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Old 05-31-2018, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah View Post

Maybe there is something to that Scientology...
OMG what happened to her?

She looked better when she was Amish.

At this point Maverick would be making overbearing PA’s at Mother Delta or flying rubber dog**** at Kalitta — timing being everything.
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Old 05-31-2018, 08:03 PM
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OMG what happened to her?

She looked better when she was Amish.

At this point Maverick would be making overbearing PA’s at Mother Delta or flying rubber dog**** at Kalitta — timing being everything.
She's had a pretty rough time. I lived in the same town as her. At least, she was hot once in her life. And Amish chicks come to town, change into civies and rock. Rumspringa!
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Old 06-01-2018, 05:03 AM
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She's had a pretty rough time. I lived in the same town as her. At least, she was hot once in her life. And Amish chicks come to town, change into civies and rock. Rumspringa!
Wasn't she in Western NC? Age was cruel to her for sure. Besides being smoking hot in that movie, her character was a departure from the helpless bimbo (or unhinged psycho) that featured regularly in films of that era. Top Gun wouldn't have been the hit it was without her.
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Old 06-01-2018, 06:03 AM
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Wasn't she in Western NC? Age was cruel to her for sure. Besides being smoking hot in that movie, her character was a departure from the helpless bimbo (or unhinged psycho) that featured regularly in films of that era. Top Gun wouldn't have been the hit it was without her.
She lived in PA for several years. And was a very involved in the community. Very pleasant to the locals.
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Old 06-02-2018, 07:13 AM
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Hi,

E-8 JSTARS 707 pilot in Georgia at 17 years in the Air Force. I am currently in the left seat as an aircraft commander. I was just wondering if I could get some opinions on being hired by Delta now or in the next few years I’m most likely getting out at 20 years but could technically exit next month.

One thing about being in the Air Force is that you have other jobs aside from flying. I just did a 1 year non-flying overseas tour and now am flying twice a month to be maintain some proficiency, but the rest of the time I do office work. That is most likely not going to change since the younger pilots are are lining up to deploy since that is how you get hours and upgrade.

I have about 2500 hours total with roughly 1200 PIC, 800 SIC, and the rest student and other time. That is probably not going to increase dramatically in the next 3 years when I hit 20, so I was just wondering what my chances are of being hired as a FO with Delta? From my research on here I’m thinking it’ll be the regionals, but you never know.

Thanks!
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Old 06-02-2018, 07:25 AM
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Hi,

E-8 JSTARS 707 pilot in Georgia at 17 years in the Air Force. I am currently in the left seat as an aircraft commander. I was just wondering if I could get some opinions on being hired by Delta now or in the next few years I’m most likely getting out at 20 years but could technically exit next month.

One thing about being in the Air Force is that you have other jobs aside from flying. I just did a 1 year non-flying overseas tour and now am flying twice a month to be maintain some proficiency, but the rest of the time I do office work. That is most likely not going to change since the younger pilots are are lining up to deploy since that is how you get hours and upgrade.

I have about 2500 hours total with roughly 1200 PIC, 800 SIC, and the rest student and other time. That is probably not going to increase dramatically in the next 3 years when I hit 20, so I was just wondering what my chances are of being hired as a FO with Delta? From my research on here I’m thinking it’ll be the regionals, but you never know.

Thanks!
I'd say get your app in as soon as you can. While we have hired a lot over the past several years, retirements haven't really begun in earnest. If you have friends at Delta, hit them up for a letter of recommendation, which will at least get your application scored. Delta has a history of loving pilots with military time, so hopefully that will work in your favor and you can bypass the regional route. Best of luck to you!
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Old 06-02-2018, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by arouth View Post
Hi,

E-8 JSTARS 707 pilot in Georgia at 17 years in the Air Force. I am currently in the left seat as an aircraft commander. I was just wondering if I could get some opinions on being hired by Delta now or in the next few years I’m most likely getting out at 20 years but could technically exit next month.

One thing about being in the Air Force is that you have other jobs aside from flying. I just did a 1 year non-flying overseas tour and now am flying twice a month to be maintain some proficiency, but the rest of the time I do office work. That is most likely not going to change since the younger pilots are are lining up to deploy since that is how you get hours and upgrade.

I have about 2500 hours total with roughly 1200 PIC, 800 SIC, and the rest student and other time. That is probably not going to increase dramatically in the next 3 years when I hit 20, so I was just wondering what my chances are of being hired as a FO with Delta? From my research on here I’m thinking it’ll be the regionals, but you never know.

Thanks!
I agree with the previous response as far as get your application in as soon as you're ready to get hired. It sounds like the toughest part for you might just be currency. Worst case I expect if you go to a regional you would only be there long enough to get good currency before you'd be snapped up.

Definitely get your full time in if you can, one way or another. Of course, the sooner you can get a seniority number the better as well. If you go out with some time left I'm sure you'd likely look for a reserve or guard unit to give you the last few years.
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Old 06-02-2018, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by flyallnite View Post
Are those Colonel rank on his flight suit? Did he get kicked out of the Navy? Is there a time machine that will transport me back to the 80's, when everything was freaking awesome? Not sure I even want to see this...
They would be in the Air Force but in the Navy he is a Captain, both O-6 ranks, which by the way was a PITA every time you made BOQ reservations at a AF base.

The extended career is easy to explain, Mav got off of active duty in 1992 was hired by Delta and promptly furloughed. He then got on with a fly by night cargo outfit flying mostly out of Hong Kong. During the second Gulf war he affiliated with the reserves flew G-4s for a few years waiting for the right time to come back to Delta. In 2006 with BK he gave up, went back on active duty and is now the oldest flying O-6 in the Navy at 55.

Sadly, Mav is a strong proponent of age 67 hoping to come back to Delta after he saves the world once again.

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Old 06-02-2018, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoop View Post
They would be in the Air Force but in the Navy he is a Captain, both O-6 ranks, which by the way was a PITA every time you made BOQ reservations at a AF base.

The extended career is easy to explain, Mav got off of active duty in 1992 was hired by Delta and promptly furloughed. He then got on with a fly by night cargo outfit flying mostly out of Hong Kong. During the second Gulf war he affiliated with the reserves flew G-4s for a few years waiting for the right time to come back to Delta. In 2006 with BK he gave up, went back on active duty and is now the oldest flying O-6 in the Navy at 55.

Sadly, Mav is a strong proponent of age 67 hoping to come back to Delta after he saves the world once again.

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Sorta parallels somebody we know, huh?
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Old 06-02-2018, 04:28 PM
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As a new guy I appreciate the info about reserve rules. For my own sanity: Live in Philadelphia and am 1:25 to Newark, 1:55 JFK and 2:00 LGA with “minimal” traffic (it’s never zero). I’m on the A320, and there are no A320 departures out of EWR right now, but it’s still ok to sit reserve at home? I’ll ask in my probation interview but all my buddies say it’s kosher. I appreciate any thoughts. Thanks! Very excited to be here.
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