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Anyone on here have any info on buying gold bars? I figure since everyone thinks I'm filthy rich I just as well have a few gold bars in the safe to throw around during parties.

Herkflyr

11-13-2014 02:11 PM

Hey I agree. But if we "monetized" this profit sharing with even significant pay raises there would be some serious objections

But you know what, maybe we can just change the system and prove to Wall Street that maybe this way that DAL is pursuing is better than the status quo and maybe others could emulate it, rather than get rid of it.

iaflyer

11-13-2014 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1763113)

No. We were delayed 2 hours on Tuesday because a crew manned up and then it was found out that the FO did not have his 30 hour break.

Not sure who eventually figured it out but some lucky dude got a GS.

Going to SEA? The guy who got the GS was a friend of mine. They original crew got an ACARS after pushback saying don't go, is what he said.

TenYearsGone

11-13-2014 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1763241)

Anyone on here have any info on buying gold bars? I figure since everyone thinks I'm filthy rich I just as well have a few gold bars in the safe to throw around during parties.

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TEN

gzsg	11-13-2014 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1763241)

Anyone on here have any info on buying gold bars? I figure since everyone thinks I'm filthy rich I just as well have a few gold bars in the safe to throw around during parties.

I would wait for it to descend to the high $700s.

Late 2015.

JMHO

sailingfun

11-13-2014 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cogf16 (Post 1763149)

If this is true I think it's great news. Status quo in terms of # of 757 airframes is good. Beats losing 40 or so in the next 3 years(which is the rough plan I think)

This is not a change in plan. I am speaking only of the airframes that were staying in the fleet plan long term. The schedule for the planned retirements on the on the other airframes has not changed.

RetiredFTS

11-13-2014 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirtdiver (Post 1763199)

Would have agreed before my last trip. ATC asked us to do 310 on the descent, FO put 310 in the cruise alt line and executed. We started climbing to get to the vnav path. Nice job, Sluggo. And there was one last summer that fell in love with cruise altitude changes instead of just putting it into descent mode, so when they finally gave us descend via the RNAV arv into LGA, he executed "des direct" before I could stop him.

If we were all smart enough to quit making stupid mistakes like these, I would agree.

I've had from, "I don't care what you do" to the "tell me every time you touch the box" range of CAs. If EXEC is going to be pushed, both should agree to the changes/input.

Hawaii50

11-13-2014 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cogf16 (Post 1763174)

Why are we doing this anyway? What's wrong with signing it in the cockpit? On a related note, is it just me or are we drifting towards checking, verifying and confirming EVERYTHING in the cockpit?!?!?!?!?!? My last 2 F/O's (one a new hire) asked me "how's this look" on a simple speed change in the FMS! And do we need to verify a runway extension?(it's not moving the jet!) Sure seems like we're getting overly "cautious" and slipping to a VERY rigid cockpit. S acronym's anyone:(:(:(

I agree with you. It's constant blah blah blah in the cockpit now. It's numbing. The PM was always expected to be following along with the PF anyway. It was just done in a much more subtle way. As a former mil instructor pilot, my goal was to know exactly what the other guy was doing but not be in his face and I definitely didn't expect him to ask permission before doing his job. Some things yes, but I think we've crossed the line into numerous extraneous exchanges.

RetiredFTS

11-13-2014 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Flying Elvis (Post 1763169)

Not quite.

At any point at which you are beginning flight duty, you need to be able to look back and see that in the past 168 hours you have had 30hrs contiguous rest. If you start LCR at 0000 Monday morning, you are a pumpkin if you don't start duty before 2000 Saturday.

So if you're on LCR, you are dead to them at 0800 Saturday, or 1800 if you're on SCR.

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I am confused with the first paragraph's last sentence. What does it mean "if you don't start duty before 2000..."? If I start a duty period (FDP or SCR) that runs past 2000 Saturday, then I will not have 30 rest in last 168.

Also, ...on my first day of reserve, I got assigned SC at 1100. Did my duty begin at 0000 (no rest comment on schedule) or is the first 11 hours of that first day considered rest?

LivingTheDream

11-13-2014 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RetiredFTS (Post 1763274)

If EXEC is going to be pushed, both should agree to the changes/input.

Seriously? I certainly believe in double checking each other, but this "getting permission" to execute everything is getting ridiculous. With 20-30 years + of experience for each of us, I expect each of us to have "graduate level" flying abilities. (Although I fully realize this "std text/sopa/smac" philosophy is rapidly coming to a theatre near you... Yay! :rolleyes:)

I guess I'm a bit of a dinosaur... retirement can't come soon enough.

BTW, my brief into the ATL on a Cavu day is: "Std vmc brief. Any questions?" (How many bazillion times has an ATL pilot flown into ATL? I really don't think I need any more brief than this to be safe. YMMV.)

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