Vacancy 20-04V
11-27-2019, 06:37 AM
#72
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Originally Posted by rightside02
IAH guy I flew with the other day has a 30 plus hour layover in Midland TX .... possibly the worst place I can think of to go for that long , esp on that day
11-27-2019, 06:44 AM
#73
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Originally Posted by O2pilot
Pilots desire that. Nobody wants to be trapped in a European country.
11-27-2019, 06:50 AM
#74
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Originally Posted by Broncofan
Well to each their own I suppose. I left the 757 and not going back until I can avoid red eyes, which is pretty much all that plane does. All the bad stuff about the 737 is blown out of proportion. Unless your fat, it's just fine.
you did was red eyes. I haven’t flown a red eye in the last year or two unless I purposely pick up a one leg dead head back to base. 5 years on property for reference. And if you’re my seniority or higher then your bidding is the only thing to blame if you couldn’t avoid all nighters.
11-27-2019, 08:13 AM
#75
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Originally Posted by JimLaheyTPS
You must be very junior then if all
you did was red eyes. I haven’t flown a red eye in the last year or two unless I purposely pick up a one leg dead head back to base. 5 years on property for reference. And if you’re my seniority or higher then your bidding is the only thing to blame if you couldn’t avoid all nighters.
you did was red eyes. I haven’t flown a red eye in the last year or two unless I purposely pick up a one leg dead head back to base. 5 years on property for reference. And if you’re my seniority or higher then your bidding is the only thing to blame if you couldn’t avoid all nighters.
Last edited by Broncofan; 11-27-2019 at 08:40 AM.
11-27-2019, 08:20 AM
#76
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Originally Posted by rightside02
IAH guy I flew with the other day has a 30 plus hour layover in Midland TX .... possibly the worst place I can think of to go for that long , esp on that day
11-27-2019, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by oldmako
Was that TIC? I missed the smiley. I got stuck for two full days in Cedar Rapids once. Years later I got stuck for two days in Zurich. Zurich was the clear winner.
11-27-2019, 05:10 PM
#79
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Originally Posted by CousinEddie
After years of been there done that the 8-9 minute drive to the Kirkwood in CID isn’t so bad. Nice hotel, great restaurant with a big discount. KCM available heading back to the airplane. Easy in, easy out. You can have the 5 PM nightmare from EWR to Manhattan.
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