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07-22-2013, 07:21 PM

#135841

flyallnite

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Originally Posted by GBU-24

Can you fly a trip from a month on a regular line into a month on reserve?...those days would be on-call days in the follow-on month...

You can't pick up open time that does that, if that's what you're getting after...

07-22-2013, 07:23 PM

#135842

GBU-24

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Originally Posted by flyallnite

You can't pick up open time that does that, if that's what you're getting after...

Yep...thanks...

07-22-2013, 07:25 PM

#135843

Rather B Fishin

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot

I wonder how many forum participants can honestly say they have flown over long ocean routes using a sextant for navigation. We are dwindling in numbers. Makes me wonder what will happen when the GPS system goes down.

Umm how many airlines stock a spare sextant in the cockpit? Do you carry one in your flight kit?

07-22-2013, 07:31 PM

#135844

GunshipGuy

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot

Give me a MA-2 along with some H.O. 249s and and a current air almanac and I might still be able to get you within 2 miles of where you should be. (Please, no turns for 12 minutes at night!)

Which one's Pollux? Oh, forget it--give me a GPS.

Last edited by GunshipGuy; 07-22-2013 at 07:56 PM.

07-22-2013, 08:28 PM

#135845

forgot to bid

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot

im excited to hear my airplane may get GPS soon!

07-22-2013, 08:50 PM

#135846

NWA320pilot

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Position: 737 Capt

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Originally Posted by flyallnite

The Call In Honest policy is to be used only a few times in a pilot's career, and only after a well planned commute goes to pot, which this summer, was a weekly occurrence. Hardly a free ticket to work, and only used at the company's discretion. You are still on your own as a commuter.

I've never had a problem when calling in honest. CS has always been very accommodating getting me to base with no issues. In fact earlier this month the first two morning flights were cancelled the night prior, I called them that night and they booked me PS right then!

07-22-2013, 08:59 PM

#135847

kiteflyer

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Originally Posted by capncrunch

I'm looking forward to a day when we have more pilots voting who understand and care about scope sales. I welcome the fresh blood in that regard. Also, maybe the flows will bring us guys who don't just read the printed materials and rubber stamp this stuff through base on propaganda. Less bobble heads.

FYI - hockey is not former Compass.

Well said. I agree.
The demographics of this pilot group are about to change and I don't think we will ever sell out scope again.

07-22-2013, 08:59 PM

#135848

80ktsClamp

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Video from inside the SWA accident today:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151450227201157

They hit pretty freaking hard...

07-22-2013, 09:17 PM

#135849

tomgoodman

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Position: 767A (Ret)

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot

Our Navigators were happy to show us how they plotted a 3-star fix or a sun line and how to use the sextant. That was so long ago that now I probably couldn't even follow the arc to Arcturus, let alone speed on to Spica.