Airline Pilot Central Forums - Compass Updates 2: Revenge of the Sit

Airline Pilot Central Forums (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/)

- Compass Airlines (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/compass-airlines/)

- - Compass Updates 2: Revenge of the Sit (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/compass-airlines/115038-compass-updates-2-revenge-sit.html)

Quote:

Originally Posted by koala98g (Post 2764439)

Dispatcher had us at 210 to avoid the MOD SIGMETed SFC-180 and MOD/SEV 180-380 all the way from SEA-SNA.

That's pretty ridiculous. Glad you guys made it ok. Can we call in fatigued ahead of time for flights like that?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyLeeSwagger (Post 2764477)

That's pretty ridiculous. Glad you guys made it ok. Can we call in fatigued ahead of time for flights like that?!

No complaints. I’m just saying that if we had ridiculous routings based on previous day’s fears, it says something about the previous day’s blindside.

Getting smashed happens in the mountain west. The end.

BLS for Pulitzer!!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...aaf4cbd166.gif

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyLeeSwagger (Post 2764552)

CRIB PAY FAIL

https://i.imgflip.com/2tqwq6.jpg

And summer hasn’t even started yet. Better keep them upgrades coming - for the rest of us. :D

Oh how I love commuting. Last week missed out on two flights, JS included, caught the third. Now trying to go home, have missed three flights and all jumpseats. The 8 hour drive would be faster than this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by poorflyer (Post 2764364)

Apparently delta said no to the inflight wifi since they're the ones who will be paying for it. On one of the employee calls they mentioned during testing it was found the wifi plan would have to be increased to the next level package to have enough bandwidth or something and delta said no.

There’s no upgraded plan...It requires 2ku WiFi (100mbps satellite based), currently use ATG or Air To Ground (7-9mbps)...something the DCI RJs can’t put on yet because of the size of the antenna. That antenna also has to be 7 feet away from any other antenna due to potential interference, so the 2ku antenna needs to be made smaller...if Nogo, seriously what Ed Badtian calls it, ever gets their crap together it may end up on RJs. They also found deice fluid severely screws up these antennas if not installed and sealed properly...

With that being said, the FWV that DL Pilot uses doesn’t work all the time and isn’t always accurate...you definitely can’t rely on it to keep you always out of turbulence

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco280AI (Post 2765366)

There are days like that unfortunately. I’ve managed to get by though. Still never managed to not get home or to work. Just gotta get creative. If you use FlightStats, passrider, and StaffTraveler, you will find a way.

Missed 4 fights, caught the 5th. Was looking at flights to PDX then home, SLC then home. Alaska/Horizon has some of the best gate agents, but they also have the very worst I've ever dealt with, on several occasions. Older, skinny guy in SEA, literally said they can't waste time on non-revs and have to take care of their paying customers. Finally got home on Skyweezy, that agent said she was getting me on that plane no matter what. So then I bought her a gift card since I saw her drinking Starbucks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco280AI (Post 2765630)

I feel your pain. Had a DL agent in LAX deny me from a redeye JS. Told me he was closing the flight now and doesn't have time to list me. 3 minutes later, I see him scan and board another PAX. Called him out on it and reported him to our JS committee. Karma though because the next flight had a first class no show and I got 2A on my long flight home.