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03-13-2024 | 07:57 PM
#61
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03-13-2024 | 08:02 PM
#62
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None of these guys are making this stuff up. It’s a really strange place to work with terrible domestic flying schedules that are mostly 10-13 hour duty nights 8pm to 8am with 5+ hour sits. You will also wait for the jump home for 5+ hours every time making your commute a ridiculously long amount of time and the flights are delayed almost every night. Not sure if it gets better internationally but the hours still look rough. 20 year plus guys begging to fly to Harrisburg and Wichita during the day with a 12 hour duty day 5 hour sit. I enjoyed the regionals more.
03-13-2024 | 08:18 PM
#63
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None of these guys are making this stuff up. It’s a really strange place to work with terrible domestic flying schedules that are mostly 10-13 hour duty nights 8pm to 8am with 5+ hour sits. You will also wait for the jump home for 5+ hours every time making your commute a ridiculously long amount of time and the flights are delayed almost every night. Not sure if it gets better internationally but the hours still look rough. 20 year plus guys begging to fly to Harrisburg and Wichita during the day with a 12 hour duty day 5 hour sit. I enjoyed the regionals more.
03-13-2024 | 08:41 PM
#64
In a land of unicorns
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From: Whale FO
Also, it depends on their procedures. Cleveland Center going to JFK gives you a PD to cross a fix on the STAR at 230, and New York Center wants to know when you start descending as that's their handoff to another freq. They'll ask if you don't tell them.
Elsewhere, yes, the answer usually is "ok". But it's in the book, and it's not a "only non-radar environment" as OP claimed.
Now, what people really should be annoyed about is people trying to sound cool and saying "decimal" instead of "point" in the US.
03-14-2024 | 05:25 AM
#66
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None of these guys are making this stuff up. It’s a really strange place to work with terrible domestic flying schedules that are mostly 10-13 hour duty nights 8pm to 8am with 5+ hour sits. You will also wait for the jump home for 5+ hours every time making your commute a ridiculously long amount of time and the flights are delayed almost every night. Not sure if it gets better internationally but the hours still look rough. 20 year plus guys begging to fly to Harrisburg and Wichita during the day with a 12 hour duty day 5 hour sit. I enjoyed the regionals more.
03-14-2024 | 05:38 AM
#67
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What would be the solution to this “problem” considering the schedules are based on the sort? Fly stuff into the hubs, stuff gets sorted, fly stuff out of the hub. Repeat. I always find it interesting how this is an issue for anyone. Maybe they failed to do any research whatsoever prior to applying here?
03-14-2024 | 06:05 AM
#69
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Doesn't change the fact that what he said was some crap he made up, and the book still says you need to say it.
Also, it depends on their procedures. Cleveland Center going to JFK gives you a PD to cross a fix on the STAR at 230, and New York Center wants to know when you start descending as that's their handoff to another freq. They'll ask if you don't tell them.
Elsewhere, yes, the answer usually is "ok". But it's in the book, and it's not a "only non-radar environment" as OP claimed.
Now, what people really should be annoyed about is people trying to sound cool and saying "decimal" instead of "point" in the US.
Also, it depends on their procedures. Cleveland Center going to JFK gives you a PD to cross a fix on the STAR at 230, and New York Center wants to know when you start descending as that's their handoff to another freq. They'll ask if you don't tell them.
Elsewhere, yes, the answer usually is "ok". But it's in the book, and it's not a "only non-radar environment" as OP claimed.
Now, what people really should be annoyed about is people trying to sound cool and saying "decimal" instead of "point" in the US.
03-14-2024 | 06:17 AM
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