Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-07-2010, 07:34 PM
veut gagner à la loterie
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04-07-2010, 07:36 PM
veut gagner à la loterie
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04-07-2010, 07:46 PM
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04-07-2010, 08:30 PM
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Well the guy had a certain, undeniable, logic:
Borat: Look, there is woman in car. Can we follow her, get her and maybe have sexy time with her?
Driving instructor: No! No, you cannot do that.
Borat: Why not?
Driving instructor: Because a woman has the right to choose who she has sex with.
Borat: What?
Driving instructor: Yeah, how about that?
Borat: You joke, right?
Driving instructor: No, there must be consent.
Borat: Ha-ha-ha!
Driving instructor: That good, huh?
Borat: Not good for me!
Driving instructor: No! No, you cannot do that.
Borat: Why not?
Driving instructor: Because a woman has the right to choose who she has sex with.
Borat: What?
Driving instructor: Yeah, how about that?
Borat: You joke, right?
Driving instructor: No, there must be consent.
Borat: Ha-ha-ha!
Driving instructor: That good, huh?
Borat: Not good for me!
04-07-2010, 11:17 PM
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I thought it was "push the head and pull the tail."
If not, then I sure screwed up a lot of poor SNA's down at Whiting...
(Full disclosure: I graduated from UGA some years back. I believe it is actually accredited now -unlike when I attended!)
04-08-2010, 01:22 AM
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Waves;
IMO it is more along the lines of doing what is expected, keeping the operation going, and aid the passengers. We are the front line and in many cases the difference between a return customer and a complaint. That is how you aid the company. Information that is timely, accurate and without bias. Simply put the consummate professional. I know you know this, you are a Captain!
For the new hires it is
Safety, Customers Service and Efficiency. Yes that is asked!
IMO it is more along the lines of doing what is expected, keeping the operation going, and aid the passengers. We are the front line and in many cases the difference between a return customer and a complaint. That is how you aid the company. Information that is timely, accurate and without bias. Simply put the consummate professional. I know you know this, you are a Captain!
For the new hires it is
Safety, Customers Service and Efficiency. Yes that is asked!
04-08-2010, 02:46 AM
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Ask and you shall receive:
Viper: the unofficial nickname
The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper":
ref: http://www.f-16.net/articles_article...b&tid=2&pid=27
Viper: the unofficial nickname
The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper":
At end of runway, the F-16 did resemble a cobra or something as it approached you. However, I think Northrop had already taken that name for the YF-17.
We all voted, and Viper came in really high. Seems there was a series on TV that had 'colonial Vipers' flying off of Battlestar Galactica (a term later used for the Eagle).
In any case, the Generals didn't want a plane 'named after some snake'!
Falcon was a good name, and it fit in with the motif that the Eagle had created. Sort of a little brother, but still a 'Bird of Prey'. In fact, GD had a great promo out in late 70's called "Bird of Prey", and it used the Falcon as the real world model.
Even when F-16 Fighting Falcon became the official name, Viper stuck around and became the unofficial nickname for the F-16. The name "Viper" is even officially used for the Joe Bill Dreyden "Semper Viper" award, which is awarded for excellent airmanship by F-16 pilotsWe all voted, and Viper came in really high. Seems there was a series on TV that had 'colonial Vipers' flying off of Battlestar Galactica (a term later used for the Eagle).
In any case, the Generals didn't want a plane 'named after some snake'!
Falcon was a good name, and it fit in with the motif that the Eagle had created. Sort of a little brother, but still a 'Bird of Prey'. In fact, GD had a great promo out in late 70's called "Bird of Prey", and it used the Falcon as the real world model.
ref: http://www.f-16.net/articles_article...b&tid=2&pid=27
04-08-2010, 02:56 AM
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04-08-2010, 04:23 AM
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04-08-2010, 04:28 AM
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I do not know at what point you stop, I guess it depends on the environment.
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