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Originally Posted by Cohiba (Post 797455)

The Training Dept wants to put DGS into the Simulator as a seat filler for a pilot getting a checkride during recurrent and initial training. No medical, no license, no age limit, doesn't even have to be qualified....not a good thing. Can't even fail the DGS since he doesn't have a license but the seniority list pilot could fail because of some old geezer who hasn't been in the cockpit for years.

They can want whatever they want. Doesn't the PWA require a current/qualified person in the seat?

Giving up SLIs for the JPWA was one of the worst items in the whole deal, from a professional standpoint.

Nu

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Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 797471)

Side Question:

I am on reserve and want to move my days off around. Where on icrew do I go to do this?

Go to Schedules, then PCS, then Leave Requests, then Move Reserve days.

Denny

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Originally Posted by Waves (Post 797487)

Other than buying a hat stretcher, one method is to rummage through your pots and pans and find a pan that will allow your hat to be stretched over it while you aren't using it. That will help provided you can find the right size pan.

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 797503)

Go to Schedules, then PCS, then Leave Requests, then Move Reserve days.Denny

Wow, I didn't even know you could do that. Thanks for asking, capn! Thanks for answering, Denny! Now I might be able to make the cub scout campout, after all.

Oh, and Nerd, try an adjustable shoehorn.

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Originally Posted by TenYearsGone (Post 797464)

I know of at least 150 Bypass guys that are ready to come back, to help relief the pressures of a HEAVY summer.

Call us we are ready:rolleyes:!

TYG

I know they canceled at least one flight last night due to lack of crews.

p.s. Is it canceled or cancelled? Firefox is telling me cancelled is not a word. That's a word I thought I knew how to spell.

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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 797515)

I know they canceled at least one flight last night due to lack of crews.

I was going to ask you if they cxd it last night. I didn't see the patterns on the daily trip coverage for yesterday. I got the IA call, but I was home and did not feel like humping it up to DTW especially since I was on reserve the next day anyway. More bodies are needed stat. I can only imagine what May will be like. Doesn't our sick time reset in June?:eek:

BTW, I was on a regular X day yesterday and started reserve today. Had I taken the IA would I have been paid the X day's pay above guarantee and normal credit towards guarantee for the days I was flying on reserve?

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 797516)

BTW, I was on a regular X day yesterday and started reserve today. Had I taken the IA would I have been paid the X day's pay above guarantee and normal credit towards guarantee for the days I was flying on reserve?

That is correct. Plus you get the X day back.

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Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 797517)

That is correct. Plus you get the X day back.

Thanks Check. :)

Jonhnso, I can't keep up. Are you off the 9 and on something else?

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Originally Posted by Waves (Post 797427)

Hey Guys,

Rumor in the FA lounge is that this summer their flying will increase to 87 hours and no leaves. Although my commuting FA wife is not pleased or amused, something must be going right in Mecca land. I don't recall the average for last year, but it was much lower, probably 75-78 hours with lots of leaves as well.

About a hundred pages back, there were some posts on the MD-90's. Anyone care to update that? How many, and where from? Are we getting any of those Saudi MD-90/MD-11 cockpit aircraft? Anyone know if we're going to update those we do get to the MD-11 cockpit to outfit for NextGen?

Thanks, Waves

I'm going to make a wild assumption here but I doubt we'd ever see the Saudi MD-90s or make our MD-90s match the Saudi/717 version. The reason being is a) look how slow other somewhat simple upgrades were to the ER category aircraft such as the TWA 757s, and b) wouldn't we practically have to go through Boeing on the STC? Why would Boeing help us circumvent buying new 738s from them?

I wonder if the rumors are true that this happened:

AirTran: "We'd like a larger 717 with greater range."
Boeing: "Great, here you go, the 737-800."
AirTran: "No, we'd like a 717 that is bigger and has greater range."
Boeing: "No problem, here you go, we call it the 737-800."
AirTran: "Fine."

And I think Ryan Air showed up in AirTran colors with A320s. And then I think 9/11 happened and AirTran ordered a bunch of 737s later for cheap.

All that to say we might be running into the same brick wall if we ever entertained the idea of upgrading the 90 fleet.