Tool of the day
02-21-2014 | 09:58 AM
#4891
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Everything these days is casual friday. Only person that still wears a suit and tie to work everday is the president.
02-21-2014 | 10:37 AM
#4893
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From: SF34 FO
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.
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.
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.
Never have I felt a class was so worthless...and I've had my share of mandatory underwater basket weaving classes.
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.
02-21-2014 | 12:58 PM
#4896
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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.
02-21-2014 | 08:26 PM
#4900
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From: Poodle Whisperer
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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