Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

Looks like we may have met our underboob peak early. Perhaps one of our esteemed friends will stop by a little bit later and outline how an FO should appropriately deal with a trip with a CA just returning from months of ALPA FPL:

Originally Posted by Columbia

Where's mah ball cap, sonny?

Originally Posted by NuGuy

The old fNWA hotel in ORF was much, much worse.

Nu

Originally Posted by NuGuy

The old fNWA hotel in ORF was much, much worse.

Nu

Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy

I had a couple of PHF trips and when I was a CVGM88FO. Without a doubt, the worst layover ever. 30 minute drive to hotel and the hotel is on the southern outskirts of Williamsburg so you're not close to anything. Hotel: Cigarette holes in the linen, torn and dirty upholstry on the furniture, closet doors dangling/stacked up against the wall, trim and molding falling down, boogers and ink marks on the walls, and worse, there was mold growing on the walls and ceiling. They also didn't have any luggage racks to help prevent the spread of bedbugs to your luggage. (The Capts room was in similar shape). Food? What food? The food in the hotel restaurant was disgusting and there's only a gas station, a steakhouse with very limited hours, a pancake place, and a fast food option (Long John Silvers?).

Even the locals know it sucks. Hotel staff, "Unless you have a car, you're pretty much screwed." "I wouldn't recommend eating at Yorkshire Steak and Seafood." Pancake restaurant owner as I walked in, "Ah, you must be a MD-88 pilot?" "Nobody walks this far to get here except you guys."

The Captain and I wrote the place up. But here's the kicker ...

I sent an email to the ALPA Hotel Committee Representative. And after waiting 2 months for a response, he replied to my email and acknowledged that they were scouting for a new hotel. But seeing that we're still staying way out in Williamsburg ****es me off when you have much better hotel choices with food options and a mall in Newport News.

I can layover in Compton as long as I only have to walk across the street to get to good places to eat or a store to buy something I need.

Originally Posted by cni187

Fox/CBS need to take notes

Originally Posted by Ferd149

I'll admit that I haven't been to the area in maybe 20 years, but when I was based at Langley AFB there were some great places to eat in Hampton, VA and I'm sure stay. The main drag is Mercury Blvd and as I recall there was a mall and tons of places around Mercury and I64.

Google the area, see what ya think, and drop a note to the hotel committee. I'd do it for ya...........but homie don't go to that particular far east

Originally Posted by cni187

Fox/CBS need to take notes