Alaska thread for Alaska pilots...
12-14-2014, 12:12 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by CrazyCatLady
I've been flying the arctic lately and always almost fall down doing the walk around. I think I need to buy some slip on ice cleats.
It's all fun and games until I wack my noggin on the ice and have to get around in a wheelchair sipping my dinner through a straw. Better yet I need a helmet for my arctic walkarounds. Franks and beans!
It's all fun and games until I wack my noggin on the ice and have to get around in a wheelchair sipping my dinner through a straw. Better yet I need a helmet for my arctic walkarounds. Franks and beans!
12-14-2014, 01:02 PM
#42
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Position: 737
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I'm glad I'm not the only one slippin and sliding out there. Head injuries aren't cool, just ask the NFL. The NFL has proven that head injuries may cause domestic violence. I really don't wanna bump my head and then start kicking the dog every time I come home.
All you Eskimos out there stay safe on those icy ramps.
All you Eskimos out there stay safe on those icy ramps.
Last edited by CrazyCatLady; 12-14-2014 at 01:37 PM.
12-14-2014, 01:02 PM
#43
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Position: retired 767(dl)
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Originally Posted by Pelican
That's no kidding! ANC is the worst because it warms up & gets a nice sheen of water in top. Don't EVER put your hands in your pocket!!!
12-15-2014, 01:27 AM
#45
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ASAP program is chock full of window lickin booger eaters who engage in Self-aggrandizement to the detriment of the job they are actually being paid to do....just show up, fly half the legs and go home. It is a nice easy blue collar job....and for the sake of the unrepresented 99%, stay off the bloody PA....before during and after flight....
12-15-2014, 09:53 AM
#46
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You've got to learn the duck walk. Lower your hips and CG, shuffle your feet with a wide stance. Don't pick your feet up off the ground - like working on a crab boat. Stop wearing shoes with tassels and as previously said, never put your hands in your pockets.
I'm a big fan of the No PA before, during and after as well. Alaska Airlines simply hammers our passengers with noise. Yap, Yap, Yap from gate to gate, and heaven help you if you have a F/A who loves to sell Visa's.
I will represent the angry, gun toting, meat eating guys - and offer my passengers peace and quiet. I know there are many passengers back there who think as I do and plead for the love of all that is holy for our F/A's and pilots to please shut up!
I'm a big fan of the No PA before, during and after as well. Alaska Airlines simply hammers our passengers with noise. Yap, Yap, Yap from gate to gate, and heaven help you if you have a F/A who loves to sell Visa's.
I will represent the angry, gun toting, meat eating guys - and offer my passengers peace and quiet. I know there are many passengers back there who think as I do and plead for the love of all that is holy for our F/A's and pilots to please shut up!
12-15-2014, 10:32 AM
#47
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Originally Posted by Mudhen200
Alaska Airlines simply hammers our passengers with noise. Yap, Yap, Yap from gate to gate, and heaven help you if you have a F/A who loves to sell Visa's.
Capt's gave PA both ways to Cabo when I JS'd. Looks like the PR is still in full effect.
Baja.
12-15-2014, 10:40 AM
#48
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Position: Ca B737
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Originally Posted by stix'nstrings
Pelican, thanks for starting this thread.
There was a time when I wore my blazer and hat to reflect the professional look of an airline pilot. But that ship sailed 10 years ago when I took a 30% pay cut, lost vacation, pay more for healthcare and forced to vote on a contract to sell out new hires. If the company wants me to resemble their airline pilot image while walking through a terminal than they can buy me the uniform. I've already paid for two (blue shirt seniority) with accessories and won't be buying a 3rd. I'll wear whatever I need to accommodate the practicality my trip, including a north face jacket and not something that produces the pretentious or silly look of someone who has experience but doesn't. With over 25,000 hours of flight time I have nothing left to prove and couldn't care less about the Company's or public's view. After all, this job is about providing safe transportation, money and time off; not what we look like getting to or from a flight while walking the terminal. Over the years I've spent 'thousands' on the look and it has gotten me LESS take home money.
OTOH, maybe I just need to retire.
There was a time when I wore my blazer and hat to reflect the professional look of an airline pilot. But that ship sailed 10 years ago when I took a 30% pay cut, lost vacation, pay more for healthcare and forced to vote on a contract to sell out new hires. If the company wants me to resemble their airline pilot image while walking through a terminal than they can buy me the uniform. I've already paid for two (blue shirt seniority) with accessories and won't be buying a 3rd. I'll wear whatever I need to accommodate the practicality my trip, including a north face jacket and not something that produces the pretentious or silly look of someone who has experience but doesn't. With over 25,000 hours of flight time I have nothing left to prove and couldn't care less about the Company's or public's view. After all, this job is about providing safe transportation, money and time off; not what we look like getting to or from a flight while walking the terminal. Over the years I've spent 'thousands' on the look and it has gotten me LESS take home money.
OTOH, maybe I just need to retire.
I've been flying with an FO that wears the full uniform all the time and hands out cards to the kids. As I watch him interact with the pax and kids I can see how they are happy and that it makes him happy. I'm tired of being angry. If we have any chance of winning the Battle for Seattle it's going to be because people would rather fly on us. And it's not going to be our shiny new jets that keep them comming. It's going to be competitive fares, convenient schedules and a pleasant experience. I still want my $500k but Even more than that, I need this place to continue to exist long after I retire.
12-15-2014, 11:29 AM
#49
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Position: Right Seat 737, Front seat T-6
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Originally Posted by Going2Baja
Do they still give out the 'Fact' booklet to the new hires? That was A LOT of info....
Capt's gave PA both ways to Cabo when I JS'd. Looks like the PR is still in full effect.
Baja.
Capt's gave PA both ways to Cabo when I JS'd. Looks like the PR is still in full effect.
Baja.
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