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06-22-2011, 07:32 AM

#68801

johnso29

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Position: B757/767

Posts: 13,088

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Originally Posted by alfaromeo

Every single bid since the merger happened has been preceded by doom and gloom along with a rehash of the "I got screwed in the merger" debate. Every single one of those doom and gloom predictions has been wrong. Bucking Bar has been virtually furloughed so many times that he should put in a grievance for virtual furlough pay.

I dropped from 75% to 88% in category. But that's because they took 50 crews out of my category. I tried to VD to the 7er, but it didn't work. It would have if I wanted to go to NYC. Guess I should have VD'd to the DC9.

It's all good though. Hopefully more retirements as a result of the AE, & more hiring in 2012.

06-22-2011, 07:41 AM

#68802

Carl Spackler

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Position: 747-400 Captain

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Originally Posted by FedElta

Hey Carl, FTB, *0, Bar, et al :

Many years ago during the late Southeast Asia war games, two Navy F4's launched off the boat with drop tanks. One of them got a drop tank fire. I believe it was the Airboss that broadcast " F4 off the cat, you're on fire, Eject, Eject".

Four F4 bubbas pulled the handles and left two airplanes. Navy guys feel free to correct my fuzzy memory, but once again the law of unintended consequences reared its' head. Might be applicable to this current issue that carl raised.

Regards to all....

It's very applicable, and it came up during the discussion. When a controller sees two aircraft in conflict, he generally knows both flight numbers. They said that during the extreme stress of the moment, controllers can mix up those two flight numbers (dyslexia) and issue the cancel takeoff clearance to the wrong aircraft. Imagine that. You're right at V1 or maybe a hair past it when you hear the controller screaming "cancel takeoff clearance" to you. As you go off the runway, you hear the controller apologize for mixing up the flight number with the aircraft they really wanted to cancel.

I told the two guys that I'm ready to start handling my own traffic separation with TCAS and do away with controllers. For some reason, they didn't like that idea.

Carl

06-22-2011, 08:38 AM

#68803

trlaketige

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Soooo, when will we know training dates for this AE. I looked in the PWA, 22-e/f and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn, so I'm kinda lost. Thanks in advance.

Jim

06-22-2011, 08:39 AM

#68804

RiddleEagle18

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Airbus is spanking boeing this week. Another 180 320's. Biggest aircraft order ever!

India carrier IndiGo orders a record 180 planes from Airbus - USATODAY.com

Is delta next?

06-22-2011, 08:52 AM

#68805

Columbia

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Originally Posted by RiddleEagle18

Airbus is spanking boeing this week. Another 180 320's. Biggest aircraft order ever!

India carrier IndiGo orders a record 180 planes from Airbus - USATODAY.com

Is delta next?

I wouldn't put too much stock in Republics 60 aircraft order.

06-22-2011, 09:07 AM

#68806

nwaf16dude

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Originally Posted by trlaketige

Soooo, when will we know training dates for this AE. I looked in the PWA, 22-e/f and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn, so I'm kinda lost. Thanks in advance.

Jim

It usually takes them a couple of weeks to come out with the projected category and training lists.

While I'm typing... I was an ER guy until the 1st of April, then became a domestic guy, now awarded back to ER. I guess I just have to do WWO and TOE again, right? Seems kinda silly to need any training at all, but I guess it could be January before I convert back.