Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-04-2013 | 01:53 PM
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Timbo: You been keeping up with the America's Cup? Got to see part of a race the other day. Unreal how fast those boats can accelerate and flying by on foils was impressive.
08-04-2013 | 02:13 PM
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I see this RAW stuff another way given I flew reserve and watched these numbers daily and month to month. Now long before the 717 cut 88 staffing we had 100 reserves on ATL M88 B. we went to the high raw value because people flat out demanded a month off at full pay instead of only fly every other week at full pay. Or if you were senior senior reserve not fly til week 4 because seniority did factor in under the old system except for SC.
Those guys won and the system kicked in and they didn't fly. When the company saw all of the guys with 0 hours and 0 RAW they knew how few people they needed and cut reserve from 100 to 80 guys or less. That way everyone flew constantly even in slow months and that worked like a charm.
To think the month off at 72+ hours will continue is about as short sighted as trip parking and complaining about displacements.
I don't buy whatsoever the notion raw cut staffing. Showing the company you don't need 20 guys helped cut staffing. Blaming the raw system to push seniority only reserve system in order to get a month off at ALV-2 is going to backfire.
Those guys won and the system kicked in and they didn't fly. When the company saw all of the guys with 0 hours and 0 RAW they knew how few people they needed and cut reserve from 100 to 80 guys or less. That way everyone flew constantly even in slow months and that worked like a charm.
To think the month off at 72+ hours will continue is about as short sighted as trip parking and complaining about displacements.
I don't buy whatsoever the notion raw cut staffing. Showing the company you don't need 20 guys helped cut staffing. Blaming the raw system to push seniority only reserve system in order to get a month off at ALV-2 is going to backfire.
08-04-2013 | 02:15 PM
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08-04-2013 | 02:26 PM
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08-04-2013 | 02:45 PM
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It's on property in Delta paint. Some IOE needs to be conducted. I believe it will start revenue service on Sep 17th. Initial route will be ATL EWR.
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08-04-2013 | 02:49 PM
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08-04-2013 | 02:59 PM
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We had this on the C-9 in the Navy a few times (No autopilot) but one time stands out as particularly fun. I was flying as the aircraft Commander and knowing my limitations (a man has got to know his limitations) we asked for, and received, a block altitude for most of the time at cruise. We were flying transcon, San Diego to Norfolk, or perhaps Jacksonville so it was going to be quite tedious.
The other Pilot, also an aircraft commander but flying as a co-pilot that day, was your typical **** hot fighter pilot type, who was generally a better stick and rudder man than myself - so naturally I couldn't pass up this opportunity to humble him a few notches.
We decided to take turns to break up the monotony of hand flying. Unbeknownst to my fellow aviator, I called back to the crew and hatched a devious plan. When ever I was flying everyone would remain seated but when my partner was flying the crew would alternatively move all the way forward wait a few minutes and then move all the way back. We flew with the cockpit door open and our crew chief would pop up see who was flying and then take charge in the back.
It worked like a charm - I was able to trim the aircraft relatively stable, but my buddy was all over the sky. He actually started sweating and was worried he was losing "it." After over an hour of this we finally broke down and told him what was going on - the look on his face was priceless!
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The other Pilot, also an aircraft commander but flying as a co-pilot that day, was your typical **** hot fighter pilot type, who was generally a better stick and rudder man than myself - so naturally I couldn't pass up this opportunity to humble him a few notches.
We decided to take turns to break up the monotony of hand flying. Unbeknownst to my fellow aviator, I called back to the crew and hatched a devious plan. When ever I was flying everyone would remain seated but when my partner was flying the crew would alternatively move all the way forward wait a few minutes and then move all the way back. We flew with the cockpit door open and our crew chief would pop up see who was flying and then take charge in the back.
It worked like a charm - I was able to trim the aircraft relatively stable, but my buddy was all over the sky. He actually started sweating and was worried he was losing "it." After over an hour of this we finally broke down and told him what was going on - the look on his face was priceless!
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08-04-2013 | 03:23 PM
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I believe we take possession paperwork-wise around the middle of August with the first DAL 717 airframe in ATL at the end of August. First revenue flights are in the open time for 16 September with all the initial open time being ATL/EWR pairings. Significant OE work has been completed in Airtran aircraft. In addition to OE's on revenue flights, OE's will be completed in Sept on DAL aircraft doing random out and backs out of ATL (no pax).
08-04-2013 | 03:32 PM
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08-04-2013 | 03:51 PM
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I believe we take possession paperwork-wise around the middle of August with the first DAL 717 airframe in ATL at the end of August. First revenue flights are in the open time for 16 September with all the initial open time being ATL/EWR pairings. Significant OE work has been completed in Airtran aircraft. In addition to OE's on revenue flights, OE's will be completed in Sept on DAL aircraft doing random out and backs out of ATL (no pax).
Yeah I made a mistake that CheapTrick corrected. The first revenue flight will occur in Sept. Not August.
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