assigned a rotation as long as it does not cause his credit to exceed the ALV plus 15 hours."

I really don't like this part of our PWA. I got two extra days off last month because scheduling maxed me out.

Also, the year-over-year decreases in block hours system wide is a disappointment. I personally have moved up 521 seniority numbers since two years ago, but I have fewer people below me now.

BTW, I jumpseated with an American crew last week and the FO was furious that my 3rd year pay rate exceeded his 12-year pay rate on the Maddog, which will only get wider beginning Jan. 1st. I'm interested to see what American will look like next year.

Elvis90

For those political junkies out there, this article by Dan Henninger best describes the division in our nation. It's really just big city voters versus rural voters when looking at the map.

Henninger: Obama's Divided Nation - WSJ.com

scambo1

The new international flightplan format is much more user friendly as well. They included all kinds of useful information in the body of the flightplan, moved some things where they should be - like overflight authorizations and which sector control you are talking to; its just a big improvement all around...Maybe not a "perfect" final product, but darn close.

Man, I can type a run on sentance.

FIIGMO

Buzz no worries I am feeling the love!! I guess my post conveyed a position or bias that certainly was not intended! I too really dont see much changing for the better! I just like to visit here and talk shop. Politics is always a catch 22 and as more centrist politically I cringe at what is happening because we are losing ground and time because this current set of politics is about who thinks they are right and not taking care of whats right! No changes in the near future!

Purple was talking some sense and when I found myself leaning towards his trend in conversation I had that OMG moment and I knew all was not right in the APC world! Doom and gloom of the latest Crew resources letter I can handle in bits and pieces and still call all ya'll my friends!!!

Hoping for SEA and praying not to be bump from LAX! Maybe I should MD to the DC9 and hope the back log is soooo bad that I can take a few months off.....

johnso29

Actually the I read the decline in the market was more related to Europe announcing that it's economy in 2013 would grow by 0.1% instead of 1.0%.

Elvis90

Unfortunately you need a WSJ subscription to see this, but it essentially says that businesses had hoped for a relaxation of regulation post-election, and now that won't happen. But their biggest fears are the "fiscal cliff" on Jan. 1, 2013, especially since Congress is still divided, which leads to uncertainty that spooks the markets.

Wall Street Wallows in After-Election Gloom - WSJ.com

badflaps

I see Emirates may have some 777's for sale. Mebbbe our purchaser of gently used air machines will notice.....

727C47

Rome didn't fall till nearly five centuries after this was written, it had not even reached its Imperial peak till centuries after Cicero had passed, though the Republic itself was replaced by the Imperium with the rise of Caesar, in other words I wouldn't count us out quite yet.

Boomer

If Rome had the internet, it would have fallen in about six hours.