Spirit of NKS
04-23-2009, 12:17 PM
#381
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Alot of guys are not happy with the fire hose PC Warmup (done entirely in MDE ) and PC after not flying the aircraft for almost a year.
04-23-2009, 02:31 PM
#382
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Posts: 487
Originally Posted by taylorjets
Alot of guys are not happy with the fire hose PC Warmup (done entirely in MDE ) and PC after not flying the aircraft for almost a year.
So far so good, but above all I was very much hoping for 2-3 lessons in that trainer before even going to Miami. It does not even cost them much to fire the thing up or they did fire sell it already along with the trashcans? I think I could do it without it, but "I think I can" is not the mindset I like to walk into a sim ride or approach my work in this business.
04-23-2009, 08:08 PM
#383
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Joined APC: Feb 2008
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 501
Wonder where this information about Spirit posted on APC came from:
"Spirit has ordered 20 A320, 24 A319, and 7 current A319 deliveries for a total of 51 additional aircraft."
This is what I know coming directly from BBB's mouth in my recurrent class: total order of 37 new planes. Someone asked, he said it, and I wrote it down. My friend whose cousin works for Airbus told him that 30 were A320's. 7 were undisclosed types.
Airbus disclosed 30 A319's in 2007, which were converted to A320's in early 2008:
Spirit orders 30 A319s
APC's info seems wrong.
Hope to see those planes before 2011, but with a depression on the horizon, who knows....
"Spirit has ordered 20 A320, 24 A319, and 7 current A319 deliveries for a total of 51 additional aircraft."
This is what I know coming directly from BBB's mouth in my recurrent class: total order of 37 new planes. Someone asked, he said it, and I wrote it down. My friend whose cousin works for Airbus told him that 30 were A320's. 7 were undisclosed types.
Airbus disclosed 30 A319's in 2007, which were converted to A320's in early 2008:
Spirit orders 30 A319s
APC's info seems wrong.
Hope to see those planes before 2011, but with a depression on the horizon, who knows....
04-25-2009, 08:28 AM
#384
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Joined APC: Feb 2009
Position: 28 C
Posts: 85
Originally Posted by Normann
Are they not doing any trainer sessions anymore? Being called back after 2 months is one thing, but after 8, and perhaps 1-2 years (for the rest of us) is another. I've looked at some cockpit pictures the other day and I got scared real fast. If I ever get back I am expecting to put in about say 70% of the effort that went into initial. Power point 2-3x, daily memorization of limitations, checklists, flows, flash cards starting 2 weeks prior oral and sim. Read almost the whole darn GOM (or whatever the new thing is called).
So far so good, but above all I was very much hoping for 2-3 lessons in that trainer before even going to Miami. It does not even cost them much to fire the thing up or they did fire sell it already along with the trashcans? I think I could do it without it, but "I think I can" is not the mindset I like to walk into a sim ride or approach my work in this business.
So far so good, but above all I was very much hoping for 2-3 lessons in that trainer before even going to Miami. It does not even cost them much to fire the thing up or they did fire sell it already along with the trashcans? I think I could do it without it, but "I think I can" is not the mindset I like to walk into a sim ride or approach my work in this business.
my 2 cents.
04-25-2009, 11:53 AM
#385
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Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: A319/321
Posts: 121
Originally Posted by A320Flyer
Wonder where this information about Spirit posted on APC came from:
"Spirit has ordered 20 A320, 24 A319, and 7 current A319 deliveries for a total of 51 additional aircraft."
This is what I know coming directly from BBB's mouth in my recurrent class: total order of 37 new planes. Someone asked, he said it, and I wrote it down. My friend whose cousin works for Airbus told him that 30 were A320's. 7 were undisclosed types.
Airbus disclosed 30 A319's in 2007, which were converted to A320's in early 2008:
Spirit orders 30 A319s
APC's info seems wrong.
Hope to see those planes before 2011, but with a depression on the horizon, who knows....
"Spirit has ordered 20 A320, 24 A319, and 7 current A319 deliveries for a total of 51 additional aircraft."
This is what I know coming directly from BBB's mouth in my recurrent class: total order of 37 new planes. Someone asked, he said it, and I wrote it down. My friend whose cousin works for Airbus told him that 30 were A320's. 7 were undisclosed types.
Airbus disclosed 30 A319's in 2007, which were converted to A320's in early 2008:
Spirit orders 30 A319s
APC's info seems wrong.
Hope to see those planes before 2011, but with a depression on the horizon, who knows....
When i was down at Airbus in MIA at the end of last week, a friend of ours from the FAA was there observing a checkrides saying that we would be getting airplanes within the next 6 months.
04-25-2009, 02:20 PM
#386
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Position: FO
Posts: 59
Originally Posted by PokerPro
Not that i believe this, but ..........
When i was down at Airbus in MIA at the end of last week, a friend of ours from the FAA was there observing a checkrides saying that we would be getting airplanes within the next 6 months.
When i was down at Airbus in MIA at the end of last week, a friend of ours from the FAA was there observing a checkrides saying that we would be getting airplanes within the next 6 months.
I don't believe it either Mr. Poker.
04-25-2009, 02:42 PM
#387
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Posts: 487
Originally Posted by PokerPro
Not that i believe this, but ..........
When i was down at Airbus in MIA at the end of last week, a friend of ours from the FAA was there observing a checkrides saying that we would be getting airplanes within the next 6 months.
When i was down at Airbus in MIA at the end of last week, a friend of ours from the FAA was there observing a checkrides saying that we would be getting airplanes within the next 6 months.
- NK is getting A330s (for summer of 2008)
- NK is getting 4 A320s from the desert for December 2008)
- NK is getting 10 A320s from Spain (for spring 2009)
- NK is getting 4 planes from USA3000 (up until June 2009)
- 525 was a total loss
- and finally after screwing up my 3rd temporary license that was about to expire within days: "I will send this field issue with regular mail. You don't need your license anytime soon do you? You are getting furloughed anyways. Right?"... me: "I will try to find work using that license. Like I have been for the pas x years. Please overnight it."
That is right. That guy is an idiot. He should have kept his mouth shut. As an FAA inspector the last thing he is supposed to do is spread insider info.
04-25-2009, 03:01 PM
#388
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Joined APC: Sep 2005
Position: A320 Captain
Posts: 1,114
I don't want to be overly picky but whats the deal with the seniority list that came out in an email. Last time I checked a seniority list means EVERYONE who has seniority at Spirit, not just the pilots on properity. Again not trying to make a big deal over such a small thing but what the heck does crew planning do that they can't do part of the job they are supposed to?
04-26-2009, 06:41 AM
#389
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Posts: 631
Originally Posted by Normann
Are they not doing any trainer sessions anymore? Being called back after 2 months is one thing, but after 8, and perhaps 1-2 years (for the rest of us) is another. I've looked at some cockpit pictures the other day and I got scared real fast. If I ever get back I am expecting to put in about say 70% of the effort that went into initial. Power point 2-3x, daily memorization of limitations, checklists, flows, flash cards starting 2 weeks prior oral and sim. Read almost the whole darn GOM (or whatever the new thing is called).
So far so good, but above all I was very much hoping for 2-3 lessons in that trainer before even going to Miami. It does not even cost them much to fire the thing up or they did fire sell it already along with the trashcans? I think I could do it without it, but "I think I can" is not the mindset I like to walk into a sim ride or approach my work in this business.
So far so good, but above all I was very much hoping for 2-3 lessons in that trainer before even going to Miami. It does not even cost them much to fire the thing up or they did fire sell it already along with the trashcans? I think I could do it without it, but "I think I can" is not the mindset I like to walk into a sim ride or approach my work in this business.
The FOTM says that if you are not furloughed for over a year all you get is 3 days of ground school, a PC warm up and a PC.
After a year, there is a Requal course.
04-26-2009, 08:10 AM
#390
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Posts: 487
Originally Posted by taylorjets
The FOTM says that if you are not furloughed for over a year all you get is 3 days of ground school, a PC warm up and a PC.
After a year, there is a Requal course.
After a year, there is a Requal course.
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