Delta Plane Loses Wing Panel During Flight

[GogglesPisano]

Unbelievable that in this day and age some of you can still get your chain yanked by a veteran FI troll.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Scoot, I serve our great nation. That's hardly a freeloader. Show some respect.

SMcC, to answer your question, yes I do. It takes a couple seconds and isn't a big deal.

Delta guys still make significantly less than a SWA guy. I've heard of SWA captains making $400k/year. The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together don't make that much. Delta 737 captains make SWA copilot money. And that's after they caved on RJ code share to get raises.

That's why I'm sure that this level of apathy runs rampant there. The company doesn't care enough to pay you well, so why should you care enough to look at the wings? As a professional, you should. But at that pay rate, I could see why you would blow it off.

 

[polarjet205]

I just want to know where that panel is....who's house or car it hit.. maybe this Is tied to MH370 somehow!... come on here.. crap happens no pilot is inspecting the upper wing surface.

 

[airplane wizard]

Delta should go back to the name brand duct tape, not the Wal-Mart stuff.

 

[BEECH-SLAPPED]

If it wasn't there before the flight, I have a feeling that numerous passengers would have noticed and said something.

It's highly unlikely that the panel was missing before flight. If so, you would be able to see daylight (provided it was daytime) through the top of the wing during the walk-around. You don't even have to be in the aircraft looking though the window. The large cylinder you see is the right main gear retract actuator. This can also be seen from under the right main gear during a walk-around. Of course, if the panel's not fastened, that's another story!

 

[DTW320]

Delta guys still make significantly less than a SWA guy. I've heard of SWA captains making $400k/year. The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together don't make that much.

Last Europe trip I flew, the 2 7ER FO's put together made more than that last year. Your anti DAL dooshbaggery here is long documented, but at least try to get your facts even close to accurate. K?

 

[Tanker Clown]

Last Europe trip I flew, the 2 7ER FO's put together made more than that last year. Your anti DAL dooshbaggery here is long documented, but at least try to get your facts even close to accurate. K?

Hahahahaha. OK. You bet. Hahahahahaha. Hilarious.

 

[Noserider76]

Do you routinely check this area during your preflight?

Clown doesn't do a preflight. He's posting on his phone standing next to the deep fryer at Micky D's.

 

[Nindiri]

Unbelievable that in this day and age some of you can still get your chain yanked by a veteran FI troll.

He's okay, it's amusing to watch him get my friends at Delta wound up.

But he's no Instructor Dude. Now there is a professional troll. Watching Instructor Dude effortlessly inspire rage in people here is awesome.

 

[SMcC]

SMcC, to answer your question, yes I do. It takes a couple seconds and isn't a big deal.

I guess you have a good view from up on that high horse, huh?

 

[Scoot 11]

Scoot, I serve our great nation. That's hardly a freeloader. Show some respect.

An EBT card, and an Obama phone is not "serving our great nation!

SMcC, to answer your question, yes I do. It takes a couple seconds and isn't a big deal.

So does applying for welfare!

Delta guys still make significantly less than a SWA guy. I've heard of SWA captains making $400k/year. The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together don't make that much. Delta 737 captains make SWA copilot money. And that's after they caved on RJ code share to get raises.

Reading comprehension was never your strong suit, was it sport?
Or are you still angry at the DL pilot that "invaded your old lady while at the food stamp line?

That's why I'm sure that this level of apathy runs rampant there. The company doesn't care enough to pay you well, so why should you care enough to look at the wings? As a professional, you should. But at that pay rate, I could see why you would blow it off.

With you, it's more of a level of stupidity! Take care. Keep working on that schtick, you're getting stale!

 

[scoreboardII]

Like I said, lack of attention to detail and focus on safety seem to be a condition of the corporate culture. Crummy wages, furloughs, bankruptcy. I'm sure all of this has led to an erosion of the professional pilot at Delta. I guess the lack of caring could be justified if you had to work there.

A pre flight pilot check is for a rental, not a purchase of the aircraft.

No amount of pilot professionalism will find a lose hatch on top of a jet.

Your point and obvious jab is as usual, painfully baseless.

 

[dalad]

Scoot, I serve my great General coffee. That's hardly a freeloader. Show some respect.

SMcC, to answer your question, yes I do. It takes a couple hours and is a big deal. You haven't flown in years, waterboy.

Delta guys still make significantly more than a SWA guy. I've heard of SWA captains making $150k/year. The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together make thrice that much. Delta 737 captains make SWA cfo money.

That's why I'm sure that this level of apathy runs rampant at SWA.

Fixed his post.

 

[HowardBorden]

Fixed his post.

I think some of your ciphering is a little off there Hoss!

I've heard of SWA captains making $150k/year. ----A captain on year one pay at minimum guarantee alone makes no less than $178,776.

The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together make thrice that much.----The highest paid pilot and copilot at Delta make $344,760 on minimum guarantee flying a 747 compared to SWA guys forever stuck in a 737 at $343,512 per year at minimum guarantee.

Delta 737 captains make SWA cfo money.----I have to admit two million a year for a 737 gig sounds pretty attractive.







P.S. I realize your post was most likely "tongue in cheek", but these are the real numbers.

 

[dalad]

I think some of your ciphering is a little off there Hoss!

I've heard of SWA captains making $150k/year. ----A captain on year one pay at minimum guarantee alone makes no less than $178,776.

The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together make thrice that much.----The highest paid pilot and copilot at Delta make $344,760 on minimum guarantee flying a 747 compared to SWA guys forever stuck in a 737 at $343,512 per year at minimum guarantee.

Delta 737 captains make SWA cfo money.----I have to admit two million a year for a 737 gig sounds pretty attractive.







P.S. I realize your post was most likely "tongue in cheek", but these are the real numbers.

It was all in good fun. TIC all the way. As a 7ER A I made 299,563 plus over 30k in my 401K DC plan.

 

[propjob27]

Didn't know I was supposed to walk halfway down the fuse and look out each pax window.

Idiot.