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Originally Posted by FlyingViking (Post 851079)

You too? :mad:

Pungentus Lutefiskus

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 851086)

Viking, I thought this was more of a Viking pic:

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/20...rett-favre.jpg

Notice dude pic in a 300x400 variety picture.

I have no idea what that handballplayer got to do with a Viking...:D

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 851087)

Curious, how much are you charging for battle axe lessons these days?

Very restricted secret, that we still use only in emergencies... No instruction can or will be given of this well kept secret, sorry.:p

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Originally Posted by Nosmo King (Post 851089)

Pungentus Lutefiskus

Dude, that's baaad !

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Originally Posted by TurboMD88 (Post 850986)

That is a Qualified drop or a Q ROT. The pilot put in to drop the trip and it has been through the PCS system. It has been denined by PCS however another pilot in the same base as a regluar pilot can do a straight pickup and take it off his line.

Gives the regluar line holder a heads up that this would help another pilot out if they picked up this rotation rather than one in the POT.

If you put a trip in for a PD or a APD, and they can't award it due to reserve coverage, after the first run, it drops into the open flying (the pot) and becomes a "QPD". The system will keep trying to award it as a PD (or APD) until your drop dead date.

While someone can normally pick up a Q trip, it is subject to their max pick up limit. Additionally, if they want to "swap with the pot", and drop something to pick up a "Q" trip, then their drop must meet the same requirements as a PD.

Whenever trying to drop a trip, make sure you ALSO list the trip on the swap board. Trips picked up off the swap board are NOT subject to the max pick up limit, so that gives someone picking up a trip a lot more flexibility.

Nu

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Originally Posted by slowplay (Post 850766)

Great! There's an MEC Chairman election coming up (the Negotiating Committee was elected in March). Maybe you could run on the slogan "Takin' it back..."!:D

Good luck! I'm counting on you!

Whoa....Slow. I hit a nerve???

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Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 851057)

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Carl;

I know we've beaten the flaps to death and realize you are on a fenced aircraft, but I was wondering how the FNW SOP would handle something like this:
YouTube - ‪The greatest movie scene ever? - Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus!‬&lrm;

It was under the "Shark Attacks" tab. The procedure was to state loudly and forcefully: "We're gonna need a bigger boat!"

Carl

Side Question:

I've got vacation and training next month so I know I don't get the full amount of reserve days off. Where do I go to see how many days off I get to bid for?

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Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 851060)

I heard the same thing but I think its just BS. Just like management hates RJs (as they order more). They can make money on RJs (including a profit margin for the DCI operator) yet the 737-700 and Airbus lose money. Color me skeptical.

Think about the big picture - Alaska, Airtran, Southwest, Frontier, Jetblu, and others can all make money on '700s and the Airbus, but poor old Delta can't. Really? You guys believe this crap?

Wait a minute, I thought the synergies of the merger would make us unstoppable. I thought being the largest carrier in the world would enable us to lock down a lot of high yield corporate accounts. Yet all these other companies can make money on smaller narrow-bodies and we can't - I don't believe it for a second.

Scoop - Who in a previous life, early in the Dark Ages was known as Scoop the Skeptical.

Although you are indeed one of the most level headed around here, I need to change your Latin name.

Scoop...KoolAidus Abstainus

Carl...Flatulus Disgustus

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Originally Posted by TOGA LK (Post 850879)

Not sure if you are related to NewK or not, but you are spot on. From my understanding the 319 was essentially a weight reduction that came along to better fit the US market, the 320 initially had range/payload issues. Whereas the 737-7/8/9 was better answered by Boeing (something else I thought I'd never admit). I can honestly see management having a beef with the 319, if my memory serves me correctly that's one less seat than a DC-9-50? Now contrasting the lease on a 319 to that of a 737-8 transcon machine with how many more seats? I agree the assault on the 100 seat market is already in play, the question remains as to what and who will replace that market. Is the E190 and 195 really that bad of a machine when considering range and payload? Is it worse than the Dc-9 with flaps zero 6% overspeed takeoffs in the summer? The APU, cost to operate and customer experience has got to be better. How about 900 vs. The E-series? Rode the 900 from DTW to DFinW, nice machine.

Toga, I'm JB not DL, but I'm all for you guys getting new 100-seaters on the mainline property. The Ejet fuselage and drag profile/fuel burn is worse than the CRJ-900, which is probably why DCI has both; the interior comfort is no comparison between the two.

As for range vs. payload, I don't think there is any trade-off whatsoever. We operate the AR model, which Embraer says has a 2400-mile range. Our jets are all operated as EOW with vests and rafts, which combined with the IFE adds a decent bit to the ZFW. I've operated JFK-SDQ with an alternate, and left with full tanks, full pax, and the cargo bins bulked and weighted to capacity. That's about 1400 miles plus an alternate and we were about 200lbs under the airplanes structural MTOW. Even HPN- to several cities in Florida is routine with full people and 4 hours of gas.

JFK-SDQ went back to the Bus as did some other routes (MCO-SJO, MCO-SDQ) because the Airbus has vastly superior cargo capacity in both bulk and weight (we can only take about 7200 lbs down there). Blue has even operated the 190 JFK-DEN, MCO-SJO, and on eastbound transcons LGB-IAD. In short the jet has pretty impressive capabilities but may not offer the cargo capacity DL is looking for. My understanding is that the MGTOW (114,200), fuel capacity, speed, max altitude and range are all better than a DC9-30 (but I've not flown one, so that's second-hand info). Hope all this sheds some light for you.

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