Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
02-03-2014 | 04:12 PM
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Yep.. the crew dutied on at 0600 in ATL and flew the plane (ship 128) up there. They spent 3:19 on the ground in the turn, then 2 hours deicing and subsequently ran out of time. MSP was as far as they could get (hub wise) with their allowable duty day.
They turned the plane in 38 minutes in MSP... not bad!
They turned the plane in 38 minutes in MSP... not bad!
02-03-2014 | 04:29 PM
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Yep.. the crew dutied on at 0600 in ATL and flew the plane (ship 128) up there. They spent 3:19 on the ground in the turn, then 2 hours deicing and subsequently ran out of time. MSP was as far as they could get (hub wise) with their allowable duty day.
They turned the plane in 38 minutes in MSP... not bad!
They turned the plane in 38 minutes in MSP... not bad!
02-03-2014 | 04:48 PM
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02-03-2014 | 04:50 PM
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Yep.. the crew dutied on at 0600 in ATL and flew the plane (ship 128) up there. They spent 3:19 on the ground in the turn, then 2 hours deicing and subsequently ran out of time. MSP was as far as they could get (hub wise) with their allowable duty day.
They turned the plane in 38 minutes in MSP... not bad!
They turned the plane in 38 minutes in MSP... not bad!
02-03-2014 | 05:02 PM
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Can't we run charters under Part 135?
Was flying during the game. Everybody kept us to date except for Denver Center, who barely bothered to work our flight at all.
Just watched the HT show on Youtube. The stage performance was an astonishing production. Getting the sound, lights, pyro and camera angles coordinated live was very good work. As for the people on stage, no real need for them to be anything other than chorus line dancers. Not taking anythng away from them, it is a different skill set.
What the Red Hots did, back when they did it live, was probably impossible to pull off without a little neurological enhancement. It is claimed Mike Balzary would play so aggressively that assistants were super gluing his skin back around bone between songs. However he does his craft, it is an amazing spectacle.
Was flying during the game. Everybody kept us to date except for Denver Center, who barely bothered to work our flight at all.
Just watched the HT show on Youtube. The stage performance was an astonishing production. Getting the sound, lights, pyro and camera angles coordinated live was very good work. As for the people on stage, no real need for them to be anything other than chorus line dancers. Not taking anythng away from them, it is a different skill set.
What the Red Hots did, back when they did it live, was probably impossible to pull off without a little neurological enhancement. It is claimed Mike Balzary would play so aggressively that assistants were super gluing his skin back around bone between songs. However he does his craft, it is an amazing spectacle.
02-03-2014 | 05:02 PM
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02-03-2014 | 05:54 PM
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02-03-2014 | 05:55 PM
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It did divert to MSP. Check out MSP Fox 9 website for details.
Seattle Seahawks plane makes unexpected landing in Minneapolis - KMSP-TV
Seattle Seahawks plane makes unexpected landing in Minneapolis - KMSP-TV
02-03-2014 | 06:22 PM
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So I noticed last night on the Super Bowl halftime that what the musicians were doing from time to time didn't quite match up to what I was hearing. As it turns out, Flea's bass wasn't even plugged into anything... not a wireless transmitter.. just an empty jack.
As it turns out:
+Chad Smith Bruno’s bassist posted this:
“All instruments at Super Bowl half time shows are prerecorded. Have been for a good many years. It isn’t feasible to soundcheck everyone in the amount of time they have and too many things can go wrong. You might be able to take two minutes to fix something at a regular concert, but two minutes at the Superbowl is millions and millions of dollars down the drain. The NFL isn’t willing to take that risk”
As it turns out:
+Chad Smith Bruno’s bassist posted this:
“All instruments at Super Bowl half time shows are prerecorded. Have been for a good many years. It isn’t feasible to soundcheck everyone in the amount of time they have and too many things can go wrong. You might be able to take two minutes to fix something at a regular concert, but two minutes at the Superbowl is millions and millions of dollars down the drain. The NFL isn’t willing to take that risk”
And I'm not even a music person but I didn't think that was right.
02-03-2014 | 06:38 PM
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To my knowledge the CDG trip never happened.
Several points for you:
1. If you're convinced that the information campaign was a waste, did you contact your reps to let them know? They (collectively the MEC) were the ones that authorized the actions of said committee.
2. There's nothing cushy about sitting in the lobby of a hotel passing out information for 8-10 hours at a crack. If your idea of cushy is having the occasional pilot take cheap shots at you - when you had nothing to do with his particular pet issue - then maybe you're onto something
The best part is having to maintain a pleasant demeanor even when the guy is getting personal and calling you every name in the book. Quite the cushy gig...
Btw, not to diminish the value of $60k (your number, first I've heard of it), but that comes out to about $5ish/pilot. I only mention that to keep in perspective how large of an organization we're talking about here. Like I said, I don't think the Paris trip ever happened, but if it did, you're getting a deal for $5/pilot.
I know it's unpopular on this forum to suggest volunteerism, but if you're so convinced it's a cushy deal, then I suggest you try it out sometime. You might join the rest who have done a little ALPA work in realizing that it's a thankless job - not the coveted seagull refuge that you make it out to be.
Several points for you:
1. If you're convinced that the information campaign was a waste, did you contact your reps to let them know? They (collectively the MEC) were the ones that authorized the actions of said committee.
2. There's nothing cushy about sitting in the lobby of a hotel passing out information for 8-10 hours at a crack. If your idea of cushy is having the occasional pilot take cheap shots at you - when you had nothing to do with his particular pet issue - then maybe you're onto something
The best part is having to maintain a pleasant demeanor even when the guy is getting personal and calling you every name in the book. Quite the cushy gig...Btw, not to diminish the value of $60k (your number, first I've heard of it), but that comes out to about $5ish/pilot. I only mention that to keep in perspective how large of an organization we're talking about here. Like I said, I don't think the Paris trip ever happened, but if it did, you're getting a deal for $5/pilot.
I know it's unpopular on this forum to suggest volunteerism, but if you're so convinced it's a cushy deal, then I suggest you try it out sometime. You might join the rest who have done a little ALPA work in realizing that it's a thankless job - not the coveted seagull refuge that you make it out to be.
1: Did those ALPA guys get Flight Pay Loss while sitting in the hotel lobby for 8 hrs? If so, can I get that gig? If not--thanks for the work; you're a harder worker than me.
2. Can I get $5/pilot? It's not much, and it will be quite the deal for just $5, I promise--I'll pass out some ALPA flyers on the beach and answer any questions any passer byes may have!
P.S. If you don't support my suggestions for giving me your $5 (which by the way I'm trying to figure out how to get out of you without your consent) then how about stepping up instead of b!tc#ing about it...bring a blender and some tequila and you'll find a place under the tent down here on the beach!
P.S.S. About ready to go up to one of those DPA guys in the crew room and ask for my card back...the cause is over...blown...stretched out to the point that it's just annoying white noise. Thanks for trying.
P.S.S. It's not a thankless job. I thank my reps every time I email them (maybe 3 times now?). Plus, a few pages back I recall seeing a lot of people saying thanks to a poster who worked Pro Standards. So the evidence says there is plenty of thanks given to ALPA volunteers.
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