Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-16-2012, 08:52 PM
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Recommend you look in Brighton, or Brighton Township ( I've been for 10 yrs). Hidden Lake is a very nice place, very nice!, but there are other places just as nice, for less $. Also, you are about 13 min drive from the nearest grocery store. Tis beautiful, but dont "lock" into that area.
04-16-2012, 09:28 PM
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04-16-2012, 11:56 PM
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I love flying with SLC captains. I attended initial on the short bus with 8 of 'em. Great guys. Then two trips I flown while sitting reserve. They always buy dinner or do the walk around or both. 100% of the time in my experience. If only the Atlanta captains could pick up on the trend.
) DAL may figure out there is a whole country west of ATL (although not since I've been hired - ask Buzzpat how LAX is working out).
04-17-2012, 03:47 AM
seeing the large hubs...
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BTW (not making this up), Had to stop by the local Petsmart to buy a few feeder rats for my kids snake. Go to the checkout line and there is one of our very own cat ranchers (in uniform) with two carts full of litter and cases of cat food chatting up the cashier about her 5 cats and how hard it is to leave them at home when she "travels the world".
All I could think of was, does she fly for us?
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04-17-2012, 05:24 AM
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I was in SAT on vacation last month, taking a trip on the little train that goes through the park (can't remember the name) near the Zoo when we passed a picnic area. A older lady was pouring out catfood into 5 (!) piles while a few cats (I guess they lived in the park, it was far from houese) crept out of the weeds and started eating.
All I could think of was, does she fly for us?
All I could think of was, does she fly for us?
04-17-2012, 05:27 AM
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Jug
Maybe it's a base cultural thing, mb times are changing, or mb it's because there are a lot more older dudes, e.g. moi, hanging out in right seats. I'm referring to walk arounds more than anything. The occasional dinner or beer is nice when it happens. Truth be told, I've bought the CA dinner more times then not... but don't let that get out.
Maybe it's a base cultural thing, mb times are changing, or mb it's because there are a lot more older dudes, e.g. moi, hanging out in right seats. I'm referring to walk arounds more than anything. The occasional dinner or beer is nice when it happens. Truth be told, I've bought the CA dinner more times then not... but don't let that get out.
I agree with you wrt the base culture concept. I was based in ATL for a number of years as a FO. CAs never did walk arounds, and it was very, very unusual for one to buy beer, much less dinner. That's not to say it never happened but it was very rare, unfortunately even on probation.
Both SLC and LAX were former Western Air Lines bases, and I'm very lucky to have flown with a bunch of former WAL CAs. Almost 100% were a total class act. Great aviators, great CAs, wonderful to fly with, what I'd call "world class guys".
Fortunately the example they set has carried over to the next generation of CAs.
04-17-2012, 05:34 AM
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Buzz,
I agree with you wrt the base culture concept. I was based in ATL for a number of years as a FO. CAs never did walk arounds, and it was very, very unusual for one to buy beer, much less dinner. That's not to say it never happened but it was very rare, unfortunately even on probation.
Both SLC and LAX were former Western Air Lines bases, and I'm very lucky to have flown with a bunch of former WAL CAs. Almost 100% were a total class act. Great aviators, great CAs, wonderful to fly with, what I'd call "world class guys".
Fortunately the example they set has carried over to the next generation of CAs.
I agree with you wrt the base culture concept. I was based in ATL for a number of years as a FO. CAs never did walk arounds, and it was very, very unusual for one to buy beer, much less dinner. That's not to say it never happened but it was very rare, unfortunately even on probation.
Both SLC and LAX were former Western Air Lines bases, and I'm very lucky to have flown with a bunch of former WAL CAs. Almost 100% were a total class act. Great aviators, great CAs, wonderful to fly with, what I'd call "world class guys".
Fortunately the example they set has carried over to the next generation of CAs.
+1 Great observation...
04-17-2012, 05:37 AM
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In regards to Captains buying beer and/or dinner, keep in mind that many of today's Captains started off as Flight Engineers.
As an FO, I pay my own way. But when I was in the back seat, I virtually never paid for beer or meals. It was almost embarrassing, but much appreciated.
As an FO, I pay my own way. But when I was in the back seat, I virtually never paid for beer or meals. It was almost embarrassing, but much appreciated.
04-17-2012, 05:41 AM
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In regards to Captains buying beer and/or dinner, keep in mind that many of today's Captains started off as Flight Engineers.
As an FO, I pay my own way. But when I was in the back seat, I virtually never paid for beer or meals. It was almost embarrassing, but much appreciated.
As an FO, I pay my own way. But when I was in the back seat, I virtually never paid for beer or meals. It was almost embarrassing, but much appreciated.
At least thats been more or less my observation.
04-17-2012, 05:51 AM
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Rolling thunder techniques
All right guys I've been getting used right up to the guarantee for March and April and I figured why not try to get the thunder rolling next month. I was hoping guys could throw out the finer points on how this works.
More specifically I am an ATL M88B with the first 5 days off in the month. Should I bid my golden days at the beginning or the end of the month? When I yellow slip (or put in qualifiers to fly on my X days) how should that look? If I don't get a trip in those first 5 days is it basically futile to keep trying?
And finally how do things like MLOA or sick leave affect my thunder?
Thanks.
More specifically I am an ATL M88B with the first 5 days off in the month. Should I bid my golden days at the beginning or the end of the month? When I yellow slip (or put in qualifiers to fly on my X days) how should that look? If I don't get a trip in those first 5 days is it basically futile to keep trying?
And finally how do things like MLOA or sick leave affect my thunder?
Thanks.
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