Carl Spackler

Scambo can defend himself, but I'm pretty sure he meant that Bucking Bar's posts have been extremely well thought out, factual, and measured. Yet alfaromeo (an unelected MEC bureaucrat) used one of Bar's posts to belittle what he wrote with a dopey statement about taking poison.

Carl

Boomer

I guess 6 months is long enough to have had enough.

Did she grab two beers and head for employee parking?

forgot to bid

Ha ha. Another good one on the QCQ. The dude jumping off the cliff. I guess he's like the autoflight system that when it reaches its functional limit it may not meet the requirements the aircrew is demanding of it.

Now who found this suicidal picture and thought that it could apply to an autopilot? Because I like there way of thinking and posting pictures.



BTW, I feel this directed towards my airplane and I don't appreciate it.

But I'll bite my tongue and hope for a ALL OF THE ABOVE in the Q&A, because that's what I'm clicking. I must admit though, something ain't right when you get a True/False wrong three times in a row. I think I was just being stubborn or needed a cup of coffee.

tsquare

Don't fret alfa... TC and the donuts will save us all.

Seaslap8

Why don't you wear a hat?

DAL 88 Driver

There it is again. T, and his obsession with donuts...

Carl Spackler

Because it's too small to fit on my head.

Carl

Columbia

WWMD- What Would Matlock Do?

Check Essential

Just my Saturday morning 2 cents worth--




alfa-
You're taking this too personally. You gotta face the fact that a lot of people just don't trust ALPA. And its not just a tiny forum-dwelling minority. Its a large group. They are afraid the MEC is more worried about the company's health than they are about the members who put them in office and pay the dues. Your most recent posts only feed that perception.
Its unsettling and somewhat disorienting to see the union guys taking a bit too much pride in the corporation's success and seeming to defend management while the pilot group is still working under the bankruptcy contract. Its time to show the rank and file some results. We're hurting out here.
Whether or not to use the word "liquidation" is a pointless argument. Call it what you will, but the fact is we are seeing displacements and backwards training. Fix that before you tell us any more about how good the Delta balance sheet looks.



Carl-
We all love you man. Your cause is righteous. ALPA is a deeply flawed institution.

But time's up. You've fought well, but time's up.

The pilots have spoken. Its clear that the DPA isn't going to get the required signatures before Section 6 negotiations begin. Like it or not, we're going into this battle under the ALPA banner.

The DPA should suspend its activities and get behind the pilot group and our chosen representatives for this contract battle. You certainly don't have to endorse any individuals or the bureaucracy of ALPA. But unity is important and your support for the pilots as we go into these negotiations will send a powerful message to management and to the rank and file.

The DPA should do this thing not only for the good of the Delta pilots but also for its own credibility. If DALPA fails to deliver an acceptable TA even after you've suspended your efforts then they won't have the "donut excuse" and DPA will have clean hands to argue that they should be the ones to represent the Delta pilots going forward.
You'll have a much harder time winning support in the future if there's a perception that you've somehow sabotaged the contract efforts of DALPA.

Take the high road Carl. Join us in our confrontation with management.
Shut down the DPA for the next 12 months.

DAL 88 Driver

They make sizes to fit all heads...