Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-20-2013 | 04:57 PM
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I don't know if they ever get a wash other than a heavy maintenance visit.
11-20-2013 | 05:00 PM
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11-20-2013 | 05:02 PM
Back on TDY
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11-20-2013 | 05:03 PM
Back on TDY
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Pallette cleansing:
Carl
Carl
11-20-2013 | 05:05 PM
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I hear a motorboat...
11-20-2013 | 05:16 PM
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Carl I have a pool and a pond out back. Pond might be good for you! I guess I cannot complain how dirty the planes are... The last flew guys I have flown with have far dirtier minds. God bless them, it's been a fun month of flying.
BTW nice of you to post a picture of your wife.
BTW nice of you to post a picture of your wife.
11-20-2013 | 05:17 PM
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Well now we have to dust off this classic:
Be sure and wash the tires !
Be sure and wash the tires !
11-20-2013 | 05:20 PM
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11-20-2013 | 05:24 PM
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FAA to Check Obese Pilots for Sleep Apnea
By ABC News
Nov 20, 2013 8:05am
Obese pilots and air traffic controllers will soon need to be screened over concerns that their weight is causing them to lose sleep and negatively affects work performance, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
FAA flight surgeon Fred Tilton said Tuesday that under the new policy all pilots and air traffic controllers with a body mass index (BMI) over 40 or a neck measurement of more than 17 inches will have to be checked by a sleep specialist before they can get their medical certificate to work.
The issue, Tilton says, is obstructive sleep apnea, which “is almost universal in obese individuals.”
“Obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients is a common condition, and it results in lack of enough sleep or quality sleep. As a result they remain sleepy during the day,” said Dr. Gholam Motamedi, a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Eventually, the plan will move to test all pilots and air traffic controllers with a BMI of 30. Body mass index calculates weight divided by height. That means a 6-foot tall man with a BMI of 40 would weigh nearly 300 pounds. With a BMI of 30, that same man would weigh 220 pounds.
This plan comes five years after two pilots aboard a Go Airlines flight between islands in Hawaii fell asleep and overshot the airport. The flight eventually landed without further incident but the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation.
The captain, according to the NTSB, was obese and later diagnosed with apnea.
Former fighter pilot and ABC News consultant Stephen Ganyard said lack of sleep or quality of sleep can affect a pilot’s ability.
“It really has the same physiological effects as drinking. And so you don’t want a drunk pilot flying your airplane any more than you would want a pilot who hasn’t had appropriate sleep flying your airplane,” Ganyard said.
By ABC News
Nov 20, 2013 8:05am
Obese pilots and air traffic controllers will soon need to be screened over concerns that their weight is causing them to lose sleep and negatively affects work performance, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
FAA flight surgeon Fred Tilton said Tuesday that under the new policy all pilots and air traffic controllers with a body mass index (BMI) over 40 or a neck measurement of more than 17 inches will have to be checked by a sleep specialist before they can get their medical certificate to work.
The issue, Tilton says, is obstructive sleep apnea, which “is almost universal in obese individuals.”
“Obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients is a common condition, and it results in lack of enough sleep or quality sleep. As a result they remain sleepy during the day,” said Dr. Gholam Motamedi, a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Eventually, the plan will move to test all pilots and air traffic controllers with a BMI of 30. Body mass index calculates weight divided by height. That means a 6-foot tall man with a BMI of 40 would weigh nearly 300 pounds. With a BMI of 30, that same man would weigh 220 pounds.
This plan comes five years after two pilots aboard a Go Airlines flight between islands in Hawaii fell asleep and overshot the airport. The flight eventually landed without further incident but the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation.
The captain, according to the NTSB, was obese and later diagnosed with apnea.
Former fighter pilot and ABC News consultant Stephen Ganyard said lack of sleep or quality of sleep can affect a pilot’s ability.
“It really has the same physiological effects as drinking. And so you don’t want a drunk pilot flying your airplane any more than you would want a pilot who hasn’t had appropriate sleep flying your airplane,” Ganyard said.
11-20-2013 | 05:34 PM
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From: M88 B
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This brings up something I would love to ask senior management. I have a idea for new hire FA's. Since we need to hire 1500 next year perhaps we could judge their attention to detail by having them wash airplanes. We could set up a wash bay next to the southwest gates to redirect attention from their bags fly free campaign. The effort and attention to detail to could be evaluated by fellow employees willing to help delta with this difficult detail (I would be willing to volunteer my 3 hour sit to judge and INSPECT) The company wins by saving precious fuel with clean airplanes and senior management gets their bonus! Anybody see a downside?
It's fail proof! All YouTube royalties go to the pilot beer fund held annually at lake Havasu during college spring break. It's a tax deduction as we are there looking for new plane washers... I mean FA's
This brings up something I would love to ask senior management. I have a idea for new hire FA's. Since we need to hire 1500 next year perhaps we could judge their attention to detail by having them wash airplanes. We could set up a wash bay next to the southwest gates to redirect attention from their bags fly free campaign. The effort and attention to detail to could be evaluated by fellow employees willing to help delta with this difficult detail (I would be willing to volunteer my 3 hour sit to judge and INSPECT) The company wins by saving precious fuel with clean airplanes and senior management gets their bonus! Anybody see a downside?
It's fail proof! All YouTube royalties go to the pilot beer fund held annually at lake Havasu during college spring break. It's a tax deduction as we are there looking for new plane washers... I mean FA's
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