NJ Typical Tour

[Guitar Guy]

That Mexican Restaurant across from one of the hotels in town... surprisingly good for being that far from San Antonio.

I believe that's the one that we ate on Saturday night.

By the way, I think I counted 3 Mexican restaurants right along the main drag in Hailey. Looks like one opened up within just the past few weeks.

Sorry for the thread hijack, but maybe this part of the "typical tour".

 

[Mooneymite]

HaHaHaHa

At NJA, "Typical Tour" is an oxymoron!

 

[Guitar Guy]

At NJA, "Typical Tour" is an oxymoron!

I couldn't agree more. :beer:

 

[bosdrx]

Do ya ever get time to squeeze in a round of golf on the road? Especially in the winter when you end up in warmer climates?

 

[CA1900]

Do ya ever get time to squeeze in a round of golf on the road? Especially in the winter when you end up in warmer climates?

There's a golf course (or maybe just a driving range) literally nextdoor to our Embassy Suites in Scottsdale. I've never played golf, but sitting there at the manager's happy hour watching it is pretty relaxing.

 

[Guitar Guy]

Do ya ever get time to squeeze in a round of golf on the road? Especially in the winter when you end up in warmer climates?

Play golf? No, that takes away time better spent playing guitar...

 

[gutshotdraw]

Play golf? No, that takes away time better spent playing guitar...

I think I'm almost ready to go back to golf. Three years with the Yamaha travel guitar and I still can't play a freakin' barre chord.....:angryfire

 

[Jafo73]

Play golf? No, that takes away time better spent playing guitar...

Or eating salty snacks while the other guy has adult beverages.... :beer:

 

[bosdrx]

Play golf? No, that takes away time better spent playing guitar...

So you bring a guitar with you? I was thinkin about that too, but im not sure i wanna lug around my 5 string... Where do ya put it?

 

[Twotter76]

There's a golf course (or maybe just a driving range) literally nextdoor to our Embassy Suites in Scottsdale. I've never played golf, but sitting there at the manager's happy hour watching it is pretty relaxing.

I have had occasion to play that course several times on layovers. There are many places we stay that you can get in a round if you are so inclined.

 

[hawk2wp]

As for meeting NJA crews, go to any FBO and look for the guys and gals in the, um, "spiffy" gold ties with blue slacks. Most of us are pretty friendly and would be happy to talk with you about the company and the job itself.

Good luck to you.[/quote]


Yesterday I could see on Flightaware that a crew was coming into PTK. I tried to time it so I would be there after they were done taking care of their passengers, but they must have dropped off and did a quick turn. Later on flightaware I saw they indeed turned and burned to CMH. I'll try again soon!

 

[Guitar Guy]

So you bring a guitar with you? I was thinkin about that too, but im not sure i wanna lug around my 5 string... Where do ya put it?

I've got one of the little Traveler Speedsters and it fits nicely in the back of the cabin. Plus it's pretty easy to travel with on the airlines as opposed to a full-size instrument.

Or eating salty snacks while the other guy has adult beverages.... :beer:

Well, one of us has to drive!

 

[Guitar Guy]

Yesterday I could see on Flightaware that a crew was coming into PTK. I tried to time it so I would be there after they were done taking care of their passengers, but they must have dropped off and did a quick turn. Later on flightaware I saw they indeed turned and burned to CMH. I'll try again soon!

Keep trying - those quick turns aren't something that we do all that often. Usually we tend to have about an hour on the ground, barring that it's a fuel stop or going home on the last day of a tour.

 

[Southern Cross]

[/quote]Yesterday I could see on Flightaware that a crew was coming into PTK. I tried to time it so I would be there after they were done taking care of their passengers, but they must have dropped off and did a quick turn. Later on flightaware I saw they indeed turned and burned to CMH. I'll try again soon![/quote]

Turn and burn, indeed. It was day 7 for us and CMH was the end of the line.

Sorry we missed you.

 

[Dr Pepper]

After Company recurrent a few eeks ago I'm guessing there is going to be more of a push towards those who appear to be willing to provide customer service.

It was mentioned that owner excellence is going to be taught very soon during indoc and an abridged version during company recurrent.

It seems that one of the many drawbacks of the Domicile system is that a number of people were hired who had no real experience in dealing with owners and their needs. Some people may have received the job offer based more on their willing to report to a domicile then for their willingness to provide quality owner services.

These were the senitments expressed by the several groups of managers that spoke to us.

Were any of them from HR? If not, someone was just slinging bullsh!t. The interview had plenty of what-ifs and how-would-you-handlde-x situations. The same people are doing the interviews on a regular basis and know what they are doing. You don't need a part 91 background to understand customer service. Hiring is not the problem, its retention. There are plenty of qualified applicants and new hires. The company knows exactly what it needs to do to keep the quality FOs.