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08-05-2014, 09:16 PM

#165091

Big E 757

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Joined APC: Nov 2013

Position: A320 Left seat

Posts: 2,582

Quote:

Originally Posted by scambo1

Big E did you go for the global short on the market?

Are you talking about the question I asked about the VIX ETF's I was asking about last month? I did buy a few options (10)...on the VIX index, not the ETF's (Thanks Dalad and Orvil for waiving me off that one!)

I'm going to start loading up on pumpkin futures next month too. Don't ask me how I know, but I am pretty confident they're going to spike up mid October.

You heard it hear first.

08-05-2014, 09:39 PM

#165092

OceanCrosser

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Position: A350 Captain (RET)

Posts: 149

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

Never said I was against it! iceman doesn't have long left, so I was just yanking his chain.

Any chance you get.. give him a hard time. He deserves it more than anyone!! Remember.. he has an airforce to keep in the air!!

OC

08-06-2014, 04:08 AM

#165093

orvil

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Position: Decoupled

Posts: 922

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big E 757

"Don't be a fool, Blackie. Pull up!"

There are NO PUMPKIN FUTURES!

08-06-2014, 04:16 AM

#165094

Big E 757

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Position: A320 Left seat

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Quote:

Originally Posted by orvil

"Don't be a fool, Blackie. Pull up!"

There are NO PUMPKIN FUTURES!

I know, there was a Simpsons episode years ago where Homer bought Pumpkin futures and felt they were going to keep going up so he held on to them after Halloween. In the scene he was lighting a cigar with a $100 bill.

08-06-2014, 04:35 AM

#165095

tsquare

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Joined APC: Mar 2008

Position: 767er Captain

Posts: 12,109

Quote:

Originally Posted by OceanCrosser

I may be mis-reading this, but the early out isn't designed to create a positive "movement", at least not in the "upward" sense. It's about avoiding a "downward" movement (not the old fashion one

) and thereby creating useless and costly training cycles.

You mentioned the program being a "waste of time", however the bottom guy/gal may disagree about the program being a waste of time, especially if he/she remains in their position.

Regarding being expensive.... I am adamant this shouldn't be a cost item for the pilot group but could be a savings for the company and thereby self funding the PERP.

I spent almost 14 years being called a "retard" during my flare... I learned to ignore it much like I have learned to ignore other things in life I have no control over. (happy wife... happy life

)

Here's to looking forward to SEC football... I can't wait!!

From a fellow Tennessean although a flatlander from the West,

OC

The PERPs that we had at DAL never seemed to materialize before those involved hit retirement age anyway. That is the point I was trying to make. We had all these promises of how they would help mitigate the kind of downward movement that you describe, yet by the time they got around to training the replacements for the critical categories that have small groups (L1011,MD11) those guys were hitting 60 anyway. So there was no real benefit. At the time, I WAS one of those junior guys, and I saw no palpable benefit. I really believe though that any negative movement that could potentially be created with the whale parking will not be noticed on the bottom end because of the hiring that is going on, and that will continue for the foreseeable future. It is going to be the middle of the list that is going to see the most damage... and yes I have a selfish interest there because I finally made it to the middle.

SEC football. If The Big Orange finishes 6-6 and goes to the Liberty Bowl, I'll be ecstatic. How about a tailgate and I'll bring the ribs....? Of course you mentioned you live in west TN, and there are 8 SEC schools closer to MEmphis than Knoxville... which one are you following?

08-06-2014, 05:53 AM

#165096

Alan Shore

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Posts: 1,299

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoop

Holy crap. An out of base green slip with conflict! I have never been optimistic enough to ever put in for one.

Perhaps because there is no such step in 23 N. or O.? What category are we talking about?

08-06-2014, 06:02 AM

#165097

duece12345

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Posts: 327

Quick alpa dues question. It looks like I will hit 400 block hours well before my 1 year anniversary (damn you 88 summertime flying), thus getting off of probation sooner. Does dues collection start when one is off of probation or at the year anniversiary?
Thanks!

08-06-2014, 06:06 AM

#165098

Alan Shore

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Quote:

Originally Posted by duece12345

It looks like I will hit 400 block hours well before my 1 year anniversary (damn you 88 summertime flying), thus getting off of probation sooner. Does dues collection start when one is off of probation or at the year anniversiary?

They begin when a pilot is off of probation. Welcome to our world!!