Continental scheduling.....gosh, why would you want to work here?

[Cobra17]

So what is your complaint about CAL? 16 days off. That is too much work for me, but hey if you don't like it move to IAH.

Maybe I was fired, I don't care, but my paycheck keeps showing up and I did get the email about finishing my ASR CBTs before tomorrow. I guess I should do them.

Either way, I have no complaints here. I can't see anything wrong with CAL. Best schedule I have ever had, biggest paycheck I have had from a flying job.

What else is there?

It is that kind of short sightedness and greed which has doomed many airlines and their employees. Hope you're using your free time productively.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaKkuJVy2YA

 

[boxjockey]

Surely this guy is just a windup. There is no way that someone could be this dismissive. If he is for real, I can guarantee he doesn't volunteer any time to further the cause. On the flip side, at least he is spending time with his family, and for that I will give him credit.

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[SFR]

I do spend my free time to help the cause.......my cause!! ALPA has never done much good for me. I think we should drop them and get a 2% pay raise.

I am for real and I am this dismissive (whatever that means). I am not a master of words, but I am a master of cash flow. Which would you choose? I think I know the answer.

I don't need to justify why I work for CAL. They called for interview, I went, got hired, got a line on 757 within 2 months flying across pond, all at 26 years old. Crazy I know, but when you are hung like me that is the kind of stuff that happens.

I need a favor from all of you. Don't be dorky pilots. Be cool. Too many dorks in this profession that go home and sleep with their manuals too.

Be cool, bang chics and just be.


Good luck, Sebd

 

[boxjockey]

First of all, nobody who is hung like a bull talks about it. The girl doesn't know what happened until she can't walk the next morning. Second of all, I make a whole HEAP more than you do, but you will never hear me talking about it (except this one instance). Your attitude wreaks of future line-crosser, if the opportunity ever arose. You may have the worst ME attitude I have ever seen, and we have some of the worst you could imagine at CX. Go back and spend some time with your family....

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[Patriot328]

With that attitude in his last post, he's probably the son of a scab.... Would explain how he's "hung".. small d*ck and no balls...

 

[SFR]

True, most of it. Unless you take into account that my CAL pay was 35% of my total income last year. Hmm...

And that 35% was earned with 275 hours of flying.

65% other businesses .....


I won't cross a line. I don't like to fly that much. If we ever strike I will be sitting it out doing something else. You can count on me for that.

 

[SFR]

No, I am the only pilot in my family.

 

[Jonny Sacko]

Great, I'm sure you'll scab the instant you get the chance. Maybe you should buy the movie "Professional Airline Pilot", you will learn much. I think Sporty's sells it. GROW UP.

 

[flygirlqt]

Flamebait guys...just like pocohole.

However if not, it does reaffirm what I was trying to discuss earlier that the scabs are the least of our problems given the "new blood" like this gentleman has individuals with such low goals.

Regardless I do not have any faith CALALPA will deliver a worthwhile contract. With the latest round of musical chairs it is obvious the club down there will never change.

 

[Cobra17]

Crazy I know, but when you are hung like me that is the kind of stuff that happens.

Hung like a squirrel? That explains a lot.

 

[Captain Overs]

Why work here? I have not flown in 4 weeks and 2 days......and counting, just sitting reserve at home.

I have to spend all day with my family and working on home projects while collecting my 76 hours blended rate.....geez.....terrible.

You guys are right, CAL schedules suck!!!!


Don't work here when they start hiring....you won't build any flight time here!!!!!

Considering you probably got hired with little time, you actually need the time to upgrade. The way you're going it will take forever for you to get 1,500 hours.

 

[CAL EWR B737]

Regardless I do not have any faith CALALPA will deliver a worthwhile contract. With the latest round of musical chairs it is obvious the club down there will never change.

flygirlqt,

I agree with you, the current CAL ALPA MEC will not deliver a good contract. However we are at a cross roads in EWR with the current LEC election (my opinion), you can vote for more of the same or vote for significant and massive change to the way business is conducted within CAL ALPA.

To the pilot who is on reserve and not flying. I assure you that is only temporary and due to our pathetic contract, eventually you will be abused while you are on reserve it is only a matter of time. Absent pay rates (not counting the B scale years 2 - 6) our contract is one of the weakest contracts in US (including most regionals) AA's pilot cost per pilot is 50% higher then CAL's even though AA hourly rates are only a few dollars more then CAL's (excluding our "B" scale rates years 2 - 6).

How about we bring on Seniority Block Representation giving our largest bases the representational structure they deserve. Elect strong, ethical leaders not a afraid to fight. Then educate this pilot group and start to fight the common enemy, Continental Management and negotiate a real contract?

OK rant over. EWR Pilots please vote Baron/Cook/Riggs.

Frats,

Jayson Baron

www.jaysonbaron.info
www.taracook.info
www.kayeriggs.info

 

[mamba20]

Why work here? I have not flown in 4 weeks and 2 days......and counting, just sitting reserve at home.

I have to spend all day with my family and working on home projects while collecting my 76 hours blended rate.....geez.....terrible.

You guys are right, CAL schedules suck!!!!


Don't work here when they start hiring....you won't build any flight time here!!!!!

Wanna fly one of my 6 Atlantic crossings this month?

 

[SFR]

No, did that for the first 2 years.

BTW, I have bid reserve ever since I transferred to IAH a little over a year ago.

Avg. month in the last 14 months was 8 days of flying on reserve. Not too bad here at CAL

 

[SFR]

This is my last post on this thread because I will get nowhere with you people. A wise person told me once that "you can't tell a stupid person they are stupid because they won't know what you are talking about".

I see that to be true here.

Good day folks.