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    Circuit Breakers

    You can tell your high draw components by the amperage of their circuit breakers. If you lose electrical power and need to save your battery, look for the high amperage circuit breakers, (non essential ones) and look to pull those first to buy more time.
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    Safety pilot on an IFR flight plan

    Anytime you have a pilot wearing a hood you should have a safety pilot. If you are in solid IFR and one guy is wearing a hood what's the point? If you are a student and logging dual received you are not PIC in my interpretation. I know this is an old argument but if the shiit hits the fan...
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    pack lunch vs buy for 10% discount

    I pack a fairly large cooler. I can go a four day trip without buying food if I do it right. I like to buy an egg mcmuffin for breakfast sometimes though. Or go out with the crew for a good meal once in awhile. (although with our schedules it's been hard lately). I can do a whole trip for...
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    Air Wisconsin minimums lowered?

    I guess that's why so many AWAC pilots are opposed to this program. I don't think we have hired any CFI's (at least not in the last few years) and our minimums used to be 1500 x 500 which virtually guaranteed that everyone came from a 121/135 backround. I was hired from a part 91 job and had...
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    Please someone explain it for me.

    John Orenstein did get the pilots to agree to a substandard contract but that doesn't make him a good CEO. His company is certainly doing well as far as growth is concerned but there is more to a good company than that. As far as Mesa is concerned they are perceived by many to be the...
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    Inertia and HCL

    You guys are close. You are correct in saying HCL equals inertia. This is not load factor. Load factor is the vector opposite the Total Lift Vector. It is the combination of inertia and aircraft weight. Don't try to get too complicated. KISS remember. In level flight Lift equals...
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    The real REGIONAL deal...READ THIS

    Let's remember that while many of us regional airlines are ALPA members our decisions are not dictated by ALPA. We make our own decisions. We pay to belong to ALPA and we can then draw on their resources and support, many of which are underutilized by the regionals, however ALPA does not force...
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    eating on a budget during a trip

    I pack a cooler. Sandwiches, yogurt, carrots, fruit, granola bars. Leftovers which I heat in the microwave. It's a bit of work lugging it around and keeping it iced down but I can do a four day trip for less than $20 including tipping the van guys/gals.
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    United Jumpseats

    from my experience the A320s I have jumpseated on have 2. I have been told that UALs 757s have just one, but I have never been on one so I can't confirm this personally.
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    air wiconsin or coex?

    Rightrudder is pretty much right on. I don't believe the upgrade time will be that long. We do have a lot of attrition right now including a steady stream of retirees. If things turn around in a few years in the industry movement will increase. I would guess about 5years to upgrade...
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    Air whisky Interview!

    Most of the interview is human resource type stuff. Until recently it has been high time/high experience pilots who have interviewed and the company is looking for individuals who are team players and who the rest of us wouldn't mind flying with for 4 days or so. They have a written test and...
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    Make money: exchange for Iraqi currency

    It's exactly what it looks like, an investment, and given the situation over in Iraq right now I would say a high risk investment. Don't gamble more than you want to lose, or can afford to lose. If you have money lying around and can put into something risky like this go for it. It could...
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    divorce=bankruptcy=nojob?

    I'm sorry about your dilemma. I would choose my wife over aviation any day. I don't know your situation any more than what's been posted but God bless.
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    CFIs, did you use 1 or 2 AC on the ride?

    I did my whole ride in an arrow II. It took about an hour. It was worth it to me not to have to switch aircraft, do two preflights, etc. The less time you spend outside in Texas in the afternoon the better. If your worried about doing the maneuvers in the complex because of the gear etc you...
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    What's a good KNEEBOARD?

    I'd like to BE that bike!! about the kneeboards. My opinion is the simpler the better. I've had and seen students with lots of crap stuck all over their kneeboards and they still can't find what they're looking for. All the extra stuff gets in the way. Fold the sectional and put in the...
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    Say it ain't so, ZW

    Crashpad, I don't believe our pilots or union have the authority to accept or reject anyone the company wants to hire. It is my understanding that we can deny them union membership after their probation period. We can also put pilots on the interview team which could affect whether someone...
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    AWAC's future

    I'm somewhat optomistic but I'm using basic assumptions. We crew at just about 5 crews per a/c (I think) so 20 more a/c would be around 100 captains, depending how far ahead they are in the current training push. The most junior upgrade in the last award was about 466 I think. I am 601 so...
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    Non-Rev Passengers

    At Air Wisconsin we get benefits for our immediate families and the employee's parents. This is for anything in the United Airlines system. i.e. UAL and the express carriers (SkyWest, ACA, AWAC and I guess Mesa and TransStates). It used to be free for Domestic but now it is some convoluted...
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    AWAC's future

    We have pretty much taken delivery of all the current RJs we had coming. We have an order for 20 more and are currently talking with UAL about flying them. Our company president says the talks are currently stuck on the length of the contract. We sign a/c leases for 20 years and UAL wants to...
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    $20 grand gets you an interview @ AWAC

    I wonder what Mesa's situation will look like if US Air goes belly up?
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