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06-30-2010, 07:59 AM
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06-30-2010, 07:59 AM
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Schoolhouse in the '70s
DALsouth geezers appreciate the Virginia Avenue complex because they remember how training used to be 30+ years ago. Ground school was in the CDC building (Centers for Disease Control, no kidding), a short hike to the Northeast. No computers, just slides and overhead projectors. Sims were a cab ride away (in a questionable neighborhood) at the Greenbriar office complex. Ditching training was at a local YMCA pool. Housing was at the infamous Admiral Benbow hotel.
It's much better now, but probably less fun.
06-30-2010, 08:02 AM
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DALsouth geezers appreciate the Virginia Avenue complex because they remember how training used to be 30+ years ago. Ground school was in the CDC building (Centers for Disease Control, no kidding), a short hike to the Northeast. No computers, just slides and overhead projectors. Sims were a cab ride away (in a questionable neighborhood) at the Greenbriar office complex. Ditching training was at a local YMCA pool. Housing was at the infamous Admiral Benbow hotel.
It's much better now, but probably less fun.
DALsouth geezers appreciate the Virginia Avenue complex because they remember how training used to be 30+ years ago. Ground school was in the CDC building (Centers for Disease Control, no kidding), a short hike to the Northeast. No computers, just slides and overhead projectors. Sims were a cab ride away (in a questionable neighborhood) at the Greenbriar office complex. Ditching training was at a local YMCA pool. Housing was at the infamous Admiral Benbow hotel.
It's much better now, but probably less fun.
Sounds like you got out just in time.
06-30-2010, 08:03 AM
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For Satch and other soccer lovers:
For the ESPN empire and Univision, any questions about the return on their investment in the World Cup are being answered by viewers. On Saturday, the United States’ loss to Ghana was seen by 14.9 million on ABC — an American record for the tournament — and an additional 4.5 million on Univision.
That’s 19.4 million viewers for a Round of 16 game on a Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Eastern — the same number that Fox averaged over six prime-time games for last year’s World Series.
NY Times Article
I'm an American football fan and not very interested in the world cup, and there are some things that irritate me like the clock and I guess bad officiating, but even Colin Cowherd is saying ripping on soccer is very 1980/1990s. Ouch. Go Brasil!
For the ESPN empire and Univision, any questions about the return on their investment in the World Cup are being answered by viewers. On Saturday, the United States’ loss to Ghana was seen by 14.9 million on ABC — an American record for the tournament — and an additional 4.5 million on Univision.
That’s 19.4 million viewers for a Round of 16 game on a Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Eastern — the same number that Fox averaged over six prime-time games for last year’s World Series.
NY Times Article
I'm an American football fan and not very interested in the world cup, and there are some things that irritate me like the clock and I guess bad officiating, but even Colin Cowherd is saying ripping on soccer is very 1980/1990s. Ouch. Go Brasil!
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06-30-2010, 08:07 AM
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Anyone know when the "new" -90's will be online? Trying to figure out when the MSPM88 base will be up and running full capacity. I know they have a lot of unfilled spots, but curious if we are going to be overstaffed up there once the new guys are here, waiting on the airplanes so that the total block hours can increase.
Any rumors...?
Can't wait to get off reserve...
Any rumors...?
Can't wait to get off reserve...
Having said all that, I don't think that the excess staffing in MSP is a result of not having the 90's - there are plenty of 88's for us to fly! At this point it's still a base in transition. SLC is still drawing down and our flying in MSP hasn't stabilized yet.
As a side note - we need to push the powers that be into placarding the weight limitations on the 88/90 fleet. Having to memorize tail number specific limitations is ridiculous.
06-30-2010, 08:11 AM
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I know there are a lot of lurkers on this thread here as well as the regular posters. So I apologize for the thread drift, but I figured this would get maximum exposure.
I wanted to call everyone's attention to a recent posting on the deltanet main page regarding a DCCU account set up for the son of a fellow Delta employee who lost his life while at work. Let's really show this kid what it means to be a part of the Delta Family!
I wanted to call everyone's attention to a recent posting on the deltanet main page regarding a DCCU account set up for the son of a fellow Delta employee who lost his life while at work. Let's really show this kid what it means to be a part of the Delta Family!
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06-30-2010, 08:21 AM
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If there is something here that doesn't need to be on the web then let me know or acl, super, 80, etc, erase it.
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