Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
02-14-2012 | 06:53 PM
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A day in the life:
1500: Commute to base. Full flight, so 3 hours in the "Chiropractor Approved" jumpseat is the order of the day.
1800: Arrive in base. Run into classmate. Cominsurate as to the decline in trip quality in the past 3 years.
1900: Make it to commuter pad after waiting :40 for shuttle
2200: Go to sleep for 0500 wakeup.
0000: Awaken to the sound of rowdy kids in the hall. Reflect that school is in, and that you had to be bleeding profusely out of your eyes and nose to get out of school when you were a kid, let alone taken out to go on vacation during the school year.
0200: Awaken to the sound of slamming doors.
0500: Awaken to the shriek and retina burning glare of the Zenith "Radiation King" alarm clock. Efforts to shut it off prove futile, so you just bury it in the pillows.
0530: Discover that there's no hot water.
0550: Stare intently at the wall as you ride down in the elevator with the parents of the kids that work you up last night. Attempt to keep comments to yourself.
0553: Complain to the desk creature that there was no hot water. "Oh, yea, they're working on that". No apology given.
0555: Find that the pilots from "wet lease lift provider" have not only taken all the coffee, but all the cream and sweetner as well.
0602: Ride in van in dire need of suspension work. Couple sitting next to you has 9 suitcases.
0625: Arrive at TSA checkpoint for morning scowl and rectal probe.
0630: Read rotation while waiting in line. Note with considerable angst the double ATL layover.
0640: Get extra mondo large coffee at Big M's Steakhouse. Note with dismay that all they have is creamer modules, each containing no more than 2 micrograms of creamer each.
0642: Stealthily purloin half-n-half from large coffee chain next door.
0655: Check in.
0700: Attempt to call scheduling to check in, as you locked yourself out of Deltanet because you forgot that changing your email passwork changes all of your other passwords as well.
0705: Ride tram to airplane. Overhear ATL crew cominsurating about their double DTW layover.
0710: Arrive at gate. Find that the airplane is still in the hangar.
0800: Airplane arrives. Walkaround, deftly dodging numerous, ground based hazards, until coffee from aft drain port dribbles over your clean shirt.
0830: Engage in 10 minutes of discussion as to whether it will be 22L or 21R. Settle on 22L.
0900: Depart the gate to ATL, to start 4 days of "The Florida Shuttle"
0905: Cleared to taxi to 21R. Told to "Give way to Air France, and follow the 9th RJ"
0930: Listen to the guy in the other seat rail against all things DALPA. Ask if he's attempted to get involved, or even vote. Receive blank look in return.
0945: Listen to guy in the other seat describe failed marrage.
1000: Listen to guy in other seat describe his current, disfunctional relationship with girlfriend. Refrain from pointing out that it seems identical to his failed marrage.
1025: Note with chagrin that arrival gate is A2, depature gate is E32.
1030: Brief for 26R approach in ATL.
1055: Get assigned 28 in ATL.
1120: Land in Macon, and taxi to A2. Avoid blowing runway crossing clearances.
1135: Arrive at Dunkin Donuts, for a desperately needed cup'o'joe, to find the line snaking around the concourse to the sandwich shop.
1200: Watch the "ITT Tech" commercial on the gate television with considerable interest.
1500: Arrive at sunny Florida destination. Hotel is hosting the "Exercisearama" convention. Hotel is packed with over 50-somthings in spandex. Reflect that the hotel has hot water, but the mold on the shower curtain has achieved sentience.
Lather, rinse, repeat. Cash meager paycheck....
Nu
1500: Commute to base. Full flight, so 3 hours in the "Chiropractor Approved" jumpseat is the order of the day.
1800: Arrive in base. Run into classmate. Cominsurate as to the decline in trip quality in the past 3 years.
1900: Make it to commuter pad after waiting :40 for shuttle
2200: Go to sleep for 0500 wakeup.
0000: Awaken to the sound of rowdy kids in the hall. Reflect that school is in, and that you had to be bleeding profusely out of your eyes and nose to get out of school when you were a kid, let alone taken out to go on vacation during the school year.
0200: Awaken to the sound of slamming doors.
0500: Awaken to the shriek and retina burning glare of the Zenith "Radiation King" alarm clock. Efforts to shut it off prove futile, so you just bury it in the pillows.
0530: Discover that there's no hot water.
0550: Stare intently at the wall as you ride down in the elevator with the parents of the kids that work you up last night. Attempt to keep comments to yourself.
0553: Complain to the desk creature that there was no hot water. "Oh, yea, they're working on that". No apology given.
0555: Find that the pilots from "wet lease lift provider" have not only taken all the coffee, but all the cream and sweetner as well.
0602: Ride in van in dire need of suspension work. Couple sitting next to you has 9 suitcases.
0625: Arrive at TSA checkpoint for morning scowl and rectal probe.
0630: Read rotation while waiting in line. Note with considerable angst the double ATL layover.
0640: Get extra mondo large coffee at Big M's Steakhouse. Note with dismay that all they have is creamer modules, each containing no more than 2 micrograms of creamer each.
0642: Stealthily purloin half-n-half from large coffee chain next door.
0655: Check in.
0700: Attempt to call scheduling to check in, as you locked yourself out of Deltanet because you forgot that changing your email passwork changes all of your other passwords as well.
0705: Ride tram to airplane. Overhear ATL crew cominsurating about their double DTW layover.
0710: Arrive at gate. Find that the airplane is still in the hangar.
0800: Airplane arrives. Walkaround, deftly dodging numerous, ground based hazards, until coffee from aft drain port dribbles over your clean shirt.
0830: Engage in 10 minutes of discussion as to whether it will be 22L or 21R. Settle on 22L.
0900: Depart the gate to ATL, to start 4 days of "The Florida Shuttle"
0905: Cleared to taxi to 21R. Told to "Give way to Air France, and follow the 9th RJ"
0930: Listen to the guy in the other seat rail against all things DALPA. Ask if he's attempted to get involved, or even vote. Receive blank look in return.
0945: Listen to guy in the other seat describe failed marrage.
1000: Listen to guy in other seat describe his current, disfunctional relationship with girlfriend. Refrain from pointing out that it seems identical to his failed marrage.
1025: Note with chagrin that arrival gate is A2, depature gate is E32.
1030: Brief for 26R approach in ATL.
1055: Get assigned 28 in ATL.
1120: Land in Macon, and taxi to A2. Avoid blowing runway crossing clearances.
1135: Arrive at Dunkin Donuts, for a desperately needed cup'o'joe, to find the line snaking around the concourse to the sandwich shop.
1200: Watch the "ITT Tech" commercial on the gate television with considerable interest.
1500: Arrive at sunny Florida destination. Hotel is hosting the "Exercisearama" convention. Hotel is packed with over 50-somthings in spandex. Reflect that the hotel has hot water, but the mold on the shower curtain has achieved sentience.
Lather, rinse, repeat. Cash meager paycheck....
Nu
02-14-2012 | 06:55 PM
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No kidding.I remember him saying that it was pretty much required your family live there, but he said single guys could manage with a little effort (i.e. not flaunt the fact) to stay away and pocket the money they gave you for your living arrangements.
Personally, it's not for me for where I am in life, but if I were a young RJ driver I'd be very interested.
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02-14-2012 | 07:00 PM
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From: A330B
Several years ago, (BK) I had an offer from the Chief Pilot at Asiana to interview for a position. He explained the job to me this way: You will be hounded through training at every instance to quit under the full weight of threat and innuendo, but you will make it through because the company must have you. You will be treated well at anytime you are not anywhere near an airplane, in the airplane you will be subject to icy stares and the silent treatment and you will have to unsnarl several potential mishap causing events each leg you fly. That is why you will be paid 175,000 dollars per year to fly two weeks out of Portland or LAX with a paid commute. Every three years, rinse, lather and repeat. No thanks!
I feel the same about Emirates and virtually all expat jobs. If you live to fly, there are a lot of positives. If you fly to live, there are very few.
I feel the same about Emirates and virtually all expat jobs. If you live to fly, there are a lot of positives. If you fly to live, there are very few.
02-14-2012 | 07:00 PM
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ACL, what do your friends tell you about the interview? We had a Comair guy in the jumpseat about 7 to 9 months ago. I'm trying to remember what he said about the interview; I don't think he had accomplished it yet, but was going, and what stood out to me was that he had just put his application in and I think he said his interview was scheduled to take place about a week after their getting his application.
Personally, it's not for me for where I am in life, but if I were a young RJ driver I'd be very interested.
Personally, it's not for me for where I am in life, but if I were a young RJ driver I'd be very interested.
Need a bmi less than 30. You can delay your departure too if you want to stay longer as well.
There are many pilots that start in company provided housing that go out on their own and make about 20k a year from the savings.
02-14-2012 | 07:14 PM
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From: Light Chop
I'm waiting for the youtube video where someone says "My life was in shambles. I thought the world would be better off if I was dead. Then I read the Latest & Greatest About Delta thread and I realized that at least I don't work there. So I looked in the mirror and said to myself, suicide is never the answer little trooper. And all was better. Wow, it's amazing what some scope relief can do for someone standing on the edge!"
02-14-2012 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 1234
I am curious why you think the company should offer leaves for our pilots to go and fly for a competitor, just long enough so that they can come back with some seniority?
The not flying each month and collecting a paycheck for 70 hrs sure beats getting furloughed. I am glad that our company does not like the idea of furloughing pilots right now.
02-14-2012 | 07:29 PM
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I'm waiting for the youtube video where someone says "My life was in shambles. I thought the world would be better off if I was dead. Then I read the Latest & Greatest About Delta thread and I realized that at least I don't work there. So I looked in the mirror and said to myself, suicide is never the answer little trooper. And all was better. Wow, it's amazing what some scope relief can do for someone standing on the edge!"
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02-14-2012 | 07:43 PM
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From: Light Chop
I realize I'm kind of opening a pandora's box here. Or in layman's terms, I'm a cat that's accidentally walked into the bar at a Holiday Inn south of Cleveland where all the SWA pilots are getting half off beer specials.
But, I wanted to see years of service for various places on the seniority list.
Please ignore the NWA/DAL differences because it's a different topic but if I didn't do both then it wouldn't have been accurate and someone would've corrected it.
BTW, 11 years of seniority barely, by two numbers, holds a weekends off line on ATLM88B.
But, I wanted to see years of service for various places on the seniority list.
Please ignore the NWA/DAL differences because it's a different topic but if I didn't do both then it wouldn't have been accurate and someone would've corrected it.
BTW, 11 years of seniority barely, by two numbers, holds a weekends off line on ATLM88B.
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02-14-2012 | 08:55 PM
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From: Poodle Whisperer
Holy moley the complaining has gone through the roof today. Sheesh. I need to go cuddle with my dog and cry for a few.
At the risk of getting displaced off the airbus... here's some nice flying video in and out of some definitely not US destinations:
At the risk of getting displaced off the airbus... here's some nice flying video in and out of some definitely not US destinations:
02-14-2012 | 08:57 PM
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From: Poodle Whisperer
For those of you wondering why there is another negative-ish bid coming up, as well as little positive news from JG today... have some freaking perspective!!!
WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. THEY WILL NOT SAY POSITIVE THINGS BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN THEIR INTERESTS.
Don't let it get to you... I swear you'd think most of the people here haven't been through a section 6 before. It is how it goes. Just roll your eyes and move on.
WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. THEY WILL NOT SAY POSITIVE THINGS BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN THEIR INTERESTS.
Don't let it get to you... I swear you'd think most of the people here haven't been through a section 6 before. It is how it goes. Just roll your eyes and move on.
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