I meant Glenn Beck

ACL you may have already posted this...but...

I talked / bugged Crew Resources this afternoon...expect training doc/letter/order for the 1 Jan bid...what ever you want to call, will be out this Friday.

That is what the are saying......

Nope, I got Sponge Bob on!

Thanks for the offer. I actually still have the old NWA hardcopy manuals from before I was displaced off the 320, and I've downloaded all the new Delta-version manuals. It's just a pain to have to try and review all the manuals off my laptop.

Former NWA guys...how long is the 320 school? What is the basic flow of training?

Sorry..but no sponge bob here...we watch overhaulin!!!

my oldest (almost 5 and he loves it) and i watch overhaulin almost on a daily basis ;)

I've got Beck and Sponge Bob on. C'mon boys, multi task!

I have Sponge Bob on two T.V's

Beck is getting DVRed. ;)

I think we bid for what we could hold on the 320 so we will keep it.

Yep, it will suck too!

5 days of systems, 4 or so procedures trainers, & I think it was 5 or 6 sims. It's been over a year since I've done it so I am probably wrong. Basically it was Monday through Friday, and I started October 15th and was on the line November 22nd. So including OE(a 26 hour 5 day) it was a little over a month long.

I imagine it's close to the same now, but I'm not sure. I'm getting the short requal which is only 6 days! :eek:

It does. But I'm in the bottom 1% of EVERYTHING, & it's the airplane I want so it's no biggie. ;) :)

Really? Glen Beck. A kernal of corn in my waste has more to offer. That same kernal has a lenghthier resume in politics than Glen. His experience is spinn

I know. What gives? I've been here over two years already and am still a reserve F/O. I was a jet captain at a regional in about a year and a half. I'm ready for Airbus captain already. (joke) This seniority stuff takes a lot of time to get at the majors. Can we speed up the process?

the basics are 5 days of classrooms/with some fixed based systems instruction. SV on day 5. week two is procedures training followed by a PV, week three simulators culminating with the MV, week four it all L-prep to finish off with the LOE/spots.

Clear as mud? PM if you need anymore specific advice.

Oh there are ways.......but I don't recommend them if you want to stay out of jail. ;) :p

Anyone get a chance to "chat" with Richard today? Any new info from that discussion?

Capn, I guess you watch MSNBC? Different strokes for different folks.:rolleyes:

CE,

If you are sitting at the gate with the APU air on, just turn off the left pack. This will lower the noise level from a CAT IV hurricane to merely that of a tropical storm. This works good during briefings and checklist reading. Obviously you have to weigh the cost of shutting off a pack but the amount of the noise reduction is amazing and unless its really hot, is probably worth it. You can also set up for single right pack when taxiing in.

Scoop

Continental is in the process of taking the remaining (4) ATA 757-300's parked at Victorville for nearly two years. One is already in the fleet equipped with winglets...the other three join this year. When all is said and done, CO will be flying all 12 former ATA 757-300ET's. Worked out well for CO - same Rolls engine & minimal conversions needed to conform to CO.

ACL,

Some stuff is actually better in the 737 - like the displays and the dual GPS LNAV capability. Not to mention that the left seater can easily, and I do mean easily, hand-fly a single engine CAT III approach with the HUD, albeit down to a 50 DH vice an AH.
The problem with the VNAV in the 737 is that it is weighted far too heavily toward fuel savings (idle descents) to the point where it will often hold you up at altitude far too long and then immediately after starting down it will start wanking at you for drag - which is a drag (pun intended :)). I mean, really, if you are going to start asking for drag .00005 seconds after starting down why not just start down a little earlier. Starting down 15 miles prior to TD (via descend now) may help but it will eventually rejoin the "unrealistic" descent path and then start asking for drag again.
There are many techniques to get around this (increase tailwinds, Engine A/I on, etc) but these merely defeats the purpose of VNAV in the first place which is fuel savings. The VNAV is quirky but you will eventually achieve "Total VNAV conciousness" so you will have that going for you. :D
Trust me - after a few flights you will be much more bummed out about the inadequate cockpit confines then VNAV shortcomings. :eek:

Scoop

Johnso,

I think y'all are talking about what you got for a primary vacation bid and whether you will keep it.

If you are MD'd, which I don't think you or super are, you will keep your vacation. For AE/VD and I think for reinstatement (check with the union on this one), you bid your vacation based on the category you hold on 31 Jan 2010. If you convert on April 1 2010, you will rebid all your vacations at once. If you convert any month after this and have bid a week or whatever before you convert, you take your vacation and have fun!:)

It all depends on what category you hold on 31 jan and when you convert.

Denny

Which seven years are those?

WOW, I cannot wait! :eek:

My guess is 2022-2029?!

Denny

2016/17 to 2024/25

Yeah.. I thought it was down the road a piece.

Sure as heck ain't for the next few years! Take another 12 to hit 50%.



Retirement by year at the combined DAL:

2009 7
2010 7
2011 9
2012 20
2013 120
2014 203
2015 273
2016 326
2017 379
2018 472
2019 560
2020 652
2021 831
2022 877
2023 832
2024 821
2025 732
2026 632
2027 530
2028 507
2029 506
2030 540
2031 473
2032 396
2033 318
2034 236
2035 173
2036 165
2037 132
2038 106
2039 87
2040 85
2041 71
2042 66
2043 48
2044 31
2045 27
2046 10
2047 4
2048 1

ACL, I'm curious what your definition of "very senior" is? Top 20/25%?

Denny

Well I retire #19.

Very senior is a matter of perspective. (More senior than I am now :eek: )

I think his definition is a lot more liberal than mine since I am senior to him (I am pretty sure), and those numbers don't make ME very senior... and I retire at the end of that period. (If I stay around that long)

No truer words were ever spoken (or written)!!!:) You can always be more senior........................unless you are number 1!!!!!:D

Denny

I know that by those numbers I will have to pass up seats so that I am not seat locked to get to the next senior one.

I am in the top 1-2% the last decade of my career. I am also not that young, just lucky on when I was hired.

Those are for the entire company by the way, not for my seniority.

After 2027 (52) I will hold what I want.

Denny,

I'm being reinstated to the 320, & have training this month. So if I'm understanding you correctly my primary vacation award will be kept which is what I thought. :)

Thanks.

I'm building an Excel spreadsheet of 73NG LOD flashcards. Since I'm a bit slow, it has just now occurred to me that someone else may have already done this project. Anyone? Anyone?

There's probably one on the ALPA site. There's one for hte 76/75 LOD under the documents section (at least there used to be).

I still ended up making my own to help myself study- planning on doing the same for the fluff.

There's a great study guide available on DALPA that has all the gouge you'll ever need. Shoot me a PM and I'll send it to you. As far as LOD flashcards, I did the memory items and limitations and I can send you those, but not the LOD, too many items.

Are you going to be in DTW or MSP? Welcome back to the short bus :)