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How's about when you have spent over two decades working for an ALPA carrier, only to see your retirement stolen and no chance of ever upgrading to the left seat, while youngsters who were in kindergarten when your career started, hired scant years ago by some regional airline that happens to... -
Demo Pilot
Bombardier has a Learjet demo team. They hire all types of pilots. Their pilot culture is one of very high professionalism and almost military-like esprit de corp. Drawbacks: Gotta live in Wichita, no scheduled days off. -
Do you veterans miss the military?
...(USAF Honor Guard) Other than that, I look at it this way: Joining the USAF was the smartest thing I ever did, getting out was the second. * *Keeping in mind that I seperated as an active duty SSgt, working in some shoeclerk job and now fly for a legacy carrier with upgrade about a year... -
Safe areas of general aviation
No offense, but you thought wrong. Go to NTSB.GOV and set up a search for accidents involving fuel exaustion. From 7-9-07 to 7-12-05, you'll find 74 accidents where fuel exaustion was the the probable cause. That works out to a little over three a month. Historically, this is low. Spend a...- LJDRVR
- Post #22
- Forum: General discussion
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Safe areas of general aviation
...the envelope when close to the ground, as that's where many Cub fatalities occur. You're the PIC, you accept the amount of risk you're willing to based on your abilities, knowledge and the rewards. I no longer fly single-engine night or IFR. And I used to. Airline Pu**ies? Whatever...- LJDRVR
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- Forum: General discussion
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CEO: "We owe the passenger nothing."
Another fine specimen of AMR-educated, arrogant management involving himself in issues his subordinates should be handling, and screwing things up big-time in the process. What a moron. -
What's the point of ARG/US?
ARG/US and Wyvern are both marketing organizations who sell their "product" to folks who don't have the time or expertise to conduct due diligence. (It can be argued that these organizations don't posses the expertise or willingness to conduct a real audit either.) How's this for a conflict of... -
Various Continental Questions
People who claim it will take forever to recoup their lost salary either haven't done the math or are looking for a plausible sounding justification for not taking the job. You'll have made back every penny shortly after the begining of your fourth year. right after the begining of your third... -
Various Continental Questions
The XJT to CAL comparision is always good for a laugh. Anybody who claims to have "done the math" and decided to stay at the regional is probably not telling the whole truth. Go compare something as short as a twenty year career using the current pilot wages. Be conservative and figure on... -
SuperCub vs. Husky
I've flown both and the CA-1 is a better airplane in all respects but one: The stupid spring-loaded pitch trim. Hate it. For that reason alone I'd take the PA-18 first. Especially when you take looks into account.- LJDRVR
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- Forum: Aircraft rentals
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Head of FAA stepping down
Maybe someday our government will be run by honest people with enough integrity to avoid leaving a cbinet position one day and going to work as an industry lobbyist the next. No better than a comon thief. -
Express One International
Never worked at EOI, but I gotta pile on about Jeff. Great guy and easily one of the nicest folks I've met in Aviation. -
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Warning: New FAA - ASAP Policy
So much for safety. We'll go back to pretending we're all perfect, nobody makes any mistakes and there will no longer be any meaningful error tracking and education. What a bunch of turds. -
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CAL Guys?????
You're not going to have to try to fly a bunch. You just will. -
UAL 1st quarter $152M loss!
What you guys need is leadeship period. Something sadly lacking in today's culture. -
Skybus Airlines $10 Fares
The CMH market didn't work for either TWA or AWA. I know this is just a couple of Airbii, but I really don't see this working too well. Not enough capitalization. Even if their load factors are full, let's do the math: 156 X 10 = $1560 dollars for a single leg. That won't even buy fuel for the... -
Delta expects to soar after exiting Chapter 11
I thought the Pratts were more than sound. What the Spruce Goose really needed was a remotely sane entrprenuer in charge of Hughes Tool & Die. No offense, but your namesake was a frickin' nut-job. If you ever get a chance to talk to any TWA guys who were around in the 50's, ask them what... -
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