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Mine would be too if it weren't for all these AirNet runs we've been covering for the last couple months. 3 out of 4 of our Caravans are taken next week on starcheck runs. Other than that, it's pretty quiet. Just some auto parts and such.
 
Hi!

We've been REALLY busy the last few days.

cliff
YIP
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atpcliff said:
Hi!

We've been REALLY busy the last few days.

cliff
YIP
YIP-RFD-SFD-BIL-SEA-MCC-DAL-YIP
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sounds like 2 days of flying at best, not to bust your bubble but i dont consider that really busy. jan and feb have been dragging.
 
We've been hit and miss, this last week was fairly busy, for February that is. This time of year is typically slow for ondemand. Slow for me though is still 80hrs a month, so I'd say we're holding our own.
 
RedGuy said:
We've been hit and miss, this last week was fairly busy, for February that is. This time of year is typically slow for ondemand. Slow for me though is still 80hrs a month, so I'd say we're holding our own.
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Our falcons are average, its the time of year, slow to average, one year is busy one year is fast the next is slow, its that type of job. My good friend on -9s at usa jet has actually been unusally busy but he said their falcons are typical this time of year, yip can answer that.

I've barely seen any aji or ccy birds out at all, you guys busy yet this year?

Its funny whenever some one tries to get in the on dmead sector and asks how much time will they fly per month.

Keep it real, see you at palenque!
 
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aji has been hit or miss. i flew everyday last rotaton, this one sitting around a bunch. word on the street is that ccy is close to going belly up.
 
landlover said:
aji has been hit or miss. i flew everyday last rotaton, this one sitting around a bunch. word on the street is that ccy is close to going belly up.
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I heard that too but didnt want to spread rumors.

This industry changes more than day to day.

Ohh I aint goin down on the border with any of you tonight!
 
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Hi!

Just finished Taco Palenque. Have had 5 trips in 4 days. During the slower times, like now, USA Jet puts a bunch of guys through all the myriad of groundschools required. The guys left on the board fly a lot. We have 3 planes flying out of LRD tonight.

cliff
LRD
 
dickburns said:
one year is busy one year is fast the next is slow, its that type of job.
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Actually the last 3 years I've been flying ondemand I can look back at my monthly totals and they're always within just a few hours of each other for any particular month. Of coarse that doesn't mean I make as much because there may be more or less back hauls, or the only freight moving is small and light so I end up flying the 310 alot more than the Bandit so I make less that way too.

January I almost exclusively flew the 310/402, February has mostly been the Bandit.
 
I sat most of December. January was stagnant, now here in February its picking up a lot from us. Save up fro the summer to get through the winter.
 
aucfi said:
I sat most of December. January was stagnant, now here in February its picking up a lot from us. Save up fro the summer to get through the winter.
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Definitely! That's one of the first things I tell any of the new guys that hire in. You'll fly your but off from June til November so you can eat come January and February. I try to always carry about 3 months average pay in the Bank, that way when it's slow I don't even feel it. It also gives me more options if I decide to start looking for another job.
 
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aji has been hit or miss. i flew everyday last rotaton, this one sitting around a bunch. word on the street is that ccy is close to going belly up.
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I wish someone told me that i was about to lose my job!?!

Its been slow since December just like everyone else. Thought we were going to loose our Learjet fleet, but they solved the jump seat issue BS. Finally got a Lear Check Airman again so we can get some more Captains.

Cherry Air is like that annoying weed that just keeps coming back. Its never gonna go away. If we made it through that engine overhaul BS a year ago, we can probably make it through the slow times just fine. Then again, that's just my .02c? I have seen it all though, for real.
 
cherry20's said:
I wish someone told me that i was about to lose my job!?!

Its been slow since December just like everyone else. Thought we were going to loose our Learjet fleet, but they solved the jump seat issue BS. Finally got a Lear Check Airman again so we can get some more Captains.

Cherry Air is like that annoying weed that just keeps coming back. Its never gonna go away. If we made it through that engine overhaul BS a year ago, we can probably make it through the slow times just fine. Then again, that's just my .02c? I have seen it all though, for real.
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How'd your interview go? When will you find out? It's kinda different to know I'll never fly a Cherry Falcon again...
 
Must be nice man! Cancelled the ATI but went to another one in town. It went good and have a job offer. Not 100% sure if I'm gonna take it yet. Trying to see what materializes in the next month before my contracts up. Congrats on the new job. I wish you the best of luck flying those MD11's. Keep in touch.
 
I dont think our planes have sat any during the last two weeks other than for scheduled mx. Hope these are the early signs of a busy summer.
 
Looks like it might be picking up. I didn't think that it would be picking up yet with the economy like it is. Come on busy months!

Who do you fly for aucfi?
 
The old ACC Falcons. Hows that going? I haven't seen those airplanes in a long time. They still painted the same? One of our dispatchers just left to go up there.
 
A few of them have been freshly painted. I think they are still doing conformity stuff. I havent heard much else about them except they arent taking us Shorts guys off the Shorts to fly em :(
 
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A few of them have been freshly painted. I think they are still doing conformity stuff. I havent heard much else about them except they arent taking us Shorts guys off the Shorts to fly em :(
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you're upset about moving from a shorts to a falcon? am i missing something?
 
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you're upset about moving from a shorts to a falcon? am i missing something?
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I dont know am I missing something? EDIT: I read it wrong. Yes Id like to go to the Falcons but they arent moving anyone from the Shorts to the Falcons. Plenty of Falcon drivers out there with experience (and types) to fill those seats.
 
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aucfi said:
I dont know am I missing something? EDIT: I read it wrong. Yes Id like to go to the Falcons but they arent moving anyone from the Shorts to the Falcons. Plenty of Falcon drivers out there with experience (and types) to fill those seats.
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Be nice if you were able to head over to the Falcon and fly both...hope it works out well for you guys!
 

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