Flow Through Is Done!

[FR8mastr]

I hope nobody actually believes that PDT is pulling down flying in order to help any pilot flow anywhere.

The grounded Dashes have nothing to do with flow. Whatever the reason really is, I can guarentee it is not out of the kindness of managements heart in order to help the career of their beloved pilots!

The same thing happened in 04 with the ALG guys, they were offered positions at MDA. Why? Because AAA was desperate for pilots and the combined ALG PDT would have been fat on pilots. Solution, get rid of bodies at the WO and put them where they are needed. This saved the company money in unemployment.
So what is the real reason for the pulldown at PDT? behind on Maint. checks? just losing more flying, getting ready for a merge with PSA? Maybe a combination of several things including trying to get pilots to stay at PDT more than 2 months (that has to be costing a fortune)

 

[Captzaahlie]

Steve is a tool. F U. I cant wait to meet you in PHL.

What ever.....

I think you could be nicer when you say things on this board!!!!!!

Is your mommy reading your posts?

 

[Captzaahlie]

I can't think of a bigger waste of time right now than to wonder about the details. The fact that our airline is pulling down flying in anticipation of this is plenty to think about- that is clearly a lot of movement SF is gearing up for. The man can't say no to AirWiskey/CHQ/Colganus overflow at the last minute that can't possibly be flown by our staff, but WILL pull down flying next year? Crazy.

And Sdick Man, my money's on Zahhhhhliie. He's got a lot of friends in PHL...

What do I owe you now Sig, 3 or 5 beers?????

I'm rapidly losing count!

Hell, lets just make it a pitcher for you and the guy you were babysitting the other day, funny we took him to and from his extension...... he wasn't too cranky the next morning was he? No I don't think so :blush: LOL !
(BTW~ My FO and I didn't see a thing........)

 

[Captzaahlie]

I hope nobody actually believes that PDT is pulling down flying in order to help any pilot flow anywhere.

I can guarentee it is not out of the kindness of managements heart in order to help the career of their beloved pilots!

Maybe a combination of several things including trying to get pilots to stay at PDT more than 2 months (that has to be costing a fortune)

I completely agree, our leader would never reduce flying here unless he was told to do so. The person giving the orders in my honest opinion is mainline management, they tell SF to hop and he says how high? Upper mainline management will do what ever it takes including raping from within the wholly owned's to keep their airplanes flying. I agree it will slow the attrition here because now there is a reason to apply at PDT and get in line for mainline.

It's win ,win for them and finally a bone is thrown our way too........

Last but not least it's a way for managment to weed out trouble makers too. (If you are in that group you might want to CYA)

 

[Sig]

What do I owe you now Sig, 3 or 5 beers?????

I'm rapidly losing count!

Hell, lets just make it a pitcher for you and the guy you were babysitting the other day, funny we took him to and from his extension...... he wasn't too cranky the next morning was he? No I don't think so :blush: LOL !
(BTW~ My FO and I didn't see a thing........)

Now that's funny right there.

You know he's my best friend? Best man at my wedding? We first flew together when he had the ungodly sum of 60 (THAT'S SIXTY) hours.

10 years later, and we're still playing VFR pile-its in the middle of BFE, Texas. Although, the pay and instrument approaches have both gone up "considerable," as we'd say.

The Irish bastard that he is...

 

[Captzaahlie]

Now that's funny right there.

You know he's my best friend? Best man at my wedding? We first flew together when he had the ungodly sum of 60 (THAT'S SIXTY) hours.

10 years later, and we're still playing VFR pile-its in the middle of BFE, Texas. Although, the pay and instrument approaches have both gone up "considerable," as we'd say.

The Irish bastard that he is...

I know you guys are best of friends that's why I knew you'd find my post so funny, (too bad it has to be an inside joke!:laugh He's a great guy (despite his choice in whom he wants me to get on the jump seat):erm: and knows that I think that way about the guy he was best man for too. You have good taste when it comes to friends sir..... not "fully" trying to pat myself on the back mind you!

 

[Sig]

Gotcher back, Zaaahhhllllllie. Ya know this.

And Irish? He's a jackass, with crap taste in friends. Much like my wife- she has crap taste in husbands. She still dances with me, though. That's a plus.


And she's hot.

What was I sayin?......

 

[jellynuts]

Has anyone come up with an actual number of planes being parked? The incredibly sharp Farrow wrote pretty vaguely and I came up with 3, 6, or 9 airplanes parked in the spring.... It seems like 3 to me, because how can you go from 9 airplanes down to a "full scale operation" in 1 month? Maybe you can, if you use the Piedmont management guerrilla math system (v 1.0)

 

[WSurf]

On a Different note!

I just got back from BNA and Picked up 907HA from paint shop last night. Dropped of 943HA.

WoW! Not only did 907HA look sweet in the new Colors, but the interior had gone thru the Heavy check........ Holy smack. New side walls in the back, bathroom clean! Cockpit has very clean with new panals all around the top of it. The plane was so clean and sleek!!
I can honestly say I was proud to fly that plane to AGS at 1am in morning.