Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 918014)

I don't want a 5.0, I've already beaten the snot out of a few ;-). Plus everyones got a mustang, not many have GTO's. I rarely see them on the road and I love that! The new 5.0 is no slouch and really is a nice car but they can't hang with my Goat.

Btw I voted on your link and guess what car is winning? Here's a hint, it was built in Australia :-)

Originally Posted by FedElta (Post 918147)

Hey Super,
Road Atlanta has a track day for road cars on 28 Dec....scheduled by Skip Barber Racing School. One of the greatest natural road courses in North America....bring the Goat, I'll meet you, and let's see what you got.

Regards :D
BG

Originally Posted by Launchpad475 (Post 918173)

They stopped putting 5 liters in Mustangs in 1995 fyi-

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 918187)

http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHI...29-300x189.jpg

FTB's dream car.

It'd be affordable if I was on the 320! :D My new year resolution to stop bidding down to reserve and start bidding to a line for $$$ was met by PBS's new years resolution that bidding down was no longer an option. :eek:

Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 918014)

I don't want a 5.0, I've already beaten the snot out of a few ;-). Plus everyones got a mustang, not many have GTO's. I rarely see them on the road and I love that! The new 5.0 is no slouch and really is a nice car but they can't hang with my Goat.



They stopped putting 5 liters in Mustangs in 1995 fyi-

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 917962)

Remember where you heard it first. Using reasonably accurate estimates our MD88 and 757 fleets are nearing structural limits requiring their replacement. Figuring a 18 to 36 month lead time from orders to deliveries we are serious shoppers.

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ma...elta-5457.html

Stock usually jumps with talk of airplane orders. As a trade, buy DAL on the dips, plan for a sale around mid to late June. I can see a Delta representative at the Paris Air Show talking about how our orders integrate into the needs of our global partners, with the Air France rep standing in front of an A380 model. If so, good for us as we get a lot more staffing out of our split in the AF/SkyTeam allocation.

What is most interesting about this announcement is the signal it sends on potential merger partners. This tells me it is less likely (although still possible) we believe Alaska's fleet will be deployed as part of Delta.

I think paying for our own fleet replacement is something of a last resort for Delta management. Aside from the DC9, there are no efficiencies that will make the new jets "self financing." In fact, in the case of the 757, the replacement jet may not even be as efficient (refer to press on British Airways replacement of their aging 757's with A321's).

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 918192)

FTB, looks like my 2004 Lariat which was sold in 2007 with the new hire pay cut. Shopping for a FX2 with the 3.5 EcoBoost as soon as they hit the lot. May just do an STX with the 3.7. Drove one with the 3.73. The six cylinder feels quicker and lighter on its feet than the Lariat did. Also like the electronic power steering that everyone else is dogging.

Sorry about the thread creep, boring day waiting for the Crew Scheduling to reward my sobriety with a big fat Green Slip.

Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 917968)

I discussed this with the ALPA scheduling guy at length. The basic answer on why there were 2 to 3 times the projected short-call list was "IROPS". MSP had a bad weather day (not the shutdown last week, this was in Nov) so they put *ALL* the 7ER categories east of the Mississippi "on alert" for lack of a better term.

The scheduling guy said, well, the SC list is just a projection, they can add to it for any reason. This irks me to no end - what's the point of a list if you're not going to follow it?

Like someone else said, I'd prefer to just not know what the SCs are, rather than look at the proposed list, then the actual list and get annoyed there are twice as many on SC as proposed.