Columbia

To add to the "weirdness", just finished a flight in back on an ASA plane, on deplane, FO steps out of flightdeck and has a "OneLuv" SWA ID lanyard around his neck. Walked by and thought I was on an airtran flight. No kidding.

shiznit

.........so DAL mgt. thinks that outsourcing provides the same motivation to excel as doing the work internally.

And 1990-2003 DALPA/NWAPLA thought that it was a good idea to sell pilot jobs to line their own pockets in the short-term.

FlighTimeBarbie

This is key when faced with the reality of a strike. Anyone can vote to strike, like we did in C2K, but when it comes to actually pulling the handle...

Strike Preparedness long advocated for getting our financial houses in order in the runup to C2K, but what was the reality?

Strike issues aside, we have been debt free as well and you can't beat the freedom and peace of mind that comes with it.

Nosmo King

Overhead Bin - 'Super sardine cans' to hold up to 1,000 passengers

LeineLodge

So what's it gonna be? You decide where you're going?

Doug Masters

Some say half empty, some say half full. I figure the glass is too big

forgot to bid

100% with JABDIP. I've gone a lot of places in the Caribbean thanks to corporate flying and I think that the panhandle beats all in so many respects. I'd say its the beaches you'd expect in the Caribbean but just south of the great state of Alabama.

But personally, go around the Seaside area. We vacation in Santa Rosa beach, nice houses run about $1200 a week but if you go in mid to late August a lot of those drop to under $700 a week. It's about a 20-30 minute drive to the heart of Destin where if you need something they have it. Another 10-15 min lands you in Seaside which is neat to see.

The beaches are not nearly as crowded thanks to the $2-$4M homes on the beach there, the sand is fantastic (no rocks), the water has no seaweed or jellfish and it is clear to the point you can take a fish net and catch these little white fish running around the bottom. Give me about a minute and I'll catch some with a $2 net. It's easy.

Look up VRBO, we stay at a place in Old Florida Village in Santa Rosa, it's a start. The drive is about 7 hours. We launched out earlier this month at 3am and that worked out well for us. We also drove up through the center of Alabama on the way back, don't do that... unless you would like to make a stop at the home of the National Champion Auburn Tigers!
Otherwise, stick with going through CSG, Eufaula, DTH, I10 and then to Santa Rosa area. Otherwise if you do Destin I'd consider the I65-I85 route.



Don't forget, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am the blue angeles practice. I've never gone there as its an 1:45 drive from where we stay but I'd like to show the kids one day.

forgot to bid

fwiw, my new lottery plane...


the MU-2.

LOOK OUT IN FRONT, ABOVE... and possibly below.

Bucking Bar

FTB,

Garrett 731's ... yeeach! Noisy cramped little thing.

How about this?


Here is one for sale, just about perfect IMO.

http://www.erikssonaviation.com/pdf/...8Amph-2000.pdf

Bucking Bar

The new threat to aviation "Overhead Bin Laden"