35 Large RJs coming back?
05-18-2021 | 07:56 AM
#394
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If you ever flew with "Mike", you know that the story was very similar. A NE mechanic that got his ratings... no college... was a 727 captain that was very senior... flew greenslips out the wazoo and was one of the highest paid at DAL. Got caught in the tax dodger deal in SLC (Which I actually give him props for because he played the game. Frankly, what he was doing imho was perfectly legal.. but that is a different story) ALways *****ed about Delta though
05-18-2021 | 09:02 AM
#395
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I was a snipe with him several times. He was deaf as a post and had his overhead speaker up so loud it hurt MY ears. You probably threw gear for him. I'll bet you loved the old "shoot for these speeds" on the approach TOLD card. The only time I ever saw guys having a hard time seeing the runway on a straight in VFR day was because the nose was so high...
good times.
good times.
05-18-2021 | 10:54 AM
#396
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He had a thing about the flap speeds. You could only extend them at the lowest allowed speeds so you were always nose up. He said they shook the aircraft to much and caused maintenance to many issues if extended at book speeds. He would however toss the gear down at 11,000 feet and 275 knots. It would sound like a explosion when the handle was moved and the flight attendants would call up in a panic asking what happened.
05-18-2021 | 12:29 PM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
He had a thing about the flap speeds. You could only extend them at the lowest allowed speeds so you were always nose up. He said they shook the aircraft to much and caused maintenance to many issues if extended at book speeds. He would however toss the gear down at 11,000 feet and 275 knots. It would sound like a explosion when the handle was moved and the flight attendants would call up in a panic asking what happened.
05-18-2021 | 12:55 PM
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05-18-2021 | 01:44 PM
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From 9E peeps it sounds like Delta has reached an agreement in principle with the EDV MEC and intends to move forward with the flow idea.
What is the next move from DALPA? Grievance/arbitration? It doesn’t seem management has any interest in playing ball with us.
Details of the AIP are 20/month, protected flying quota, and 1.5% annual raises. Endeavor essentially gives nothing (flowback) to gain this. It seems pretty clear that management doesn’t give a crap about the flow, this is a scope grab plain and simple.
To be clear, I’m not against progression for FFD, I was there before. I am, however, against Delta bullying DALPA pilots on scope from both ends.
What is the next move from DALPA? Grievance/arbitration? It doesn’t seem management has any interest in playing ball with us.
Details of the AIP are 20/month, protected flying quota, and 1.5% annual raises. Endeavor essentially gives nothing (flowback) to gain this. It seems pretty clear that management doesn’t give a crap about the flow, this is a scope grab plain and simple.
To be clear, I’m not against progression for FFD, I was there before. I am, however, against Delta bullying DALPA pilots on scope from both ends.
05-18-2021 | 01:53 PM
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From 9E peeps it sounds like Delta has reached an agreement in principle with the EDV MEC and intends to move forward with the flow idea.
What is the next move from DALPA? Grievance/arbitration? It doesn’t seem management has any interest in playing ball with us.
Details of the AIP are 20/month, protected flying quota, and 1.5% annual raises. Endeavor essentially gives nothing (flowback) to gain this. It seems pretty clear that management doesn’t give a crap about the flow, this is a scope grab plain and simple.
To be clear, I’m not against progression for FFD, I was there before. I am, however, against Delta bullying DALPA pilots on scope from both ends.
What is the next move from DALPA? Grievance/arbitration? It doesn’t seem management has any interest in playing ball with us.
Details of the AIP are 20/month, protected flying quota, and 1.5% annual raises. Endeavor essentially gives nothing (flowback) to gain this. It seems pretty clear that management doesn’t give a crap about the flow, this is a scope grab plain and simple.
To be clear, I’m not against progression for FFD, I was there before. I am, however, against Delta bullying DALPA pilots on scope from both ends.
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