Correct. This was stated in SD's Weekly Update a little while back

 

Delta Management's take:
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Do commuting SLIs have to pay GA state income tax?

 

Legally yes if GA finds out you are working there. Some forget to tell them.

 

I agree with them on this one. Doesn't make sense to blow the cash on the data cards, if we're just going to switch to a new platform. Not having data has not been deal so far.

 

I don't care about data, I just want something that doesn't reboot every damn time I wake it up. My Surface has been a total POS since I did the USB update.

 

Agreed. Used an iPad at my previous gig and that things was solid. My surface has been a complete POS. My record is 5 reboots on a 4 hour transcons. The last of which was at TOD on the Seavu...

 

And I thought it was just me. Mine goes to sleep on departure and when I'm in the climbout, trying to connect to the swanky weather/turb app, the thing completely restarts, and 6 out of 9 times it crashes, gives me a blue screen with an apologetic little face icon that says, "your computer crashed and we need to collect more data. Please do not turn it off."
Haven't had it happen to me on descent yet. Yet. The stupid thing was marginally acceptable before the OS update, but now it's entirely questionable. And I don't know if that giant blue bag we still carry can help me out of a situation on descent when getting a new arrival due to weather and a new runway due to congestion comes along.

I salute Delta for their loyalty to a corporate customer that flies Delta "exclusively" but if safety is primary, this surface thingy ain't cutting it.

 

Great point. That could really hurt if GA found out after a couple forgetful years. I don't imagine they will garner much SLI interest from FL, TN or TX. I had briefly considered it, but SLI isn't exactly something for a commuter anyway. It is structured more for in base applicants. The GA tax burden is definitely a downside to the job.

 

Sounds like MD-88 guys got frozen in place till '18. Will there be a new expected training letter? If not, any rough quess on the impact?