Can I just attach a picture to the NH probation form?

 

Know of a guy who got below average on all the ratings then in the comments section the Captain wrote "just kidding"

 

A captain once told me of an FO or FE he had that was walking down the concourse in just black socks. No shoes.

 

No review yet? Maybe you're still on probation.

 

Actually a LAX Guy (could have been a FE or FO) got fired in the 90's for showing up and attempting to fly a whole rotation with no shoes. True story, although I may be off a little on some of the details. This is one of the base "Folklore" stories that we are told in LAX - along with the CAPT that threw the TV out of the window and, the Female CAPT that someone called security on because they thought she was a hooker in the crew room.

He said something like he was sitting SC and on the beach and his stuff got stolen. Shows up with no shoes. CAPT says - I will do the Walk-arounds today, stay in the cockpit and tonight on layover get a new pair.

Shows up day 2. No shoes. CAPT says what happened. FO//FE guy says I didn't have enough money to buy shoes. They repeat the same drill on day 2 but this time the CAPT lends the guys money to buy shoes.

Shows up day 3 with no shoes. CAPT has enough. All Pilots report to CPO after trip. Guy gets fired. I don't know if this guy actually had mental issues or some shoe phobia but this is a true story.

Scoop

 

I understand why he facepalm'd. Kind of a lame question.

The goals are in the mission statement, and the areas where specific improvements are being sought are addressed in the survey.

 

He must have worn shoes to his interview...I wonder where those went??
I heard another story about a guy who would wear black denim jeans to work. I don't think he got fired, but had to buy real pants.

 

Re comments on accelerating narrow body deliveries, I don't think either Airbus nor Boeing can deliver A321's and B737-900ER's any faster during 2015 than already scheduled. However the final 36 717's that Southwest (AirTran) parked at year end 2014 and which were planned to enter the Delta fleet at the rate of 3 per month during 2015, will IMHO, have a faster ramp up, with the effort to have all 36 ''up and running'' by end of summer time. The larger classes in January seem to indicate this, and I think we will hear reports of the mods from AirTran 717 to Delta standard MD-95 :-) configuration being accelerated in the next few weeks.

 

The good news is you will only have to sit 6 days on call since you are already flying one of them. The bad news is no extra pay, just credit and raw score.

 

It is a true story however it was 1987. A CA did throw a TV out the window of the Hotel in HNL. He had good reason!