Have another beer. :) LOA 30 doesn't exist.... yet. I'm assuming that's going to be the one that sunsets all the regional contracts and brings the flying back to mainline in exchange for us doing E periods. Seems fair.

Ferd, I know nothing about that. I think Check was, well, being Check! :D

I'd vote yes on that! :D

"Pilot"...Robin just a pilot...I think you meant Fighter Pilot! Or do you think John Wayne was just a cowboy? :p

I was trying to be PC for all the civilians here:D You are, of course, correct sir!

Ferd <--------Eagle Driver (and the only guy you've probably ever met who dropped a bomb off an A model Eagle - sadly:o)

Okay, this is starting to really **** me off.

Moderators: You let a thread about organizing ALPA (a union) at Jet Blue live in the prominent "Major" section of this forum. But any thread that discusses DPA (a union) trying to organize and replace ALPA at Delta gets moved to whither away and die in the "Union Talk" section of this forum.

Look. I'm not trying to necessarily promote DPA. But I do think the discussion is beneficial in either bringing DALPA around to start pursuing what the majority of our pilots want (restoration) or, if they won't do this, replacing them with someone who will at least try.

This is not the DALPA Forum where there are specific rules that prohibit the discussion of replacement of ALPA. I don't disagree that "Union Talk" is an appropriate section in which to discuss union issues. But if you're going to move any discussion of DPA to this section, then I think you need to move any discussion of any union matter to this section. Like I said before, I'm not necessarily promoting DPA... but I don't appreciate your transparent attempts to censor the discussion of DPA. IMO, you are damaging the credibility of this discussion board and are going to make it irrelevant if you're not careful.

Robin was the guest speaker at a Dining-Out at my former base back in 04. He ****ed off all the wives, but all the fighter pilots in the room loved it. Pretty sure he closed down the bar with us that night, although my memory of the event gets a little foggy toward the end:cool:

No LOA 30 - OTOH they have the ability now to use the E period for new hires.

Please use the E period.....:D

When I was in the 71st TFS we discovered that he had been our Squadron's Commander sometime in the 50s as I recall. We wrote him a letter and told him we were going to remodel our bar and dedicate it to him and would love to have anything he might be able to donate. We got a nice letter back saying he had had a lot accolades in his life, but having a fighter squadron bar dedicated to him was the best thing that ever happened to him. Nice letter we thought, the old man can still write a good kiss ass letter. Then, about a week later, a FedEx truck backed up to the squadron and dropped several dishpacks FULL of stuff. We had the best bar in the wing after that..........including beating the 94th with all their WWI stuff on loan from the Smithsonian:D

Ferd

If the Tech Ops people also decide not to relocate, it's going to be really ugly out on the line with maintenance issues.

I wonder what excuse they would have given if the fuel prices had been low rather than high. (I'm including all the buildings not just NATCO)