Originally Posted by DeadHead (Post 1884117)

How much do APC moderators bring in a year?

Originally Posted by cni187 (Post 1884054)

Uh commuting is a choice remember. What if the company just up and said we all had to live in base? What would you do then?

Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1884108)

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, before jump seat, just about everybody lived in base.

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1884130)

I was on a trip last year where we were being pressured by the dispatcher to take off with a plan that would have us block 9:12 and go over our 2 hour extension (MD-88). When the dispatcher was told by the captain that we could not legally go over 9 hours block time while we were still on the ground the reply was "You're not going to to fly it as planned; Chicago will let you cut the corner." (Chicago center was not accepting traffic from the north and was pushing us to refile to the west). My DALPA reps didn't seem to concerned when I reported this to them. I let the Captain do that ASAP since he was the one who spoke to the dispatcher.

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1884130)

I was on a trip last year where we were being pressured by the dispatcher to take off with a plan that would have us block 9:12 and go over our 2 hour extension (MD-88). When the dispatcher was told by the captain that we could not legally go over 9 hours block time while we were still on the ground the reply was "You're not going to to fly it as planned; Chicago will let you cut the corner." (Chicago center was not accepting traffic from the north and was pushing us to refile to the west). My DALPA reps didn't seem to concerned when I reported this to them. I let the Captain do that ASAP since he was the one who spoke to the dispatcher.

Originally Posted by duece12345 (Post 1884148)

You would think.....BUT,, I fly with guys that are complete life disasters quite frequently.. They could not hold a job as a Walmart cashier. The only reason they make the money they do is because they can pilot an airplane...that's it! Zero ability to interact with with people, Multiple divorces, kids hate them, etc. Not all, but I would say a good 25%. To be honest, I was surprised at how many trainwrecks I have flown with only being with the airline for 15 months. With that being said, they have treated me well and are solid pilots, but I am not sure they could easily bring in capt pay in another industry.

Originally Posted by duece12345 (Post 1884148)

You would think.....BUT,, I fly with guys that are complete life disasters quite frequently.. They could not hold a job as a Walmart cashier. The only reason they make the money they do is because they can pilot an airplane...that's it! Zero ability to interact with with people, Multiple divorces, kids hate them, etc. Not all, but I would say a good 25%. To be honest, I was surprised at how many trainwrecks I have flown with only being with the airline for 15 months. With that being said, they have treated me well and are solid pilots, but I am not sure they could easily bring in capt pay in another industry.

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1884150)

There is no compensation quite like pride in ones work.

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Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 1884185)

That certainly hasn't been my experience over the last 14 years. Quite the opposite in fact. I'd wager that about half the CAs I fly with have something else going on in addition to flying.

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1884188)

Dammit Clamp!





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