On the "Bus" in DEN in summertime, you ALWAYS have to release the brakes for cooling before AND after front door closure. If you don't, you will be sitting at the end of the runway for quite some time waiting for them to get cool enough to takeoff.

Wait........

 

So you are suggesting that we AREN'T professional and DON'T welcome you on the jumpseat?

When was the last time you heard a UAL or CAL pilot yell "SEEEEEE YAAAAAAAA" like a big idiot on the radio when switching frequencies?

 

Seems to me like YOU were the one doing the *****ing

 

Your whole post just made me laugh. And I won't even bother to explain why. It's ALWAYS someone else's fault, isn't it? Again, I remind you that YOU started this discussion

 

You are narrow minded and don't understand the industry, the RLA, or CH 11

 

Ok. How precisely would you suggest we do that? Where have you been the last 3 years while we negotiate under a broken RLA with a court ordered injunction, with an NMB which has NO interest in releasing us during an election year, and a management team that gets HUGE bonuses for controlling employee costs through 2013? I patiently wait for your answers.

 

As a furloughed UAL guy now working on the sCAL side, I can assure you that nothing about this place is as good as it was circa 2000. That being said - I would never, ever consider going back to ASA (XJT) even if I could get my old seniority back. There is just no comparison - just my opinion having spent years at both companies.

Just realize, the company that looks great now might not be doing so well in 5 or 10 years, and vice versa. It's all just a crap shoot as I am sure you know. If the hiring does start soon, and I think it should, I would definitely recommend getting on at the beginning of the wave, not the end. I learned that one the hard way...

 

That's exactly what I'm saying! I can't tell you how many times I've walked into the cockpit of an Airbus, as humble and polite as can be, to ask for a ride and either the Captain or the FO won't even turn around and acknowledge me...let alone shake my hand. Instead of a "Welcome aboard" or even "Sure, have a seat," I get a grumble of an answer and silence for up to half the flight. Some of the awkwardness goes away when they realize I'm not SkyWest or Shuttle, but still, it's very uncomfortable for someone who just wants to go home. Now, I've had many great rides on United and some crews have been outright fantastic, but there have been some rides that were very uncomfortable. Either way, I'm very grateful for said ride and always express my gratitude, regardless of whether I'm wanted there or not.

I can also guarantee that you've never heard or never will hear me say, "Seeeeeeeee Yaaaaaaa!" like a big idiot. I can also assure you that anyone I'm flying with won't be doing it for long. I can tell you I've heard CAL guys start arguments with EWR Ground for petty stuff that normally ends in, "I can make you number 5 or number 75. Your choice, sir.", or major guys continually arguing with controllers when asked to do something, or the snide comments on Ramp, Ground and Tower when asked to follow an RJ, or my personal favorite, the female CAL captain who signed off with "Toodles" in a high-pitched voice from IAH to the east coast.

I understand, though. I'm just an RJ pilot. Maybe someday, I can be a real pilot.

 

Whiteferg signed away the EMB170, not the 50% block hour clause. Our scope was gutted in bankruptcy.

To say we voted scope away is a truth in the shallowest of terms. We were told by alpa( Whiteferg/Pierce) that this is the best agreement we will get and the judge will certainly impose worse. A wise lesson learned if and when I'm looking at a JCBA TA while simultaneously listening to the voice of alpa.

 

That has to be one of the more interesting things I've read in a while because:

a) No matter how good it might be right now, no regional (not a single one) is a "career" airline. In fact, they are not really even airlines--- just outsourced employee staffing companies. This is not flame bait but just an statement of the situation since the only way they make money is by paying less to their employees than the fee charged to the major. In essence, their business is providing lower cost employees to the major. Everything else at a regional "airline" is provided (or reimbursed) by the major: fuel, aircraft leases, landing fees, marketing & sales, gates, ect.... For pilots, regionals provide an opportunity to get some experience on the way up the food chain, but job security is only as good as the current contract. Considering that the entire regional industry is designed as a whipsaw, this is a tenuous situation.

b) Since every regional pilot needs to be thinking about the next job (see "a" above), there is never a reason to wait if you have the qualifications and are going attempt to move up to a major eventually anyway. The seniority numbers missed by waiting for "things to be perfect" will haunt one his/her entire career. Besides, sitting on the bottom of list doesn't prevent one from still applying elsewhere if another company remains one's first choice.