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The font size will be one of the few things made by man that can be clearly seen from space.

btw, newK- I heard that after seeing you fly the DC-9, DL is working on converting the DC-9-30's into orbital spacecraft post retirement to compete with Virgin Galactic and NASA.

acl65pilot

08-31-2010 11:18 AM

On vacation:

New Hires. When the vacation bid comes out you will be like everyone else. The difference is that you will have only accrued a few days. (AKA less than 14) Just bid weeks like everyone else. It will offer options when bidding these days.

Moveups:
Moveups will be processes just before the bids for OCT LOT's are open. AKA they are run on the fifth of every month for next months bid, if I recall correctly.

capncrunch

08-31-2010 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 863660)

I'll go with a conservative opener then.
20 777 A/B ATL
20 747 A/B DTW
SLC 7ERA same as 767A
SLC 7ERB 767B +20

40 7ER A/B between ATL, NYC, DTW and SEA

Narrowbody TBD.

I heard from a good source there will be at least 40 new B slots on the ER for SEA.

tsquare

08-31-2010 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 863672)

I think Tennessee and VaTech were considering playing at the NASCAR track in Bristol to set the record for the largest attendance to a football game. Maybe someone on here knows but like 150,000?

yup.. but I think it would be closer to 250K... can you imagine the noise? It would probably sound like a NASCAR event.. and there's no stupid jumbotron there either I don't think... so it would be all crowd noise.... the way it should be.

newKnow

08-31-2010 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 863752)

I told you guys it was/is a good airplane/spaceship.

It was earlier this summer when we were taking off from RDU or CLT, I looked over and saw a C-172 taking off on the parallel runway. After noticing that we were clearly outperforming him, I said (to myself) "we are kicking his ass."

DC-9: The new Shuttle. :D

capncrunch

08-31-2010 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 863752)

btw, newK- I heard that after seeing you fly the DC-9, DL is working on converting the DC-9-30's into orbital spacecraft post retirement to compete with Virgin Galactic and NASA.

He already makes the pax go weightless when he starts his descent.

newKnow

08-31-2010 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 863756)

I heard from a good source there will be at least 40 new B slots on the ER for SEA.

For SEA alone? Wow.

Are they the only ones that will get to get in on the fun? :rolleyes:

capncrunch

08-31-2010 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 863762)

For SEA alone? Wow.

Are they the only ones that will get to get in on the fun? :rolleyes: