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340SAM said:
As I have said before, this is the place to be bar none. There are many Colgan success stories that I am one of. I don't discount what the Colgans have done. They have made a success in an industry where successes are few. I thank them every day for what they have done and what they have given me and those like me. Sure, there are problems and complaints, but that's the same everywhere. Do the Colgan!
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I saw the bigggest dork colgan CA today, me and my CA were laughing so hard i choked on my chew.
In state college looked out the right window saw a colgan CA with his hat on, with his blazer on, drinking a cup of coffee, standing next to the sabs cargo door making sure the bags where put in right, with a real cool stance. made eye contact with the FO and he gave the head shake (yea my CA sucks) must of been a new upgrade + he was a green card. This guy was the biggest dork of all times. Yea I love colgan, so this is not a knock on you guys at all, but if anyone knows this import tell him to chill out, and ditch the attitude, its going to kill a lot of people someday. Oh yea it was like 80 degrees out.
In state college looked out the right window saw a colgan CA with his hat on, with his blazer on, drinking a cup of coffee, standing next to the sabs cargo door making sure the bags where put in right, with a real cool stance. made eye contact with the FO and he gave the head shake (yea my CA sucks) must of been a new upgrade + he was a green card. This guy was the biggest dork of all times. Yea I love colgan, so this is not a knock on you guys at all, but if anyone knows this import tell him to chill out, and ditch the attitude, its going to kill a lot of people someday. Oh yea it was like 80 degrees out.
when you've had three bags of Cheddar Snacks and two packs of those cookies because you can't afford a real lunch...and the 17 year old FA won't stop hitting the call button to ask the dumbest questions ( with or without the sterile cockpit light in) , then perhaps you are indeed " doin da Colgan "
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When you have to repo the plane to HEF for mx at night, then you get to HEF and all of screw scheduling has gone home so you spend the night on the couch at capital aviation cause you can't get a hotel room. Then you show up at scheduling at 6 am with "couch neck" and Irene looks at you and says "what are you guys doing here" while you look outside to see the HEF-CHO repo take off knowing it was your only way to deadhead home since you timed out 2 hours ago........ do the colgan
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Fly you're a$$ off for the month and have a 100 hours before the 27th then answer your phone accidently on your day off.
Sched: "Sup, this is L....., we need you to pick up a pairing."
You: "I would love to(smugly) , but I'm already at a hundred hours
because I was extended for the last three weeks, sorry!"
Sched. "Aw sh!t, yeah you're right. Well then, Can you hop on a plane to
Albany and ferry a plane to Bangor then we might need you to
go to Houston. I'll take a reserve day away at the end of
the month."
You: " I'm timed out for the month that reserve day doe...."
Sched: "Cool, you're flight leaves at noon."
DO DA COLGAN.
I Love this job, Most who have gone on have to it admit this is some of the most fun you had flying especially the crews and characters you've worked with.
DA DA DO DA COLGAN!!!
Sched: "Sup, this is L....., we need you to pick up a pairing."
You: "I would love to(smugly) , but I'm already at a hundred hours
because I was extended for the last three weeks, sorry!"
Sched. "Aw sh!t, yeah you're right. Well then, Can you hop on a plane to
Albany and ferry a plane to Bangor then we might need you to
go to Houston. I'll take a reserve day away at the end of
the month."
You: " I'm timed out for the month that reserve day doe...."
Sched: "Cool, you're flight leaves at noon."
DO DA COLGAN.
I Love this job, Most who have gone on have to it admit this is some of the most fun you had flying especially the crews and characters you've worked with.
DA DA DO DA COLGAN!!!
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couldn't resist
my favorite of the 25 or so....sitting on a DH8 out of HPN on last day...gonna cheat out early on reserve since they never call or release you....
the door is about to close... your cel phone rings....its crew sched..."we need you to get a cab to LGA and ferry a plane over to albany...."it's my last day of reserve, i'm going home..."well hold it, we'll call you right back"..."BUT, BUT, the door is getting to close !" (i can get a later flight, but I really want to go home....)
you pause think about it, (and convinced of their incompetence, you simply cut your cel phone off (if they really had needed you , they would have called back within five mintes...the door is now closed... you realize i'm going home and I really don't give a Fu$#!!!
Ah, doing the colgan....it feels so good!
my favorite of the 25 or so....sitting on a DH8 out of HPN on last day...gonna cheat out early on reserve since they never call or release you....
the door is about to close... your cel phone rings....its crew sched..."we need you to get a cab to LGA and ferry a plane over to albany...."it's my last day of reserve, i'm going home..."well hold it, we'll call you right back"..."BUT, BUT, the door is getting to close !" (i can get a later flight, but I really want to go home....)
you pause think about it, (and convinced of their incompetence, you simply cut your cel phone off (if they really had needed you , they would have called back within five mintes...the door is now closed... you realize i'm going home and I really don't give a Fu$#!!!
Ah, doing the colgan....it feels so good!
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paulsalem said:
lemme tell you the other dance you do at colgan. 0 months on reserve, 900 hours of twin turbine your first year, home every night, work less than 40 hours a week, hold three-four day weekends off within 5 months online and upgrade in a year to year and a half.
oh yes, doin that thar colgan
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