Turn the speaker off when you are using your headset.

 

When I started laughing at myself, the MV finally got easier.
Upgrade was worth it.
When you turn fifty, start counting/cherishing the last days with your parents & in-laws. Healthy or not. By fifty-four mine were all gone. Different now.
SPEND THE MONEY. Its never been so good. If it all goes to hell we'll all figure it out together.

 

Never believe “new aircraft” rumors until you have a plane full of people and are being pushed backwards from the gate strapped into one.

 

Flight planning area, chief pilots office, operations, pilot lounge, I don’t know the technical term. It’s a bunch of tables in a big room where we review the paperwork, call dispatch, etc.

 

No, we got rid of those during the bankruptcy…

Seriously, don’t you review what the dispatcher gives you, or do you just assume it’s all good?

 

poke a hole in it first will save
you.

 

it’s the north atlantic, not shackleton’s voyage

 

This. Followed by don't eat the crew meals in the first place.

 

Don't answer the phone unless contractually required to.

 

I’m gonna go an entirely opposite route here.

Be the guy who still has joy in all the things that were exciting and awesome at first. All the CA’s I fly with who crap on the crew meals or the company or A B C….maybe they’re alright to fly with, or funny, but it’s so much more enjoyable to fly with a person who is genuinely happy with what they have in life.

Bad company corrupts good character. When you work with people who just complain, it’s easy to start to complaining. When you work with people who are joyful, it’s easier to be joyful.


Separately; don’t let a crew member make you do something that gives that “uhhhh idk about this” feeling. Speak up, lead from whichever seat you’re in. Be proactive, not reactive. Take each flight seriously and you won’t end up as a FOQA briefing for recurrent crews ( or worse)