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11-01-2012 | 06:20 AM
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And who is it you fly for that you are treated so well at the regional level, that you do everything you can to be an exemplary regional pilot to your mainline contractor?
We do fly slow, all of RAH. Personally, I like the environmental impact, or lack there of, I'm making by conserving fuel, but the extra cash certainly helps. Especially so on the FO side. Do I care about on-time performance? To be honest with you, I'm only paid to be so much of a professional, and caring about on time performance is much more professional than what I'm paid for.
However, I do make sure every one of my flights is very safe. That's what bare minimum pay and sub-par relations get you. And safety often means that on time performance suffers. Again, not paid to care about that.
For you regional yahoo's who do all they can to be the best regional pilot they can be. Think about what your company has done for you recently. Is your regional a little better than RAH? That could very well be the case. But do remember that you still fly for a Regional Airline, a business whose sole purpose is to undercut labor costs at any cost. There is no bright side to this business model, it's all about lowering cost at all levels of this profession.
It's still funny to me that you are complaining about someone flying slow, or unprofessional, and still getting flying from the majors.
We do fly slow, all of RAH. Personally, I like the environmental impact, or lack there of, I'm making by conserving fuel, but the extra cash certainly helps. Especially so on the FO side. Do I care about on-time performance? To be honest with you, I'm only paid to be so much of a professional, and caring about on time performance is much more professional than what I'm paid for.
However, I do make sure every one of my flights is very safe. That's what bare minimum pay and sub-par relations get you. And safety often means that on time performance suffers. Again, not paid to care about that.
For you regional yahoo's who do all they can to be the best regional pilot they can be. Think about what your company has done for you recently. Is your regional a little better than RAH? That could very well be the case. But do remember that you still fly for a Regional Airline, a business whose sole purpose is to undercut labor costs at any cost. There is no bright side to this business model, it's all about lowering cost at all levels of this profession.
It's still funny to me that you are complaining about someone flying slow, or unprofessional, and still getting flying from the majors.
11-01-2012 | 06:26 AM
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I've never understood guys who fly .65 to make overs. Block or better dude. I'd rather be 30 minutes early and get paid for the time I don't fly than working 5 times as hard to get 10 minutes of extra pay. Now, if weather is involved and it looks like we're gonna be real early, I'll pull it back to save some gas, but not just for the sake of a few extra bucks.
11-01-2012 | 06:51 AM
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No, you "yahoos" at RAH need to speed up. I'm also sick and tired of following you "yahoos" to the Northeast and being asked to slow to .70 or less when my plane's min speed is .74, with a normal of .82. You can convince yourself that you're saving fuel or acting "professional" all you want, but none of it will make up for your pathetic excuse of a contract that requires you to over block every leg to make any money. and it's hardly professional delaying your passengers 15+ minutes and screwing their connections just to make a few extra bucks.
And if it is your min speed then why is it so insulting to you to be asked to fly .70? Unable is the word that comes to mind.
11-01-2012 | 07:11 AM
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11-01-2012 | 07:21 AM
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11-01-2012 | 08:00 AM
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I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...
11-01-2012 | 09:39 AM
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CRJ-700/900 above F350. And yes, below .74 you get so far below the power curve, you need to go to climb power to accelerate above .74. Flying at .70 puts you at or below min safe speed at typical operating weights.
I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...
I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...
Fantastic reaction to a simple question.
11-01-2012 | 09:47 AM
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CRJ-700/900 above F350. And yes, below .74 you get so far below the power curve, you need to go to climb power to accelerate above .74. Flying at .70 puts you at or below min safe speed at typical operating weights.
I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...
I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...
You can go back to harassing everyone as you see fit from behind your laptop good sir.
11-01-2012 | 12:47 PM
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