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04-25-2012, 08:40 AM

#96771

scambo1

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Originally Posted by Sink r8

Looks like Tsquare, Scambo, and Sinkr8 all went heavy into the carbs, for some serious posting energy.

Who switches to malt first, for endurance?

APC is mental dessert (carbs) when I've got the other screens going. When I need a break, I come here.

I switch to malt at 5pm.

04-25-2012, 08:42 AM

#96772

SierraWhiskey

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A little help! I have recency scheduled for Friday in ATL do you know if I can book DH from home or is it just from base?

04-25-2012, 08:49 AM

#96773

Sink r8

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Originally Posted by tsquare

I don't think that would necessarily be not smart.. but I don't think it would serve any useful purpose.

I thank many here are hitting on something though. This will be the first contract that will be negotiated with as much internet communication available as there currently is. It might be that a more instantaneous form of communication i.e. a chat room type thing (or is that an old concept?) to discuss the pro and con of the TA would be preferable to a paper that is but one man's opinion. Interesting nonetheless...

I think there are guys that specialize in letting something pass, but not being on the record as being for it. This just gives them more of a platform. Either the MEC agrees to pass this on to ratify, or it doesn't. If it passes it on, it needs to do a paper such as Ferd suggested, which would serve the same purpose as a pro/con because it would give us something to chew on, EXCEPT it wouldn't let people take politically-motivated positions.

If I was trying my hand at populism, I would write the CON paper, arguing like crazy that we should have gotten MORE. That's amazingly simple to do. By keeping the inside politics inside, you avoid this.

I think we all agree we want peace and quiet, and no sell-job. Ferd gave a very elegant method for the MEC to give a post-action summary, after which they can then shut up and let us decide.

04-25-2012, 08:49 AM

#96774

Ferd149

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SierraWhiskey

A little help! I have recency scheduled for Friday in ATL do you know if I can book DH from home or is it just from base?

From home, it's training.

04-25-2012, 08:57 AM

#96775

SierraWhiskey

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Originally Posted by Ferd149

From home, it's training.

Thanks Ferd, I thought so...

04-25-2012, 08:59 AM

#96776

Ferd149

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Originally Posted by tsquare

So you are assuming that they will blindly vote no.. and that is somehow a good thing? Really? Wow, they must be dumber than I thought.

Nope, we're dumber than you thought

04-25-2012, 09:01 AM

#96777

Ferd149

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Ok, I knew I should have read all those reserve discussions over the years but........

They (as of 5 minutes ago or 1245ish ATL time) haven't assigned any short calls for tomorrow afternoon or Friday morning for SEA330B. Can that be right?

Ferd

04-25-2012, 09:04 AM

#96778

acl65pilot

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Originally Posted by Ferd149

Yep, they do not need to assign them until 1500 base time, and then only for those coming off of X days. For pilots that are on call today, all they need to do is give you 10 hrs of notice to convert you to a SC period.