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03-08-2013, 08:13 AM

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LNL76

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Joined APC: Feb 2012

Position: Whiskey Papa

Posts: 2,851

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Originally Posted by Timbo

Funny you should mention that frequent flyer thing, I just had a Fed Ex pilot on my flight from NRT-MSP last week. He was a Platinum type, sitting in First Class, and giving the Purser a hard time, asking for lots of free stuff, and more drinks, prior to push back! It's a 10:30 long flight, RELAX!

We nearly threw him off, but when he was told he would be out the door if he didn't shut the fark up, he finally did. Later the Purser came up front and said she had him on the way over to NRT a week earlier, same guy, was drunk when he got on, they had to shut him off before takeoff!

Hey, if you are going to be a douche, don't be saying, "But I'm a Fed Ex Captain..." too!

Gotta love people who think just because they work in the industry they get a pass on behaving properly and following the rules/regs everyone else has to follow. I have no use for those among us in every walk of life who subscribe to the "do as I say, not as I do" mentality. Unfortunately, it happens more often than it should. I guess they like embarrassing themselves in public.

03-08-2013, 08:15 AM

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johnso29

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Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: B757/767

Posts: 13,088

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Originally Posted by LNL76

Buckle up--you are in for the ride of your life! My twins girls straightened out at 18 and are gaining maturity every day. I sometimes ask them when the aliens made the switch!
My son just about raised himself and never gave me even a nano-second of problems.

Well fortunately I have only one girl. But I think she may give me as much trouble as two could.

03-08-2013, 08:15 AM

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80ktsClamp

Da Hudge

Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: Poodle Whisperer

Posts: 17,473

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Originally Posted by Columbia

Am I missing something? Doesn't the majority of the senior pilots here fly back of the clock widebodies because that's where the money and QOL is?

You end up doing back side of the clock flying on pretty much every fleet except the 88. 88 don't care, it kills you through the longest checklist you've ever seen.

I flew sooooooo many redeyes on the 737....

03-08-2013, 08:17 AM

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johnso29

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

True, but you flew on the backside of the clock less as compared to international flying.

03-08-2013, 08:21 AM

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80ktsClamp

Da Hudge

Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: Poodle Whisperer

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Originally Posted by johnso29

True, but you flew on the backside of the clock less as compared to international flying.

That's debatable at times on that fleet. leaving atl at 5pm, flying 6.5hours to brazil... getting there at midnight... 24 hr layover, leave just after midnight and get in at 7am.

I'd look back at a months flying during the winter and realize that I had only seen a small handful of daylight hours!