Tony, thanks for your comment/point of view at the six foot level.

I'm not going to rebut this letter point by point; that's already been done for the most part.

I'll say that this is a very good TA. Not perfect, but perfect is the enemy of good. And perfect was never going to happen.

I don't see any mickeys in the TA; I saw a lot of those in the Tumi. The CA assignment for NHs has been beaten to death. I'll just make a couple of comments on that. When you and I were hired, we hired to be Captains. I distinctly remember being told that we were hired to be Captains, not simply pilots. Further, if you or I stroke out on a flight and are incapacitated, I'd like to think that every pilot at UAL could take over and command the plane to a safe landing. That includes a brand new FO fresh off of OE and on high minimums.

I will say that the timing of this letter was EXTREMELY inappropriate. This should have been in the Con POV for the TA. And frankly, several of the items in the letter won't be there because they're not fully accurate.

I hope all is well with you.