Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 726855)

Is this what one would call "irony"? Or would someone with a better vocabulary than mine care to chime in..

Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 726830)

for those of us that are DAL-N, does anyone know if we're getting paid on the 27th or the 1st? I assume it'll be the first with the change over but i cant find a definite answer. thanks

Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 726829)

Heyas,

One thing is not entirely clear to me. When does this AE thing really take effect for the new categories? As in, when are there going to be -88 pilots flying and bidding for lines out of MSP and when are 777 guys gong to be bidding lines out of DTW?

Does it say anywhere, or do the pilots just trickle into the base and start bidding while people fall in behind them later?

:D

Originally Posted by Gnewt (Post 726868)

Anyone,

Sorry for the thread creep here. Im trying to book a hotel room for my 767 bounces in DTW. They're not for another 6 weeks yet, but Im apparently past the deadline to make such arrangements. To talk to the people at DAL crew scheds, I have to use the VRS. Which of my passwords do I use to get through to them. Im not having much luck. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

G

Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 726843)

Heyas Buzz,

You got that right.

One of my very last trips out of MSP, I was sitting reserve, and I got called out to repo a DC-9 back to MSP.

So, I DH out to where ever (first ride on an RJ...wow, what a piece of, er, whatever), and wander out to the gate and meet up with the captain.

I had noticed that when I put his emp # in the ACARS that it was kinda low to be on reserve, so on the way back to MSP, I ask him:

Me: "So, er, how'd you wind up doing this? Reserve?"

Him: "no"

Me: "Um, ok, time available?" (NWA's recovery obligation)"

Him: "no"

Me: "pick it up on the open board?"

Him: "no...I live next to the airport, and scheduling knows if they need a favor, they can call me"

Me: "um, not to put too fine a point on it, but you know we have 700 guys on furlough, right?"

Him: "I don't care anything about that"

Me: "....."

I will allow our esteemed audience (even the Slow ones) to draw their own conclusions...

Nu

PS And yes, he wore long sleeves....I don't know what the deal with that is....weird

Originally Posted by Gnewt (Post 726868)

Anyone,

Sorry for the thread creep here. Im trying to book a hotel room for my 767 bounces in DTW. They're not for another 6 weeks yet, but Im apparently past the deadline to make such arrangements. To talk to the people at DAL crew scheds, I have to use the VRS. Which of my passwords do I use to get through to them. Im not having much luck. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

G

Originally Posted by 1234 (Post 726873)

Same password you use for ICrew/ECrew. Here is the translation to use for any letters in your password:

VRU Translation Table
Alpha Character VRU Entry Alpha Character VRU Entry
A *21 N *62
B *22 O *63
C *23 P *71
D *31 Q *11
E *32 R *72
F *33 S *73
G *41 T *81
H *42 U *82
I *43 V *83
J *51 W *91
K *52 X *92
L *53 Y *93
M *61 Z *12

Originally Posted by nwaf16dude (Post 726874)

I think I probably flew a turn with that same guy, or at least one just like him... Pretty sure this guys was the #1 -9 Capt in MSP at the time. We flew a JFK turn, and this guy spent the whole time telling me why I was stupid to commute, and about how my retirement and wage rate was unsustainable. Then, to top it all off, he refused to push it up or try to cut any corners on the way back even though he knew I was trying to catch a commute flight. He quickly became the first entry on my "Avoid employee #" list. Don't remember if he wore long sleeves or not.