ASA Memphis base rumor?

[Rusty Nail]

Any truth to this? I have been on the J/S a few times out of MEM and I keep hearing this. Thanks

 

[zawillif]

I was hearing that for a while, but not lately. I think Scott sent out an email saying they were waiting a few months and actually even asking Delta if it was going to be a long term thing or a short term thing. That was a month or two ago and that was the last I heard.

On another note we could probably do a DTW base if they kept up the flying there. And for the love of God we need either a very small base in ORD or a couple crews TDY'd up there. Because when you get into the CAE-ORD-SAV Bermuda triangle and stuff goes wrong, everything gets seriously screwed up.

 

[Brasilia Pup]

And for the love of God we need either a very small base in ORD or a couple crews TDY'd up there. Because when you get into the CAE-ORD-SAV Bermuda triangle and stuff goes wrong, everything gets seriously screwed up.

That happens whenever I fly out of ATL, and that IS our main base. When will we see some CA upgrades? Summer season is over and we are still spread too thin to handle any hiccups in the system.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

A new base to open just for them to close it within 6-12 months no thanks! Closed down to many others for the DL system.

 

[ohplease!]

CHA base coming very soon

 

[sweptback]

CHA base coming very soon

I'd bid it. Within driving distance from ATL, and most could probably hold a better line (or even a line) up there. No brainer.

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Very early morning starts, very late duty outs. Out station bases may or may not be commuter friendly...

 

[Long Time Gone]

KCHA sounds good. It's the default alternate anyways, so what's the difference?

 

[Freebrd]

late starts if you be based there, planes not ready coming outa mtc, just ask any former MCN based pilots

 

[Data]

I'm guessing this would go fairly senior in the left seat, it's that much closer to Dallas and ABA crowd would be happy to be out of ATL.

 

[JumpersAway]

I'm guessing this would go fairly senior in the left seat, it's that much closer to Dallas and ABA crowd would be happy to be out of ATL.

I don't necessarily think the Dallas crowd would take the Memphis stuff. They didn't take Dulles, and there is a rediculous number of flights up there between Dulles and Dallas. I guess people are terrified of change......

 

[wms]

That happens whenever I fly out of ATL, and that IS our main base. When will we see some CA upgrades? Summer season is over and we are still spread too thin to handle any hiccups in the system.

There are upgrades in training right now.

 

[Redan]

There are upgrades in training right now.

True. These upgrades might even come close to making up for the Viet Nam pilots who have already departed. At best this will be a wash. Most likely it will still be a net loss.

 

[kingairpilot]

, and there is a rediculous number of flights up there between Dulles and Dallas. I guess people are terrified of change......

R
Really?

I don't see that many flights between DFW and IAD. Not on yonited anyway.

ka

 

[LazyLightnin']

Off topic, but..


If you have to form an "OM answer desk" to alleviate confusion on your dumbass OM and checklists, then you've done a bang-up job. Way to go guys.

 

[JumpersAway]

Off topic, but..


If you have to have to form an "OM answer desk" to alleviate confusion on your dumbass OM and checklists, then you've done a bang-up job. Way to go guys.

LOL! Yea, it's pretty sorry. The tech brief isn't specific enough, nor are the expanded procedurs, IMHO. Seems quite a bit of that stuff is "change for the sake of change". Why does the F/O now have to reach across my face to get the "non foward facing lights"????? It's irritating- just let me get them when I want them.

 

[zawillif]

I don't necessarily think the Dallas crowd would take the Memphis stuff. They didn't take Dulles, and there is a rediculous number of flights up there between Dulles and Dallas. I guess people are terrified of change......

Or of the 200

 

[ohplease!]

Off topic, but..


If you have to form an "OM answer desk" to alleviate confusion on your dumbass OM and checklists, then you've done a bang-up job. Way to go guys.

I've seen a lot of checklist and OM changes between different A/C over my many years......this is by far the worst. We'll be lucky not to have a crew have an accident because of this. Be careful boys and girls...

 

[79%N1]

Dumb, dumb, dumb! Do they even consult us before this stuff?!?!

 

[wms]

The new OM revision 3 is modeled after other airlines that have a better track record than us for the things mentioned in the tech brief. There will be another revision with AQP that goes even further. First you need to read the tech brief, the reason the answer desk was put there is because many pilots are throwing the brief out. Next, you gotta read the OM (expanded and flight sections), because most of the changes in OM procedures is beyond just the checklist items.

The fact is, most pilots that have been getting observations haven't even been using the procudures that were changed in revision 2 or even revision 1.