That soon? You think?

 

I've also chosen commuting over going back to the 88, haha.

 

Is this an ACL65 style head fake? He always says he's going to some place to make a bazillion flying all the time ... then when the bid comes ACL checks the Dude's schedule ... .

You know you miss Temperature Controls that have very little recognizable effect on the Cabin Temp, 120 decibel recirc fans and hitting your head, shoulders, knees and nuts any time you try to readjust your seating position.

 

Nah, I kept it pretty straight forward. Captain seats, premium widebody FO seats in ATL, not so premium widebody seat in ATL then a % on fifi in DTW, then the 88 in ATL.

 

I think our McDonald's has those McRibs again.

 

I stumbled on this the other day in the Foreign section of the forums. It helped me deal with the jealousy over their growth. All told, I guess I wouldn't uproot the family and move there, even for the bigger paycheck. Sounds like a lot of the guys there view Emirates as a stepping stone.

"Now, would I go back to the US? Absolutely. Would I go back to a US regional? Hell to the NO! Would I leave a US regional to come to Emirates? Absolutely. Is it Delta Airlines? No. You'll work to the max, and you'll be tired and jet lagged. There's no ALPA here, no union contract, and they can modify your contract at their whim - they actually did that when they raised the overtime threshold at Emirates - again, you can quit or you can put up with it.

Having said that, show me a US airline that will pay for your house or apartment, pay your utilities, and give you over 7 grand take-home pay after it's all said and done - TO START... AS A FIRST OFFICER."

 

In that case I'm gonna have to ask for date of hire.

 

I believe the Douglas technical term is:

"Frozen Sweat"

It's the hallmark of the Douglas aviator...


Cheers
George

 

I just saw this was posted in the 'In Memory Of' (the obituary) section of this web-site. Apparently, Capt. Ted Mallory, former NWA chief pilot (I think?) recently passed away. Met him a time or two, but did not really know him...
Respectfully,
Chuck416

In Memory of Major General Theodore Franklin Mallory, III

 

I went to Auburn with his son, actually, I soloed his son. I only time I met him was the day his son soloed and I remember thinking he was a really nice guy. The only person that ever tipped me for being a CFI.

If it says anything about senior, his son was a great guy and a natural pilot. I think his son went on to do something other than fly for a living, I'm not sure but I think that's the case and I believe we refer those folks as the smart ones, no?