Delta Mad Dogs in NYC
12-10-2009 | 07:06 AM
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Delta Mad Dogs in NYC
I'm sitting at 85% on the NYC 800 and thinking about my displacement bid. If I get bumped, I imagine it'll be to the Mad Dog, so here's my question for the 88 pilots:
How is it?
Are ya happy?
Is most of your flying out of LGA?
Where do you go?
Ok, so those are four questions. If I were a smart man, I'd've fallen in love with a career in an industry that isn't always teetering on the edge of collapse.
How is it?
Are ya happy?
Is most of your flying out of LGA?
Where do you go?
Ok, so those are four questions. If I were a smart man, I'd've fallen in love with a career in an industry that isn't always teetering on the edge of collapse.
12-10-2009 | 07:32 AM
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Frank, I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't
work hard enough on defence. And he says that lots of
times, you don't even run down court. And that you
don't really try . . . except during the playoffs.
work hard enough on defence. And he says that lots of
times, you don't even run down court. And that you
don't really try . . . except during the playoffs.
12-10-2009 | 08:12 AM
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I'm sitting at 85% on the NYC 800 and thinking about my displacement bid. If I get bumped, I imagine it'll be to the Mad Dog, so here's my question for the 88 pilots:
How is it?
Are ya happy?
Is most of your flying out of LGA?
Where do you go?
Ok, so those are four questions. If I were a smart man, I'd've fallen in love with a career in an industry that isn't always teetering on the edge of collapse.
How is it?
Are ya happy?
Is most of your flying out of LGA?
Where do you go?
Ok, so those are four questions. If I were a smart man, I'd've fallen in love with a career in an industry that isn't always teetering on the edge of collapse.
11 yr MD vet
now CVG ER A (for now)
12-10-2009 | 11:08 AM
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To answer the OP's question ... on this January bid, here is the breakdown for the MD-88 NYC.
5 % of the trips were EWR
76 % of the trips were LGA
19 % of the trips were JFK
Of the LGA trips ... only 14 of 159 trips had the chance of being commutable on both ends. I drive to work, but most guys will tell you that our trips aren't commutable. So a 4 day trip is easily a 5 and more likely a 6 day trip.
Also, folks don't like having to cover 3 airports. If you are a commuter, that can be a real pain if you don't have a local car to drive. It really sucks when you're at your crashpad in Queens on reserve and you get called out to Newark. You just won a non-refundable $85 cab ride ... one way. Good times.
5 % of the trips were EWR
76 % of the trips were LGA
19 % of the trips were JFK
Of the LGA trips ... only 14 of 159 trips had the chance of being commutable on both ends. I drive to work, but most guys will tell you that our trips aren't commutable. So a 4 day trip is easily a 5 and more likely a 6 day trip.
Also, folks don't like having to cover 3 airports. If you are a commuter, that can be a real pain if you don't have a local car to drive. It really sucks when you're at your crashpad in Queens on reserve and you get called out to Newark. You just won a non-refundable $85 cab ride ... one way. Good times.
12-10-2009 | 12:52 PM
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Of the LGA trips ... only 14 of 159 trips had the chance of being commutable on both ends. I drive to work, but most guys will tell you that our trips aren't commutable. So a 4 day trip is easily a 5 and more likely a 6 day trip.
Also, folks don't like having to cover 3 airports. If you are a commuter, that can be a real pain if you don't have a local car to drive. It really sucks when you're at your crashpad in Queens on reserve and you get called out to Newark. You just won a non-refundable $85 cab ride ... one way. Good times.
Also, folks don't like having to cover 3 airports. If you are a commuter, that can be a real pain if you don't have a local car to drive. It really sucks when you're at your crashpad in Queens on reserve and you get called out to Newark. You just won a non-refundable $85 cab ride ... one way. Good times.
12-11-2009 | 05:57 AM
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The nice thing about the 88 is MOST trips are at LGA. As previously stated, not many of the trips are commutable on both ends. I commute on the shuttle, and they still aren't commutable.
I have to say the worst thing is the EWR trips. They are a harder commute for me, and they tend to have 6-7AM sign ins. They also usually get done around 10PM. Not only does that mean you need a crashpad on both ends, you also have to do the EWR shuffle all the way from your crashpad. (that can probably take 2hrs each direction from the LGA or Kew Gardens area)
I have to say the worst thing is the EWR trips. They are a harder commute for me, and they tend to have 6-7AM sign ins. They also usually get done around 10PM. Not only does that mean you need a crashpad on both ends, you also have to do the EWR shuffle all the way from your crashpad. (that can probably take 2hrs each direction from the LGA or Kew Gardens area)
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