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11-26-2013 | 09:12 AM

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buzzpat

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From: Urban chicken rancher.

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Originally Posted by scambo1

All of that stuff will stop working after they get good and dusty or someone spills their coffee.

Can it do a vnav descent with a tailwind?

VNAV and ATS work mucho better. Its even harder to slow down than the -800 though.

11-26-2013 | 10:46 AM

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johnso29

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So now the company is asking 320 CAs to liquidate their vacations because they're short. Good thing they didn't backfill those positions.

11-26-2013 | 11:26 AM

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newKnow

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Originally Posted by johnso29

So now the company is asking 320 CAs to liquidate their vacations because they're short. Good thing they didn't backfill those positions. :roll eyes:

Where did you see that?

11-26-2013 | 11:34 AM

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Bucking Bar

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

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Originally Posted by georgetg

(Grasshopper is the Falcon 9 first stage, this is obviously a landing test. The last Falcon 9 first stage did perform the powered return test over water...)

Cheers
George

Space X is cool. I was surprised when I read the amount of land they leased for this test ... 1/2 acre. Guess they were confident.

11-26-2013 | 11:47 AM

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Timbo

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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .

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Originally Posted by Boomer

"You gunna finish that...?"

11-26-2013 | 12:00 PM

#143496

Bucking Bar

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

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Originally Posted by Timbo

"You gunna finish that...?"

No kid, help yourself.

11-26-2013 | 01:02 PM

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gzsg

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Selling vacations?? Our contract is a joke.

11-26-2013 | 01:08 PM

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Purple Drank

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I'm astounded by the number of folks accepting green slips to fly on Thanksgiving.

11-26-2013 | 01:10 PM

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LeineLodge

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From: DAL FO

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Originally Posted by gzsg

Selling vacations?? Our contract is a joke.

Please point me towards the part of our contract that allows vacation sellback. I'm not aware of this provision.

Or are you just venting a misplaced frustration?

11-26-2013 | 01:18 PM

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Bucking Bar

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank

I'm astounded by the number of folks accepting green slips to fly on Thanksgiving.

As opposed to Inverse Assignments?

The Company has a business to run. Would you rather the pilots who want to fly (and who's seniority potentially pays them more) fly, or the junior guys who somehow managed to get a day off they wanted forced to do something they don't want to do?

Having worked for a company that junior manned you every year to get through the holidays and weekends, green slips beat the alternative. Also, junior manning can result in sick call issues. People don't call in sick, even when sick, during their off days. If junior manned you can find yourself having to explain a dubious sick call.

Always better if the people who want to fly, fly, and those who don't enjoy their time off.

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