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    Longest part 91 duty day

    Saw this thread, thought it was interesting. Jeez, those are easy days! I fly 121 supplemental cargo. Longest duty period: 30 hours, with 20 hours of flight. Total of 4 crew members. Longest non-stop flight: 17:30 (non-rev) Being up and awake for a 24 hour period is not uncommon. Might...
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    Evergreen

    You have heard of unemployment benefits haven't you?
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    Iranian overflight

    There is usually no problem. As X-rated said call "Air Defense" 5 minutes prior to the FIR (10 minutes noted on the chart). Usually they will not respond to you. So on first call up with the regular controllers just ask them to relay to Air Defense. Be aware what your outbound Iranian FIR...
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    Atlas/Southern/Kalitta > Fedex?

    As good as "you guys" have it then why is it that all you do is b*tch and moan? You don't know how good you do have it. Compared to the ACMI operators you guys are definitely under-worked and over-paid. Guess the rest of us are all jealous, good for you guys. You should count your blessings...
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    Inhofe offers two amendments to faa reauthorization

    Exactly! In the text of the NPRM it specifically stated that the onerous implementation of these regulations to some companies (read nonsked) operations would create fiscal hardships to the point that smaller companies would cease to exist. Instead of creating a subset of regulations that...
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    Postal service to UPS/FedEx???

    True, the point is trying to get your money back. They make sure that the process is very difficult and that you will give up on your efforts. It's a racket. Been there, done that. Worked for one of the big two and watched all sorts of things happen.
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    Postal service to UPS/FedEx???

    The USPS is a non profit operation. Use it extensively, why pay a premium when you don't have to. Was instituted in the U.S. Constitution, service area is EVERYWHERE, without exception. Performance far exceeds ANYTHING that UPS or Fedex can do when you consider the sheer volume. Dropping one...
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    Southern Air Interview Gouge

    After 20+ days out on the road, I don't want to go anywhere! Home basing is the most important aspect of working with SAI. I really can't stand that some individuals think that CASS is more important than that. The majority of people that work at SAI DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP HOME BASING. It...
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    Southern Air

    October Class was cancelled/postponed from what I heard. For salary info go to: www.airlinepilotcentral.com You'll find all the answers to your questions there. You can also see if there are any other opportunities at other companies. Atlas is now listed under "Charter" as they have a few...
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    Southern Air

    RJ Guys = "Lookin' for lower", "Roger", "What did he say?", "huh", "it's alright, that won't matter/they don't care", "I shouldn't have to plot", "but why?", etc. Levity Intended!
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    National Airlines - KYIP - 757 FO's

    As far as fuel efficiency goes, the -R Pratts aren't even close to the GE's. Typically close to 1000 PPH higher per engine than the GE's, at least for the first half of the flight. They get a bit better the lighter you get. Do like the extra oomph from the 'R's. MGTOW of 833K # with the GE's...
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    ATC Initiated Emergency aircraft!

    Yes, I have heard/seen it happen. I was flying out of KOAK to KCEC during the winter, there was a fair amount of weather with icing at a low level. While I was enroute there was a guy on frequency in a Bonanza that was asking for vectors to get clear of icing conditions as he was accumulating...
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    Headset for the Classic

    Classic = Batteries. I use a Bose X, the latest model uses two AA cell batteries. Depending how "hard" the ANR has to work to cancel out the noise the batteries will last a fair amount of time. I used a Sennheiser at one point in time. That also used two AA cell batteries and lasted at...
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    Southern Air jump-seat agreements

    Aircraft are not equipped for the carriage of jump-seaters, Most seats are taken up by company personnel. Overall operations are "nonsked" in the full meaning of that phrase - flights are added, delayed or dropped by the customers frequently. Most operations currently are exclusively overseas...
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    Best cellphone for international operations?

    I typically just use VOIP (Gizmo5 and Skype) on the laptop when overseas. The problem is that it is not always easy to get a good call quality as it is dependent on a relatively good high speed internet connection, which is some parts of the world including some places where you think it should...
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    Panel falls out of the sky from a Atlas Air 747 in Miami

    What's the big deal? You can CDL that item anyway, but be prepared for umm, substantially higher fuel flows enroute, (have experienced this firsthand). From the pix it still looks to be in good shape. Bondo it, tag that puppy and throw it back on the aircraft! If you can't do that, then sell...
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    Evergreen updates?

    Just remember if you are coming off a RJ to a Classic 74 you are making a major leap backwards. There is also all the Overseas Ops stuff you will have to catch up on. You will be drinking from a fire hose and trying to catch up on a whole different type of operation. Going from a RJ glass...
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    My Dream Job is Posted

    My SA-227 experience was a while ago and I did NOT work for AMF. I met a bunch of their guys (you would always run into competing companies doing some of the same contracts) and from my understanding they dispatched with an operable AP. I believe it was an S-TEC model. Pretty basic system...
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    My Dream Job is Posted

    SA-227 Single Pilot Freight = Old School Flying. Not for the faint of heart or those weaned off fancy dancy electronicized, EFIS'ed, FMS'ed, multi-crewed RJ's working out of major airports with all that operational and ATC infrastructure available. Did the SA-227 Single Pilot Freight, the...
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    Pucker Factor Scales?

    Back in around 1995 did a C-208 ferry flight from KOAK to WMKK (Kuala Lumpur) via PHNL (Honolulu), PKMJ (Majaro) and PTRO (Palau). It was a brand new aircraft being delivered to the Malaysian Police Force Ran through a bunch of WX on the first leg and landed in PHNL with the low fuel warning...
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