Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
10-21-2014 | 06:19 AM
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10-21-2014 | 06:24 AM
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Just keep in mind that if you sign the release and hand it over early, the agent now has no reason to stick their head in the cockpit and trade you for the updated weather...what this really means is that they can shut the door without asking if you are ready. And they will. Ever have a last minute glitch and then have to call ops to get the agent, who has already sprinted to their next gate or the coffee machine, to come back...it is a goat rope! I would hope that the first Captains that get this directive, send it to the ALPA machine for clarification. That's what they are there for.
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10-21-2014 | 06:31 AM
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This is obviously some tool's attempt to reduce "gate latency".
10-21-2014 | 06:31 AM
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Just keep in mind that if you sign the release and hand it over early, the agent now has no reason to stick their head in the cockpit and trade you for the updated weather...what this really means is that they can shut the door without asking if you are ready. And they will. Ever have a last minute glitch and then have to call ops to get the agent, who has already sprinted to their next gate or the coffee machine, to come back...it is a goat rope! I would hope that the first Captains that get this directive, send it to the ALPA machine for clarification. That's what they are there for.
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10-21-2014 | 06:33 AM
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Just keep in mind that if you sign the release and hand it over early, the agent now has no reason to stick their head in the cockpit and trade you for the updated weather...what this really means is that they can shut the door without asking if you are ready. And they will. Ever have a last minute glitch and then have to call ops to get the agent, who has already sprinted to their next gate or the coffee machine, to come back...it is a goat rope! I would hope that the first Captains that get this directive, send it to the ALPA machine for clarification. That's what they are there for.
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This is just another attempt to "Rush" us off the gate, and it's stupid.
10-21-2014 | 06:34 AM
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That's fine...as long as you have everything you need.
10-21-2014 | 06:48 AM
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Including all the people, non revs especially. If there is an empty seat there is no reason to close the door 10 min early.
10-21-2014 | 07:01 AM
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At Dl no, prior organization that was the proc. I don't do anything different with the FAA on board. Again if you don't have the fuel load, or it's incorrect you don't push and you keep everyone informed. We have a copy of the rel for verification, I'm sure none of us has pushed with the signed rel on board
10-21-2014 | 07:03 AM
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Ok here's a link to the five year chart on the VIX best known as the volatility index. every time it spikes it crashes, even in a bear market. What I do is wait patiently for a spike, then start buying SVXY and puts in UVXY. The puts I buy are at least 2 months to expiration. I bought 200 shares of SVXY when the VIX spiked over 21 last week and kept buyin in 200 share increments and now hold 1200 shares, with the last 200 shares purchased yesterday at just over 55. I am now also holding 85 put contracts in UVXY which expire in DEC, JAN, and MAR. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=^VIX#%7B%22range%22%3A%225y%22%2C%22scal e%22%3A%22linear%22%7D
10-21-2014 | 07:21 AM
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Ok here's a link to the five year chart on the VIX best known as the volatility index. every time it spikes it crashes, even in a bear market. What I do is wait patiently for a spike, then start buying SVXY and puts in UVXY. The puts I buy are at least 2 months to expiration. I bought 200 shares of SVXY when the VIX spiked over 21 last week and kept buyin in 200 share increments and now hold 1200 shares, with the last 200 shares purchased yesterday at just over 55. I am now also holding 85 put contracts in UVXY which expire in DEC, JAN, and MAR. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=^VIX#%7B%22range%22%3A%225y%22%2C%22scal e%22%3A%22linear%22%7D
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