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Forward lav 02-14-2023 08:38 AM


Originally Posted by Bluediver (Post 3591760)
Coffee is $1 in NY. Just sayin. Of course keep believing what you spew. FLL at JB is awful for the JR. They’re salivating at your Jr base and will decimate your QOL. It’s going to be a horrible day on the first month award. Also, get used to being paid on the 8th and 20th. That likely won’t change. Plan accordingly!

At least they won’t have to worry about day turns anymore.

Hugh Betcha 02-14-2023 01:03 PM


Originally Posted by Alpiner (Post 3591870)
I bet you still tip the van driver $1, but only if it’s waiting for you.

I've been in four Hotel vans in the last 12 years. I'm a homeboy. It will have to be one heck of a nuclear SLI to impact me one way or the other. Had to deice once 15 years ago. Not bragging, just old. You will all get old and take advantage of seniority and know things new guys don't. I used to consider 10 years being a senior guy, 15 years ago. You'll shake your head too when a guy with five years considers themselves senior.

Once I was doing seat support for an intern. He says to the IP " It's going to be really hard for me to be an FO here". IP say's "Nah, you're doing fine". The 23 year old says "No, it's just that I've been a flight instructor so long I'm used to telling people what to do". Face palm.

The best part of the story is two years later he gets on line and grabs an AXM turn with me, he says on the initial climb out from FLL "Holey Crap! ,I forgot my passport!". When he was working on his logbook, I had dispatch/ops/whoever cared send a copy of his passport to the station manger in AXM and give it to me in front of his back. I rode him the whole day about this being a particular pet peeve of some Norwegian Director of Jerkdom. All turned out with zero fanfare at customs.

Was I a d!ck? Yeah. Did he deserve it? Yeah.

RonnyK320 02-15-2023 03:54 AM


Originally Posted by Hugh Betcha (Post 3592052)
I've been in four Hotel vans in the last 12 years. I'm a homeboy. It will have to be one heck of a nuclear SLI to impact me one way or the other. Had to deice once 15 years ago. Not bragging, just old. You will all get old and take advantage of seniority and know things new guys don't. I used to consider 10 years being a senior guy, 15 years ago. You'll shake your head too when a guy with five years considers themselves senior.

Once I was doing seat support for an intern. He says to the IP " It's going to be really hard for me to be an FO here". IP say's "Nah, you're doing fine". The 23 year old says "No, it's just that I've been a flight instructor so long I'm used to telling people what to do". Face palm.

The best part of the story is two years later he gets on line and grabs an AXM turn with me, he says on the initial climb out from FLL "Holey Crap! ,I forgot my passport!". When he was working on his logbook, I had dispatch/ops/whoever cared send a copy of his passport to the station manger in AXM and give it to me in front of his back. I rode him the whole day about this being a particular pet peeve of some Norwegian Director of Jerkdom. All turned out with zero fanfare at customs.

Was I a d!ck? Yeah. Did he deserve it? Yeah.

Best post in a long time...

FlyGuy999 02-17-2023 07:39 AM

Currently how long to get DFW? And what do trips look like out of DFW?

Noisecanceller 02-17-2023 09:59 AM


Originally Posted by FlyGuy999 (Post 3593410)
Currently how long to get DFW? And what do trips look like out of DFW?

You’ll get it and be stagnant for the foreseeable future. It’s a dead base until we find out what JetBlue wants to do with it.

Halon1211 02-17-2023 01:39 PM


Originally Posted by Noisecanceller (Post 3593516)
You’ll get it and be stagnant for the foreseeable future. It’s a dead base until we find out what JetBlue wants to do with it.

A few days ago I would’ve agreed with you. But looks like they just added more flying/routes for DFW.

Not completely dead yet…

ORD on the other hand…

PossibleDeviation 02-17-2023 01:52 PM


Originally Posted by Halon1211 (Post 3593640)
A few days ago I would’ve agreed with you. But looks like they just added more flying/routes for DFW.

Not completely dead yet…

ORD on the other hand…

They just added flights to ORD as well

SoFloFlyer 02-17-2023 03:16 PM


Originally Posted by PossibleDeviation (Post 3593642)
They just added flights to ORD as well

Aren't we getting more slots in ORD starting August-ish time frame?

FLYBOYMATTHEW 02-18-2023 12:21 AM


Originally Posted by Hugh Betcha (Post 3592052)
I've been in four Hotel vans in the last 12 years. I'm a homeboy. It will have to be one heck of a nuclear SLI to impact me one way or the other. Had to deice once 15 years ago. Not bragging, just old. You will all get old and take advantage of seniority and know things new guys don't. I used to consider 10 years being a senior guy, 15 years ago. You'll shake your head too when a guy with five years considers themselves senior.

Once I was doing seat support for an intern. He says to the IP " It's going to be really hard for me to be an FO here". IP say's "Nah, you're doing fine". The 23 year old says "No, it's just that I've been a flight instructor so long I'm used to telling people what to do". Face palm.

The best part of the story is two years later he gets on line and grabs an AXM turn with me, he says on the initial climb out from FLL "Holey Crap! ,I forgot my passport!". When he was working on his logbook, I had dispatch/ops/whoever cared send a copy of his passport to the station manger in AXM and give it to me in front of his back. I rode him the whole day about this being a particular pet peeve of some Norwegian Director of Jerkdom. All turned out with zero fanfare at customs.

Was I a d!ck? Yeah. Did he deserve it? Yeah.

Finnish, the Jerkoff of Directordom was Finnish.

Hugh Betcha 02-18-2023 04:37 AM


Originally Posted by Hugh Betcha (Post 3592052)
initial climb out from FLL "Holey Crap! ,I forgot my passport!".

Symbian! Would you please stop restraining yourself and correct this? Taking a baby aspirin to prevent this impending stroke you feel coming on while behaving only goes so far. I know, that you know, that you know, that I know the proper spelling is Holly Crap.


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