Any "Latest & Greatest" about Endeavor?
03-24-2018, 03:14 PM
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I did it for 9 months. It's pretty tough. Standby lists can be 20-30+ long, flights fill up at the last minute, snowball effect of nonrevs. Occasionally you get one odd ball flight with like 120 seats open and the rest are negative, that becomes a nonrev express with like 60+ guys on the list. Good thing about MSP is you have small midwest cities that it is pretty easy to two-leg through. SDF, MEM, BNA, MCI, STL, OMA, MSN, CMH, etc. RST is probably one of the best kept secrets.
03-24-2018, 04:07 PM
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03-24-2018, 07:47 PM
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That’s a sound decision. But I feel everything should be covered before pushback. I also feel it should be handflown. So I’ll write what I asked others to do:
1. Make a 2-mile and 3 mile ring even with FMS 4.2.
2. PM use DME in case an LCP is watching
3. Brief the PM to turn the HDG knob to 180 and then 040 when appropriate without calling for it
4. Brief that there will be no commands or config changes until in the turn to 040. (This will cover the demands of 10-7 pages)
5. Hand fly the thing as per the 10-7 pages and turn between the ring.
6. Never have to write an ASAP.
I was mind blown when trying this after someone better than me taught me it.
1. Make a 2-mile and 3 mile ring even with FMS 4.2.
2. PM use DME in case an LCP is watching
3. Brief the PM to turn the HDG knob to 180 and then 040 when appropriate without calling for it
4. Brief that there will be no commands or config changes until in the turn to 040. (This will cover the demands of 10-7 pages)
5. Hand fly the thing as per the 10-7 pages and turn between the ring.
6. Never have to write an ASAP.
I was mind blown when trying this after someone better than me taught me it.
I’d be willing to bet the metal interference is the culprit. New LGA pilots blasting off with their heading 30 degrees off. Bet the IRS XJ planes help reduce deviation/headaches.
03-25-2018, 05:58 AM
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That’s a sound decision. But I feel everything should be covered before pushback. I also feel it should be handflown. So I’ll write what I asked others to do:
1. Make a 2-mile and 3 mile ring even with FMS 4.2.
2. PM use DME in case an LCP is watching
3. Brief the PM to turn the HDG knob to 180 and then 040 when appropriate without calling for it
4. Brief that there will be no commands or config changes until in the turn to 040. (This will cover the demands of 10-7 pages)
5. Hand fly the thing as per the 10-7 pages and turn between the ring.
6. Never have to write an ASAP.
I was mind blown when trying this after someone better than me taught me it.
1. Make a 2-mile and 3 mile ring even with FMS 4.2.
2. PM use DME in case an LCP is watching
3. Brief the PM to turn the HDG knob to 180 and then 040 when appropriate without calling for it
4. Brief that there will be no commands or config changes until in the turn to 040. (This will cover the demands of 10-7 pages)
5. Hand fly the thing as per the 10-7 pages and turn between the ring.
6. Never have to write an ASAP.
I was mind blown when trying this after someone better than me taught me it.
03-25-2018, 06:51 AM
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That’s a sound decision. But I feel everything should be covered before pushback. I also feel it should be handflown. So I’ll write what I asked others to do:
1. Make a 2-mile and 3 mile ring even with FMS 4.2.
2. PM use DME in case an LCP is watching
3. Brief the PM to turn the HDG knob to 180 and then 040 when appropriate without calling for it
4. Brief that there will be no commands or config changes until in the turn to 040. (This will cover the demands of 10-7 pages)
5. Hand fly the thing as per the 10-7 pages and turn between the ring.
6. Never have to write an ASAP.
I was mind blown when trying this after someone better than me taught me it.
1. Make a 2-mile and 3 mile ring even with FMS 4.2.
2. PM use DME in case an LCP is watching
3. Brief the PM to turn the HDG knob to 180 and then 040 when appropriate without calling for it
4. Brief that there will be no commands or config changes until in the turn to 040. (This will cover the demands of 10-7 pages)
5. Hand fly the thing as per the 10-7 pages and turn between the ring.
6. Never have to write an ASAP.
I was mind blown when trying this after someone better than me taught me it.
03-25-2018, 07:37 AM
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I’ve sat ready reserve 7 times this month. It’s all I’ve done for the last 2 weeks. This is starting to get out of hand. I would like to see the max limit in the next LOA go from 10 to like 2. Even mainline flight attendants are maxed out at 2, or at least at AA
They’d rather break apart trips and give them to people bidding last call then just assign it to a reserve that wants to fly and give them ready instead.
They’d rather break apart trips and give them to people bidding last call then just assign it to a reserve that wants to fly and give them ready instead.
03-25-2018, 08:01 AM
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I’ve sat ready reserve 7 times this month. It’s all I’ve done for the last 2 weeks. This is starting to get out of hand. I would like to see the max limit in the next LOA go from 10 to like 2. Even mainline flight attendants are maxed out at 2, or at least at AA
They’d rather break apart trips and give them to people bidding last call then just assign it to a reserve that wants to fly and give them ready instead.
They’d rather break apart trips and give them to people bidding last call then just assign it to a reserve that wants to fly and give them ready instead.
03-25-2018, 08:03 AM
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