FSSs Outsourced as well? Thanks GW

[cvoav8r]

It is too bad you have such a poor attitude. The reason no one has redressed your "blue collar" speech is that you clearly are blue collar. Blue collar is an attitude in your case. Are you so perspectively challanged to not know that the difference. You are probably one of those auto mechanic/ not so educated types that sliped through the cracks and joined our ranks. Be happy for what you have. And take some days off for an attitude adjustment.

The Dude

 

[HawkerF/O]

It is too bad you have such a poor attitude. The reason no one has redressed your "blue collar" speech is that you clearly are blue collar. Blue collar is an attitude in your case. Are you so perspectively challanged to not know that the difference. You are probably one of those auto mechanic/ not so educated types that sliped through the cracks and joined our ranks. Be happy for what you have. And take some days off for an attitude adjustment.

The Dude

I found it funny you called me 'not so educated'.

1) You mispelled challenged

2) "Are you so perspectively challanged to not know that the difference." That whole sentence is not coherent, not to mention the spelling mistake and because you were trying to ask me a question, the sentence should have the proper puncutation on the end of it, and that would be a question mark.

3) There are 2 p's in sliPPed, not one.

I'll take those days off just as soon as you learn how to spell and use grammar correctly.

 

[400A]

pay attention

let me answer a few of your ego driven questions.

First of all, my shortest time employee has been with me 5 years. they must not be to miserable. You on the other hand have never had a job for 5 years. We also hang out at each others homes together.

Second, not only do all of my pilots fly every other leg, they do it in the left seat, to and include when the President of the company is onboard. I dont hire losers like you who not only cant fly, and sit and cry all the time. You said it yourself. The Captain takes the aircraft away from you if it is not CAVU.

As far as the majors, would have liked to when I knew which ones were going to survive, and that I thought I might make more money than I do. With all the paycuts and financial problems, I am not interested right now.

Abilities, Dude, you have never flown with me, but Instructor, checkairman, and dedicated PIC for a Senator says otherwise. I dont normaly mention this, but you said I cant fly.

Advancement,,,, some of us dont need to job hop to make more money. Some of us work for companies who compenaste their employees for performance and loyalties. You on the other hand are one of those guys who change jobs all the time leaving the current employer standing there with a $20,000 training bill and an empty seat on the flight deck. But of course you have to do this because nobody wants to fly with your sissy crying self.

Grow up,,, you voted for a loser,,,, just like you!!!!!

 

[Flying Illini]

*sigh*

HawkerF/O, this discussion doesn't have anything to do with the "Majors" board. The FSS system is a great service but that service but it is antiquated and could use some streamlining. Waiting on hold for 20 minutes just doesn't cut it. Having radio calls answered would be nice, there are times when calls go unanswered. If Lockheed is able to fix up this system, more power to them. Let them do it. The current employees will have "right of first refusal" which is a good thing. Yes, there will be some lost jobs but that is what happens sometimes. I guess lockheed could keep everybody employed but then their projected savings would probably become a deficit not a savings and if that happens, then we would start to see user fees.
Personally, I'm excited about the prospects of a more reliable FSS system. With the preponderance of computer based wx and the ability to file online, the FSS staffers don't seem to be utilized as much as before, but it is still nice to be able to talk to someone when you need to...and right now, you can't always do that (reliably).

p.s. I'm sure I had some misspellings, sorry in advance.

 

[bigD]

For the record, Texas BBQ beats the hell out of N.C. BBQ.

 

[FlyFlyFly]

Typical FO attitude, has all the answers and takes none of the responsibility. I hope your captain wears a big college ring so it leaves a mark when he backhands your smart mouth...

 

[100-1/2]

Hawk,

You are an a$$clown. If you would actually read the press release you linked to, you would find the FAA and the DOT Inspector General NOT the President or his Administration is responsible for this effort.

RE-read paragraphs 4 through 6, consider the parallel drawn by "contract" staffing in many US control towered airports and find somewhere else to spew your political rhetoric. It makes perfect sense and many in the FSS Sector have known this was coming for some time.

Many of these individuals will be offered early retirement. Some will be assimilated with the ATC function where significant staffing shortfalls are expected through 2010. The majority of the remaining staff will be offered severance or relocation compensation where applicable. BTW, where do you thing LMG is going to get the bulk of the staffing required to operate the equipment they will need to upgrade to assume the FAA contract? It makes perfect economical sense not normally reserved for an HS FO.

Either you support Mr. Bush or you don't. You can't have it both ways. I would rather have a 'restructuring' of Government Services that impact the deficit and my taxed income. If they were going to have some bonehead reading me a computerized weather briefing from Yemen, I might have a problem with this. But, it is an american company that will use american made hardware to overhaul the badly delapidated equipment at the FSS and chances are really good that it will be more efficient than it is currently.

Don't come in here and spout off with uninformed and misdirected garbage. Do your homework or take an economics class before you throw your biased weight around. Atleast then you won't look so foolish.

100-1/2

 

[400A]

Well Said

Very well stated 100-1/2.

 

[Stearmandriver]

I found it funny you called me 'not so educated'.

1) You mispelled challenged

2) "Are you so perspectively challanged to not know that the difference." That whole sentence is not coherent, not to mention the spelling mistake and because you were trying to ask me a question, the sentence should have the proper puncutation on the end of it, and that would be a question mark.

3) There are 2 p's in sliPPed, not one.

I'll take those days off just as soon as you learn how to spell and use grammar correctly.

1. Your first point not only lacks the proper punctuation, it lacks ANY punctuation. Try a period, exclamation point... even an ellipse would work (see?).

2. In your second point, you make a spelling error ("puncutation") in a run-on sentence that really should have been two separate sentences. Alternatively, you could have used a semi-colon (looks like this - after the word "mistake". You did neither.

3. None of that matters a bit. Childish, right? Then quit it. Personally, I think you make a valid point about the FSS workers, though others have posted rational thoughts to support the other side. The rest of your posts are utter silliness; and I really thought you were just making a friendly jab about the different airplane types at first. Now that I see you were serious, well... it's hard for me to fathom how something as dumb as flying a jet could give anyone such an inflated sense of self-worth. I mean, dude, it's a pipe with a couple fans bolted to it. If you're lucky (I don't know Hawkers) it might have some video games to play up front. Oh boy. (And to head off a post telling me how I must be saying this to compensate for what I fly, well... it's bigger than your plane, and they even let me sit in the left seat! )

Finally, criticizing someone for putting his family, and his time with them, ahead of something as simple as operating a machine shows your complete lack of maturity. That is often, but not always, curable with time. You can only hope.