Climate/Culture between bases?
10-01-2025 | 06:46 AM
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I’ve found the differences between bases to be pretty minimal. If I’m flying a broken pairing with someone from another base, 99% of the time I won’t be able to tell just by interacting with them. That said, there are a few “unique” individuals out there, and they always seem to be based in IAH…
Just my experience as an east coast NB guy.
Just my experience as an east coast NB guy.
10-01-2025 | 06:46 AM
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It is interesting to hear you had some military time, you will also notice United is more of a military culture, again there is nothing wrong with this, it merely is a reflection of the fact that the pilot group is made of more than half prior military. Whereas obviously at a regional the percentage is tiny, and at ULCC/LCC it’s bigger yet maybe 10-20%. As you probably have noticed from your societal experience non military people act different than military people.
Just for the OP… it isn’t half or close. There are a lot, for sure, just as there are at any major airline. The military doesn’t make enough pilots every year for there to be that many at a single airline. You’ll find that the culture at the individual level isn’t much different any base or major airline for that matter. Most people just ended up at the place that was first to call and didn’t furlough them.
10-01-2025 | 07:06 AM
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10-01-2025 | 07:46 AM
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As to your other diagnosis about the production line. The civilian world also doesn’t really produce that much. While no stats exist as far as ATP, over 80% of commercial certifications granted by the FAA go to Foreign Nationals.
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10-01-2025 | 08:14 AM
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From: EWR 737 FO
IDK if it means anything, but (according a guy in the JS last week) the latest recommendation circulating for new hires and upgrades is to call in sick if you get an IAH based LCA for OE. Apparently one of them has the system record for PBS avoid commands.
10-01-2025 | 09:09 AM
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Which equipment is this?
10-01-2025 | 09:10 AM
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I'm sure the opposite exists, too, but I'd be hard-pressed to believe they're limited to IAH. But now you've got me curious who I should be on the lookout for.
10-01-2025 | 09:15 AM
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Them west Texas boys wearing the Texas sh!t kicker boots always cracks me up. You can hear them coming well before you see them .Klump klump 🤣
And believe it or not , they wear them with baggy pleated front uniform pants .
Belt looped cell phone holder is standard issue with the ex con boys in Iah and united sop is just a recommendation. “ That’s a United thing , we didn’t do it that way at continental “ lol .
Different breed indeed .
10-01-2025 | 09:37 AM
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