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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1524581)

I hear a motorboat...

80 you motor boating son of ...... you sailor you!

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Originally Posted by orvil (Post 1524096)

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.

Sweet. If I pack on another 110 lbs, I can go out on LTD and finally get some decent sleep. Supersize me.

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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

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 1524570)

That's an excellent question.
I don't know if they ever get a wash other than a heavy maintenance visit.

Saw them scrubbing one down in LA the other night. At the gate during an over night. Really nice to see.

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Originally Posted by Vikz09 (Post 1524550)

Look at her. Must have just come from the paint shop. The last few I have seen have dirt and soot all over. Probably from flying in Asia or Detroit. I wonder how often the planes get a exterior bath? Anybody know?

how do you know which one's the King?

When are out of base white slips awarded? I'm trying to snag a DTW trip while we're up there for christmas (I'm a ho)...

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1524695)

When are out of base white slips awarded? I'm trying to snag a DTW trip while we're up there for christmas (I'm a ho)...

Out of base WSs are done day of trip.

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Originally Posted by Dirtdiver (Post 1524710)

Out of base WSs are done day of trip.

Could be the night before if they don't have long call coverage. If they have a LC pilot then the LC gets the grip, otherwise it goes to out of base WS before a short call. Basically, you get the trip before an in base SC gets it. Could be day before depending on coverage. Rarely goes 2 days prior but I have seen it.

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Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1524755)

Thanks yall! I guess I can't count on that one. It's good base protection though to keep lineholders in real junior bases from picking up elsewhere where they would be on rsv or unable to hold the category.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1524695)

When are out of base white slips awarded? I'm trying to snag a DTW trip while we're up there for christmas (I'm a ho)...

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Originally Posted by Dirtdiver (Post 1524710)

Out of base WSs are done day of trip.

Day prior. It used to be behind in base reserves with a high yellow slip, but now OOB WS are behind all reserves.

This is another thing I'd like to see changed back. I understand OOB WS being behind an in base reserve who wants the trip (in base pilots should have priority,) but being behind a reserve who DOESNT' want to fly?