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12-30-2017 | 11:51 AM

#431

Jetlife

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Originally Posted by F16Driver

In all seriousness, what did you find so challenging about 121 ops?

It has been, hands down, the easiest flying and training that I’ve ever done.

As for military pilots, I guess they figure if we can fly point A to B and put warheads on foreheads or whatever assigned mission, than it shouldn’t be a problem going point A to B in a highly scripted 121 environment with another mouth breather in the cockpit.

You will have to teach the Navy folks how to flare for landing, however.

The timeline from showing up to the aircraft, to push was all new to me. And for the type (just like most places I assume) I had to learn captain and FO roles and duties. It’s all easy as hell now and is by far the easiest flying I’ve ever done. But I had never called for push, I had no idea of the communication between the flight deck, tug, and ground etc. it just took energy that I didn’t have as I was learning a new type at the same time. Now if I went somewhere else or got a new airline jet type it would be a nothing burger.

I feel like for every 135 jet type I’ve done, the paperwork side, and secondary procedural stuff came after the type.

12-31-2017 | 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueridger

I make holiday pay, the airlines still haven’t discovered that perk.

Some have. Southwest pays holiday pay on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, for example.

12-31-2017 | 11:29 AM

#433

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Originally Posted by CA1900

Some have. Southwest pays holiday pay on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, for example.

Yea it’s slowly catching on. Hasn’t caught on at AS so we actually lose that benefit ironically lol. But that’s also stepping over a dollar to pick up a penny in some cases.

01-01-2018 | 04:53 PM

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Spoke with a Netjets pilot who claims you guys are losing 10+ pilots per month. That’s higher than what I had heard previously. Is that true? About how many did you lose in 2017?

01-01-2018 | 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by David Puddy

Spoke with a Netjets pilot who claims you guys are losing 10+ pilots per month. That’s higher than what I had heard previously. Is that true? About how many did you lose in 2017?

122

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01-02-2018 | 08:21 AM

#436

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Originally Posted by flyguy37

122

Definitely not shrinking.

Upgrades at 6 months when the new sim comes online!

01-02-2018 | 08:52 AM

#437

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeFO

Definitely not shrinking.

Upgrades at 6 months when the new sim comes online!

It will be fun to see what the profits are for 2017, versus the 15-20 mil they saved by not hiring AND losing 122 pilots off the seniority list. IBB any day now.