Originally Posted by NERD (Post 1167162)

Elvis,

Back in 2010 I saw the capt. in question in NRT. Having flown with him back on the 727 I had followed his story/recovery via the wailing wall in MSP checkin. Anyhow, over many, many beers he gave me the whole story. Absolutly amazing and damn lucky. Because of him a year later I had the identical initial symptoms (which I never would have gone to the Dr. for ) I decided to go and get it checked out. Luckily for me there was no problem.

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver (Post 1167199)

That sounds almost like an advertising slogan. Are you on the DALPA "Marketing Committee" now, ACL? ;)

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1166880)

Could compromise with a Galaxy II S (or as Sprint calls it, "Epic 4G Touch).

Get them for free with new service through Amazon.

If you are thinking Sprint, might want to wait until the new EVO 4G LTE comes out next month. Not sure I'd want to go WiMax for two years right now. (for Apple users including "4G," LTE is about 20 times faster than your current data service, WiMax is 4 to 10 times faster)

Originally Posted by TheManager (Post 1167203)

So was the Zoolander reference.

Also, gonna get on my soap box for a second. The "stone" is a bad, bad, BAD THING!

The incidents of stones in pilots is rising rapidly. Locked door + getting older + not hydrating enough + dry environment = bad news. Thought one of the 1.5L bottles a flight/day was sufficient. Not so.

1G is the magic number, and don't take any sh!t from any of the ranchers about coming out more than once a flight.

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1167206)

No I did not come up with "Leading the Industry" if that is what you are asking. :D

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1167206)

I have worked with Aeromed for a decade on a ton of issues. I have seen their work first had. They get the job done but you as the pilot need to be proactive too. I called them once about an issue about 15 years ago, and was underwhelmed, but after calling back with documentation etc, it went as I expected.

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1167206)

As Timbo stated, give us a call in 12-24 is just stupid, and if they have done that they need to get called on it. The FAA loves documentation, and the paper trail needs to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by Elvis90 (Post 1167028)

I recently flew with a captain who was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007 and given 6 months to live back then. His wife got him to go to the Mayo Clinic for experimental surgery. It was very painful, but he is cancer-free this day. The reason I mention this is that the FAA permanently removed his medical, but following the successful recovery after 18 months, ALPA successfully lobbied the FAA to reinstate his medical. I am no ALPA apologist, and this captain is not happy with many things ALPA does, but he stated that were it not for ALPA, he would not be flying today.

BTW, this captain never has a bad day, because each day is like a gift, and he'll tell you that. Really enjoyed flying with him.

Originally Posted by trico (Post 1167222)

I think I know who you are talking about. I flew back seat when he was F/O on the 3-holer; class guy all the way prior, during and after his ordeal. It's always uplifting to see him in uniform. He's the one dude it doesn't look doofy on:)

Originally Posted by Surprise (Post 1167191)

I would prefer that, too. I think many of my co-workers feel the same way. We used to have SkyWest signage all over the place until Delta made us take it out. In fact, we still have it on planes dedicated to our other partners. SkyWest is painted real big on the Alaska planes.

Here's another thought: I can't tell you how many times I've heard flight attendants say "Welcome aboard United Express, um.... excuse me, Delta Connection flight XXX..." or any other combination of screw ups. Since we have four different partners, it can be difficult to keep all the announcements straight and I've seen them butchered many times. The company tries to keep the rotations separate for all the different carriers, but Chicago-based FA's who primarily work UAX get TDY'd or reflowed onto DCI flights all the time, and vice versa. Mistakes happen. I've seen FA's show up for DCI trips wearing their United lapel pins, too.

And I think the CRJ-900 is an ok airplane on its own merits. It has good performance, it's pretty efficient, and it's reasonably comfortable. It's just being flown by the wrong operators.

I have the opposite problem. My friends and others ask who I work for and I say SkyWest. "Southwest?" No, SkyWest. We fly the little airplanes as Delta Connection. "Oh, so you work for Delta?" No.

This whole thing is a mess. Good luck to you all with your negotiations. I really mean that.

Originally Posted by Elvis90 (Post 1167028)

I recently flew with a captain who was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007 and given 6 months to live back then. His wife got him to go to the Mayo Clinic for experimental surgery. It was very painful, but he is cancer-free this day. The reason I mention this is that the FAA permanently removed his medical, but following the successful recovery after 18 months, ALPA successfully lobbied the FAA to reinstate his medical. I am no ALPA apologist, and this captain is not happy with many things ALPA does, but he stated that were it not for ALPA, he would not be flying today.

BTW, this captain never has a bad day, because each day is like a gift, and he'll tell you that. Really enjoyed flying with him.