United career progression

[Flopgut]

So, you're now starting to look at it [UAL] from a new perspective? Status quo for yourself prior to retiring was a good thing, now it's not? Everything you said about the mx bases and "Titanic" was correct...Are you maybe seeing why pilots did not want the age to change on top of all this? If you had been lucky enough to stay, would you have worked to help out those at the bottom of the list? If the answer is "yes", you should try to go there now, out of principal, and make good on this.

 

[aa30]

Not to derail this thread even futher, but can any of you UAL guys briefly elaborate on the reserve rules? I've skimmed the contract on line, but I didn't find too much that sounded exceptional. But, like I said it was a quick skim. I am one that is considering the jump.

 

[Flopgut]

Undaunted: I don't think you have too much to lose, do you?? I'm NOT slamming you here. You fought B scale, you've got battlestars (if you get them out of the trash!?), get back in the game at UAL and help everybody out. Forget this lawsuit crap. You got the law changed, that's what you wanted.

 

[jke406]

Undaunted Flyer:

You have clearly had a long and distinguished (much like my johnson) career.

Why in the WORLD are you holding on by wasting your time on this forum and this industry?

Enjoy your retirement. Get outside. Find a hobby. Read. Instruct student pilots. If nothing else, go back to school!

It is depressing to see someone as accomplished as yourself unable to let go. Please, please do so--and leave this silliness to the younger generation(s).

There is nothing more you can do here. Even with Viagra.

 

[instructordude]

Prater is a hero in my eyes. Just as the great Dr. Martin Luther King stood up against discrimination, Prater too has took on this ugly beast and won. As a pilot group, we should feel proud in knowing we were part of a historical change in the Age 60 rule by putting our collective voice together and saying "NO! We will not tolerate discrimination by throwing our older pilots to the street cold and hungry"

We should be proud.

 

[Kharma Police]

Prater is a hero in my eyes. Just as the great Dr. Martin Luther King stood up against discrimination, Prater to has took on this ugly beast and won. As a pilot group, we should feel proud in knowing we were part of a historical change in the Age 60 rule by putting our collective voice together and saying "NO! We will not tolerate discrimination by throwing our older pilots to the street cold and hungry"

We should be proud.

Oh man!!, you are the master flame baiter!! Too funny, all you have to do is sit back and watch the fish jump into your boat, bravo, sir!!

 

[Flopgut]

Shhhhhhh dude. Grown ups are talking.

 

[PCL_128]

Prater is a hero in my eyes. Just as the great Dr. Martin Luther King

Funniest. Post. Ever.

 

[IronCityBlue]

Prater is a hero in my eyes. Just as the great Dr. Martin Luther King stood up against discrimination, Prater too has took on this ugly beast and won. As a pilot group, we should feel proud in knowing we were part of a historical change in the Age 60 rule by putting our collective voice together and saying "NO! We will not tolerate discrimination by throwing our older pilots to the street cold and hungry"

We should be proud.

Dood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkefjCES-4&feature=related

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

Prater is a hero in my eyes. Just as the great Dr. Martin Luther King stood up against discrimination, Prater too has took on this ugly beast and won. As a pilot group, we should feel proud in knowing we were part of a historical change in the Age 60 rule by putting our collective voice together and saying "NO! We will not tolerate discrimination by throwing our older pilots to the street cold and hungry"
We should be proud.

Instructordude: Young man, you have distinquished youself to be in a catagory with Capt. Prater. That means you have leadership ability. I don't know if you want anything but whatever it may be, you can have it. Is you CFI up for renewal?

 

[PCL_128]

Instructordude: Young man, you have distinquished youself to be in a catagory with Capt. Prater. That means you have leadership ability.

Alright, I take it back. That was the funniest post ever!

 

[washout]

of course i am defeating my own arguement by posting on this thread, but i see no way around it.

the simple truth is that WE are feeding UF. in a couple years of lurking on here and not posting much, the SINGLE BEST THING i can think of seeing on FI is a thread started by UF, with 0 views and 0 replies.

if nobody responds to him, maybe he will go away?

whenever he posts on here he just reminds me of that scene in a family guy episode where bob dole keeps repeating his own name until he falls asleep standing up...

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

Towering Genius - Capt. Prater

As you well know, the Supreme Court already ruled that the Age 60 rule was not age discrimination.

That decision by the Supreme Court reminds me of another infamous decision that was later overturned by war. The Dred Scott decision comes to mind: A decision that could not have been a more incorrect decision. It was eventually overturned but at the cost of civil war, 500,000 Americans killed plus the assignation of America's greatest president, followed by passage of the 13th amendment to finally correct that decision. In the case of the age-60 rule, following the election of Captain Prater within a year the wrong of age-60 was righted peacefully. Duane Worthless, on the other hand, would have dragged this out making this the one and only membership issue for ALPA when far more important challenges face the profession. Now that Captain Worthless is gone the profession can move on to maybe improve pilot salaries above fast-food workers wages for the RJ pilots and school teachers for wide body captains.

INSTRUCTORDUDE is right to stand up against age discrimination and he probably is progressive enough to fight for the elimination of the age-65 rule which is just as bad as age-60. Captain Prater should be revered. Prater’s prompt action is akin to the “towering genius” of a Lincoln or Martin Luther King. Duane Worthless, on the other hand, is akin to a Jefferson Davis. Yet PC_128 wants Worthless back to perpetuate the turmoil and discrimination. Why?

PLC 128:
I proudly supported Duane at the 2006 BOD. If he had been elected, the age would still be 60. I have no doubt about that.

 

[jke406]

INSTRUCTORDUDE is right to stand up against age discrimination

News flash, old timer:

Instructordude is mocking you, not agreeing with you.

Although I'm beginning to think you're the "me generation" version of Instructordude.

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

NO! It can not be true....

Instructordude is mocking you, not agreeing with you.

He was? No! He is a fine young man...............A "towering genius" like Lincoln, MLK and Capt. Prater himself.

 

[737 Pylt]

Prater is a hero in my eyes. Just as the great Dr. Martin Luther King stood up against discrimination, Prater too has took on this ugly beast and won. As a pilot group, we should feel proud in knowing we were part of a historical change in the Age 60 rule by putting our collective voice together and saying "NO! We will not tolerate discrimination by throwing our older pilots to the street cold and hungry"

We should be proud.

LMFAO!

737

 

[saabservant]

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[PCL_128]

He was? No! He is a fine young man...............A "towering genius" like Lincoln, MLK and Capt. Prater himself.

Proof positive of cognitive decline in advanced age.

 

[UndauntedFlyer]

Did I personally fail in my own efforts? Yes, I did.

Did you say this?

 

[PCL_128]

Did you say this?

What?