Cool of the Day
#71
Cool of the day goes to the jetBlue crew who had a bird strike after departing IAD to JFK last night, and returned safely to IAD. I commuted on that plane with that crew on their leg down to IAD. Kudos to them for their skills and professionalism.
#72
He has been nominated for Seagull of the Month.
#73
#74
I was standing outside the terminal after a deadhead waiting for the hotel van to pick me up, not in uniform, my hat sitting on top of my roll-aboard, watching an approaching storm. The DH was due to a broken trip and I arrived solo at a time not normal for the hotel to pick us up. Apparently crew skeds hadn't arranged a ride. I had already called the hotel and was waiting for the van. Out came one of our flight attendants who had non-revved into town to visit her mom in a nursing home. She approached me and asked if I needed a ride. Maybe the sombrero was a tip-off. She said she knew the hotel sometimes took a long time to get us and she had a rental car and was wiling to give me a ride. I thanked her profously but declined; by this time the van would have been close and I didn't want to leave before they showed up. So, here's to a random FA (who didn't know me from Adam) who confirmed my faith in (most of) the people with whom I work. I only wish I had gotten her name to thank her personally through her supervisor.
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Deadstick, thank you very much for posting that. It was a much needed ray of sunshine for me to brighten my increasingly dim view of America today.
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Definitely made me smile and think of my own kids. Sadly I don’t think any of them can have a professional career as a pilot. The industry will have to maintain the two pilot status quo for 55 more years for the girl in the video to have a full career. If we go single pilot or pilotless she’s furloughed permanently. I hope it doesn’t happen because I hope my own young kids could have a future doing this but I think today’s new hires are the last generation to make it to retirement
Last edited by Qotsaautopilot; 11-12-2017 at 06:54 PM.
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