Sorry Folks

[CA1900]

No more Salmon Sandwiches at podunk FBOs....

You crack me up... :laugh:

Nope, no more salmon sandwiches. Of course, we never did have salmon sandwiches, but don't let that get in the way of a good rant!

 

[CRJFlyer]

Unless you could find two slices somewhere in the FBO kitchen. Then we could have had salmon sandwhiches with a side ceasar salad, brownie, and sweet tea from the fbo.

 

[Praetorian]

I once had the Tender Pork Loin Rubbed with a Sweet Chili Guava Barbecue Glaze, Served with Mashed Sweet Potatos & Topped with Mango Coulis & Candied Pecans, graciously dished up by the FBO in Bald Knob, Arkansas. Exquisite!!

 

[glasspilot]

No salmon sandwiches? But you do get $50 box lunches at KLAS right? Ya know, at the Atlantic Aviation that has a restaurant inside the FBO.

You still get so much food that a good amount gets given away to the rampers each day, right?

Maybe an actual "Salmon Sandwich" was never offered, but I think the point was you guys spent crazy cash on crazy food. I hear you still do, 3rd meal tax not withstanding.

 

[gunfyter]

Please. When you can afford to leave an airplane parked at Heathrow for a month at $22K per day ramp fee ... You can afford a little crew food. Crew food is like Jet Fuel. If you want to fly you have to put some in the airplane.

Typically, once I start up the aircraft APU in the morning ... the avionics are on for 10 to 12 hours straight ... powered by the APU on the ground during stops or the engines in flight. There is little time to go to restaurants in FBOs

 

[RP170]

Please. When you can afford to leave an airplane parked at Heathrow for a month at $22K per day ramp fee ...

Ah nice. There are at least 7 furloughed pilots annual salaries right there. I'm glad they would rather spend it on ramp fees. Priorities right?

 

[imacdog]

No salmon sandwiches? But you do get $50 box lunches at KLAS right? Ya know, at the Atlantic Aviation that has a restaurant inside the FBO.

You still get so much food that a good amount gets given away to the rampers each day, right?

Maybe an actual "Salmon Sandwich" was never offered, but I think the point was you guys spent crazy cash on crazy food. I hear you still do, 3rd meal tax not withstanding.

Catering costs what it costs. The alternative of parking the airplane for an hour is far more expensive than keeping the crew fed and happy. Besides, we've already been over this before: At many locations, the price of a meal is nearly the same whether you get prime rib or a turkey sandwich.

 

[fly4funcrj]

You know, it's disgusting that you netjets pilots have a better gig then everyone else. You should be ashamed of yourselves because you suffered for a long time and stood your ground for a decent contract. Then you went ahead and fixed that contract for a better one and you had to go and tell everyone how life at netjets was really nice. Now we have had the worst financial meltdown since the great depression and netjets is still around. How dare you survive on a contract that is better then everyone elses'. I hate it when someone else is happier then me at their job. ....


Oh wait, I work for NJ.

Why can't people just accept the fact that, even today, we are still a good place to work and that most of us are still happy. Flex, flops, shares (air), xo, avantair.. All have just as good pilots as us.. You chose those places while we chose nj. The shoe can be on the other foot in a heartbeat. Why the hell can't we all just hope to make it through this and recall all of our pilots in the near future. To hell with what some jealous airline dude (general lee) says or thinks. Many of us have worked for the airlines and have actually lived both sides. I take it lee has only lived the airline side. That's too bad..

 

[fly4funcrj]

Oh, and mesa sucks

 

[gunfyter]

Ah nice. There are at least 7 furloughed pilots annual salaries right there. I'm glad they would rather spend it on ramp fees. Priorities right?

Imagine if you had a few extra pilots available to move that plane to another airport ... how much could have been saved! Even accounting for the fact you had to buy them crew food to boot!

 

[glasspilot]

So your point is what?

Money doesn't matter? I don't have time to go to the restaurant IN THE FBO? I suffered so now I'm entitled?

How can you possibly justify a crew meal in KLAS when the restaurant is inside the FBO? Let's see, you can order a turkey sandwich crew meal to be delivered 2 hours before you land and let it sit around (maybe in a fridge, maybe not), or you can order a FRESH sandwich at the restaurant and eat it hot.

One costs $50 and one costs $6. One is fresh and the other sat around for God knows how long.

You do realize you are arguing for the side that wants the $50, sat around meal verses the $6 fresh meal right?

 

[glasspilot]

Oh, and Mesa does suck. JO is a jackoff.

 

[gunfyter]

We don't often use Atlantic in LAS. Its Signature.... I been to that Atlantic about 3 times in 12 years. And I have NEVER been inside the FBO. I taxied from Signature to Atlantic picked up the pax and left.

 

[imacdog]

So your point is what?

Money doesn't matter? I don't have time to go to the restaurant IN THE FBO? I suffered so now I'm entitled?

How can you possibly justify a crew meal in KLAS when the restaurant is inside the FBO? Let's see, you can order a turkey sandwich crew meal to be delivered 2 hours before you land and let it sit around (maybe in a fridge, maybe not), or you can order a FRESH sandwich at the restaurant and eat it hot.

One costs $50 and one costs $6. One is fresh and the other sat around for God knows how long.

You do realize you are arguing for the side that wants the $50, sat around meal verses the $6 fresh meal right?

If we fly into Atlantic at KLAS and order catering from there, then the restaurant is who might make our meals. Normally we fly into Signature though, and use our contracted caterer from there. We do fly into numerous airports where the onsite restaurant is our caterer. Nothing to do with entitlement and everything to do with keeping the operation running. Maybe some day you'll realize your self-worth and desire reasonable food while working as well.

 

[Ypres]

I think they're all a bunch of jerks.... Oh wait! I thought we were talking about Delta pilots. Never mind!

What if you're Retired Delta AND Retired NetJets ?

 

[OPECJet]

What if you're Retired Delta AND Retired NetJets ?

Maybe they cancel each other out?

 

[Ypres]

Maybe they cancel each other out?

Meaning you're now a non-jerk ?

 

[OPECJet]

Meaning you're now a non-jerk ?

Could be. Pretty incorrect stereotype. I can count on one finger the amount of "jerk" retired NJA pilots I know. I can think of less than 10 true "jerk" active NJA pilots. I can also think of several hundred who raised 5 figures for a furloughed pilots Christmas fund before we were even furloughed.

Same goes for Delta guys. I can think of many who graciously offered their jumpseat when I was commuting at the airlines. I remember one who was a jerk while asking for my jumpseat. I bet even General Lee would help you out of you needed it....

More fun to perpetuate stereotypes I guess.

 

[G4dude]

You know, it's disgusting that you netjets pilots have a better gig then everyone else. You should be ashamed of yourselves because you suffered for a long time and stood your ground for a decent contract. Then you went ahead and fixed that contract for a better one and you had to go and tell everyone how life at netjets was really nice. Now we have had the worst financial meltdown since the great depression and netjets is still around. How dare you survive on a contract that is better then everyone elses'. I hate it when someone else is happier then me at their job. ....


Oh wait, I work for NJ.

Why can't people just accept the fact that, even today, we are still a good place to work and that most of us are still happy. Flex, flops, shares (air), xo, avantair.. All have just as good pilots as us.. You chose those places while we chose nj. The shoe can be on the other foot in a heartbeat. Why the hell can't we all just hope to make it through this and recall all of our pilots in the near future. To hell with what some jealous airline dude (general lee) says or thinks. Many of us have worked for the airlines and have actually lived both sides. I take it lee has only lived the airline side. That's too bad..

Perfect post! By the way, I didn't even know Atlantic was the other FBO at KLAS.

 

[FLYLOW22]

What if you're Retired Delta AND Retired NetJets ?

2 Negatives make a +.