Well. That is a mental picture I will never get out of my head

The carbon stealth works?

I loved Ponderosa…

are any still open? Also, we had a Bonanza growing up, but not sure if it was another chain, or a cheap knock off. But both were good and I miss them both.

golden coral is just not the same, no class…

It’s starting to get quite embarrassing. But maybe they’re just smarter than me. There must be a lot of money to be made from Instagram these days.

Unfortunatly they are all closed. She now frequents a Wawa in Hialeah, Florida. Where she survives on their delicious coffee and Sizzli breakfast sandwiches. THJKooj never actually met his father. After the encounter in the Ponderosa bathroom his father left nothing behind by a small plastic MD-80 model, and a promise to “call you.” Rumor has it that he made his way to a carnie town south of Tampa where he hooked up with a carnival heading north for the summer. THKKooj received a birthday card on his 6th birthday from his dad. The card contained a voucher for one ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl, and copy of the May 1987 Playboy magazine featuring Vanna White. He cherishes the magazine to this day.

Have you guys no respect for the Banned?

Not when there was no respect before the ban, especially when it is he who should not be named. Unless you’re disrespecting him, then you kind of have to. 🤣

A little bird told me that Swayne is going to UAL. I guess mainline wasn’t really interested in his videos, huh.

Wonder if there’s gonna be a “Here Comes Swayne” in the UAL forum? 🤔

In all seriousness, happy for him if he got on with UAL.

Probably got an interview with <1000 SIC time.
I’m assuming they want the good NGPA PR that he’s going to smash out.

I’m honestly surprised AA didnt pick him up the second he was eligible.

Aag traded him for a 15th draft choice later this year plus 10 dollars

They were going to. UAL just started hiring and interviewing first.

No, they were wooed by the listicles.

Good for him, now folks should stop hating on the kid and worry about their own business.... lol

I guess UAL likes his cringe worthy videos, good publicity for ual lol.

No pic time?

United has been hiring a bunch of FOs lately with 0 TPIC.
There are FOs getting hired at AA outside the flow from Envoy with 0 TPIC.

TPIC is not the only criteria any more.

i think regionals are perfect for practicing being captain and gaining experience

Let me know when a white guy who isn't NGPA gets on at American with no pic

I didn't claim they would.

Thankfully these days you can get hired at better airlines as an FO, get experience and upgrade there, and get treated and paid well while doing so.
No need to subject yourself to the regional garbage.

You’re also subjecting yourself to garbage, Atlas ain’t much better than the regionals.

Yes, I know…the new CBA is going to be a game changer

It never has been. Just that most don’t have the attributes that will get you hired that way.

ooo AA scorned…publicly!

It will be interesting to see Swaynie Boy trying to shoot cringe worthy videos flying with a yellow teethed united captain, see how that goes for him.

Mods: Can we move this thread to https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/united/

thx

Why not just delete it all

or maybe, like most things, this is yet another APC rumor lol

you have to admit that picking up swayne right seat to right seat would be very, very in character for UAL

Oh, there is so much you don’t know. But Atlas is still a upgrade over the regionals.

or he just put forth a little effort with job fairs and whatnot. I know plenty of eagle and XJT FOs hired at UAL from 2015 on.

ditto but all visible minorities

Ones I knew were white males. Some were ual interns and others went to job fairs or had chief pilot meet and greets. It’s not as difficult as people make it out to be.

only straight white male i know to get hired at UAL was an LCA and had a hot app for 7 years.

no, not all. I know several that were not check the box folks. Several were not even captains when they went. They networked and focused on getting out of the regionals. They like it at United.

I am one of those F/Os that left in 2015. I knew it would be years before upgrade on top of the 5 1/2 I'd already spent (see also: Jerry Glass, 'Comair II', ATR's, 135s and 140s parked, closing 7 of 9 bases, etc). When I was hired, junior ATR captain was ~1600 and when I left I was still an F/O at ~1200. So instead I accomplished things that I could control: a Master's degree, volunteering in leadership positions on the Central Air Safety Committee, and spending a day or two each month making sure apps and logbooks were up to date and going to the 'normal' open houses like the ones specifically for FFD pilots. I even went to a virtual open house/webinar for UAL while I sat in the GSW cafeteria between sim sessions (the closer one with the good quesadillas, in case you were wondering). This is all to say that you just have to focus on what is in your control. And yes, we do like it (in the left seat no less!) at United.



Sorry, but you just don't know enough people then. You're wrong on this - there were lots of senior F/Os and we all networked together back then on how to get out. Flow was still years away and every week when you logged on to jetnet it was more bad news - bases closing, airplanes going to PSA, flows delayed, etc. Networking and helping each other was the only way to keep the light at the end of the tunnel from getting snuffed out.

Glad you’re doing well. Thanks for stopping in with a touch of reality.

Stop.Just stop.

Bidding
 

Did anyone realize Swayne forgot to bid?! The nerve! I can’t believe no one has commented on how unfortunate this is!

Alert the media! More at 5