Atlas Air Hiring
11-30-2012, 09:23 PM
#4901
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Position: B767 CA
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Originally Posted by BayBum4Ever
You mean we have 767's?? When did this happen? Seriously???
Tell me you wouldn't take a left seat though, I don't give a hoot about the light twin thing vs the big-a$$ whale...I took the first left seat I could hold, and about 50 others did the same thing. And I'm just fine with it. If you already hold a 744 left seat, don't come to the 767!!
And like I say to the pilots and FAs I fly with nowadays, I don't need this abuse from you...I can get it anytime at home!!
12-01-2012, 07:39 AM
#4902
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Position: Certified 747 FNG
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Originally Posted by 744driver
Tell me you wouldn't take a left seat though, I don't give a hoot about the light twin thing vs the big-a$$ whale...I took the first left seat I could hold, and about 50 others did the same thing. And I'm just fine with it. If you already hold a 744 left seat, don't come to the 767!!
Mrs. Hauler wants me out of the house.
12-01-2012, 06:45 PM
#4903
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Position: Retired
Posts: 651
Originally Posted by RJCapt
I think he ment a twin (767) class only. The 74 guys like to reference to the 76 as a light twin. And at the same time make fun of us ��
You guys need to start making jokes about "heavy" 747 Captains.
12-01-2012, 08:32 PM
#4904
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Position: B767 CA
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And let me tell you...some really are heavy ("Body by Atlas", right?!!).
Kinda like the Freshman 15 (pounds) that every college newbie gains in their first year at college...for Atlas pilots, it is a right of passage of sorts, that with the long-haul flights, and the boredom that comes with it...go back to the galley for absolutely no reason and grab some calories that most of us don't need to consume.
Kinda like the Freshman 15 (pounds) that every college newbie gains in their first year at college...for Atlas pilots, it is a right of passage of sorts, that with the long-haul flights, and the boredom that comes with it...go back to the galley for absolutely no reason and grab some calories that most of us don't need to consume.
12-01-2012, 11:41 PM
#4905
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Posts: 611
Originally Posted by 742Dash
Actually the phrase started with Atlas management/marketing back in the late 1990s in reference to how the 767 would fit in the heavy freight market that Atlas serves. I do not think that the humor in referring to a 767 as a "light twin" was obvious to the first users of the phrase, with the exception of Mr. Chowdry.
You guys need to start making jokes about "heavy" 747 Captains.
You guys need to start making jokes about "heavy" 747 Captains.
12-02-2012, 04:35 AM
#4906
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Originally Posted by JonnyKnoxville
Actually the phrase started way before Atlas was even a company. I know TWA 747 pilots were using that term when I was a little kid.
But in the here and now I admitt that the term is used in the bars to needle the 76 crews, which is getting to be a bit old.
12-02-2012, 06:55 AM
#4907
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Originally Posted by 742Dash
But in the here and now I admitt that the term is used in the bars to needle the 76 crews, which is getting to be a bit old.
As one that has given up the training engines (like training wheels on a bicycle, the number one and four on the 744!!) for the next 1 year and 9 months (until the 3-year equipment lock expires), I appreciate the heartfelt concern you exhibit...many thanks!!
12-02-2012, 07:44 AM
#4908
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: Ex USAF, ex-ATA , currently Atlas Air 747 CA
Posts: 324
Originally Posted by JonnyKnoxville
Actually the phrase started way before Atlas was even a company. I know TWA 747 pilots were using that term when I was a little kid.
True. We heard that at ATA as well from the L-1011 folks when I flew the 757. Of course I returned the favor when I went to the Tristar!
12-02-2012, 09:06 AM
#4909
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Originally Posted by 744driver
As one that has given up the training engines (like training wheels on a bicycle, the number one and four on the 744!!) for the next 1 year and 9 months (until the 3-year equipment lock expires), I appreciate the heartfelt concern you exhibit...many thanks!!
12-02-2012, 01:18 PM
#4910
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: 747
Posts: 1,290
Originally Posted by 744driver
As one that has given up the training engines (like training wheels on a bicycle, the number one and four on the 744!!) for the next 1 year and 9 months (until the 3-year equipment lock expires), I appreciate the heartfelt concern you exhibit...many thanks!!
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