pilotyip
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Had a reunion last week with an ole Navy bud of mine named Bob from 41 years ago. We flew P-3's around Vietnam togethe,r 700 hours in 7 months. He was a major influence in my maturity when it came to being a PPC. I would think of him often. He got out of the Navy without a college degree and got hired by DAL in 1969. I never heard the story of how a he got hired at DAL. Story goes like this, he drives up to ATL from NAS JAX. Goes to the CP's office to see the CP. No appointment. Secretary says he is busy. Bob says I will wait. So he finally gets to see the CP, He tells the CP he should hire him, CP says why? Bob says because I am just like the guys you hired in the last three years from my squadron. There were a bunch of P-3 pilots at DAL, it was almost a Navy Airline. CP says he is not interviewing at the present time, and are classes are full. Bob says when is your next class? CP says next week. Bob says if anyone drops out, I am available. Bob then sits in the CP’s office for four days, CP comes out says why are you still here, Bob says I am waiting for a class. CP says well we just had two drops outs, you start Friday. Never laid off his entire career, retired om 2002 at 777 Capt. Ah the good ole days before HR got involved in making decisions about hiring, and Pilots got stupid questions like the SWA one about the blue fluid coming out of the lav that no one in the company has any idea what it might effect.
