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Tool of the day

Old 02-21-2014, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by uvuflier View Post
I have waited a long time for this individual's name to be brought up on this thread.

During one of my classes, while discussing airline labor relations, he discussed his role in the Continental strike of 1983 and how he crossed the picket line. When asked if he regretted his actions, he bragged to the class "I'm proud to be a scab!" Even in those early days of my career I understood the implications of crossing a picket line and my jaw just about hit the floor.

He went on to describe how all his Navy friends at Continental had turned their backs on him because of his actions. During the strike, he would antagonize and provoke the picketers and then call the police on them when they reacted in anger. His justification for crossing the picket line: he believed the strike was illegal and that he was helping save the company.

Very much a tool of the day!

PS He wears his Continental uniform to class including his ALPA lanyard...oh the irony.

Originally Posted by uvuflier View Post
I also had to sit through several classes where all he did was bombard us with his political dogma and bully us on how we needed to vote in order to "Save America!"

Never have I felt a class was so worthless...and I've had my share of mandatory underwater basket weaving classes.

More suppressed tooldom is surfacing:
One day in class he told us that during his crew briefs he would show the flight attendants his wedding ring and inform them that he was a happily married man and that he would not tolerate any of them coming on to him.
I'd hate to think what extra things were added to his coffee.
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Old 02-21-2014, 12:16 PM
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this is about as bad as it gets.
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Old 02-21-2014, 12:35 PM
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Yeah, I think this Capt. Green has capped this thread off. No one can out-tool him.

BTW, he's real paranoid.
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Old 02-21-2014, 12:58 PM
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Yeah, I think this Capt. Green has capped this thread off. No one can out-tool him.

BTW, he's real paranoid.
Agree. Even with 86 more years to go, I think he's got a lock on Tool of the Century, if not beyond.
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Old 02-21-2014, 01:08 PM
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If you look at the UVU website he's Listed as "Captain" like it's the same as a phd or something and he' still wearing that uniform in his faculty picture. There are other pilots working there as well but they don't wear a uniform. What wonder what his professor colleagues think about him.
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Old 02-21-2014, 01:20 PM
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I hope he sees this! What a jack wagon.
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Old 02-21-2014, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by CanoePilot View Post
Hey, what do you have against long sleeve shirts?
They have long sleeves.
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Old 02-21-2014, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by EMBFlyer View Post
I wear that "5th" strap on the harness for takeoff and landing. I heard that's how the Comair F/O lost his leg. He slid down out of the seat and under the panel. It does come off after takeoff, though.
You've got to be kidding me.. people think not using that is a sign of being cool? Unfreakingbelievable.

I'll remove the shoulder straps once we're up and away and usually the "5th" about then. It all comes back on descending through 10,000. That 5th strap is there for a reason. I remember in the Kalitta forced landing down in Bogota, the only guy that got really injured was the FO who didn't use the 5th strap and slid out just like the Comair FO.
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Old 02-21-2014, 08:27 PM
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Green, Jim



Easy, ladies... he's taken. (complete with the tacky embroidered wings and union lanyard that he scabbed against)
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Old 02-21-2014, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp View Post
You've got to be kidding me.. people think not using that is a sign of being cool? Unfreakingbelievable.

I'll remove the shoulder straps once we're up and away and usually the "5th" about then. It all comes back on descending through 10,000. That 5th strap is there for a reason. I remember in the Kalitta forced landing down in Bogota, the only guy that got really injured was the FO who didn't use the 5th strap and slid out just like the Comair FO.
I never unbuckle. Even the shoulder straps. I know I am the only one but i also got tossed into an overhead once.

And I flew a Brasilia, so I was ready to be tossed at some point in the flight. It's amazing how the abuse from the early years never goes away.
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