PDT Reduction Bid Eff. Nov 1, 2009

[LowlyPropCapt]

Thanks for the kind words... Civility in this business is an uncommon virtue.

 

[fob727]

Seriously, is this day 1 at private pilot groundschool? There are other forums for fllight training students to talk. This is a professional pilot forum, sorta. Oh who am I fooling, it's the regional forum. Play on kids.

Says the one who's worried about the line used to p/u his ex.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

p/u?

I don't know what that means. Should I?

 

[N813CA]

I agree. I was at PDT for 2 years. The best thing and the only thing I miss is the crews. How long has the last captain been at PDT after the downgrades? I hope you all the best.

 

[J.Otto]

p/u?

I don't know what that means. Should I?

pick up (his ex)?

 

[Sig]

It's time to evaluate what you really want. For example:

I live east of Salisbury. The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a haven for the backwater, uneducated, toothless mouthbreathing scum of this continent. Add in the wonderful value of "Biker Week," and you'll have a group of folks that I pray all die in head crushing accidents, such that their dirtbag bodies can be harvested for organs.

Wait- what was the issue?

I'm over it. I truly am. This festering cat box where HQ is, a place where the poorest man is the tooth fairy, needs to be shut the fawk down. I thought folks that considered the earth to be 6,000 years old were a novelty to be graciously ignored an laughed at in private. Here? They prove that not much has happened in the past few million years.

Enough about management; don't get me started on the locals...

 

[kf4amu]

I agree. I was at PDT for 2 years. The best thing and the only thing I miss is the crews. How long has the last captain been at PDT after the downgrades? I hope you all the best.

5-6 years. At one point last year it was down to about a 3 year upgrade, and the 3000 hr TT requirement to upgrade was a problem looking around the corner.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

pick up (his ex)?

Ah. Of course. Silly me.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Such a friendly bunch here.

 

[Jar Jar]

Such a friendly bunch here.

Judge them based on their forum 'friendliness' and I judge you based on your lack of intelligence.

 

[Sig]

Judge them based on their forum 'friendliness' and I judge you based on your lack of intelligence.

Don't feed the trolls! Jesus. That gibbering tool can't even hack it on an Enhanced Replacement Jet, regardless of whether he has a spine or not. Even if Toilet Duck is incisors deep on this guy, disregard.

The able pilots will abide.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Troll or no Trolls

Hell... I'm not feeding the trolls. Working for a regional airline, they have enough trouble feeding themselves. Anyone who goes by the screen name "Jar Jar" can't be taken very seriously anyways.

 

[Sig]

Anyone who goes by the screen name "Jar Jar" can't be taken very seriously anyways.

Ever fly with him? Then STFU, scooter.

 

[Metro752]

Such a friendly bunch here.

Do you want your hand held while you are going number two, or just number one? Do you need someone to shake for you?

 

[rustypigeon]

I just did a quick calculation. If they don't find flying to replace the LGA flying we are going to lose in 2010, the most junior captain will have a mid-2000 hire date. If they are able to find extra flying for half of those LGA aircraft, we will have a mid-2001 hire date for the most junior captain.

That is based on my guess of 8 crewmembers per aircraft, and losing up to 15 aircraft as stated in the company newsletter.

 

[dirkdigler]

I remember those days!! We really enjoyed hanging out with you guys in ROA!!! And, you're right. It was the people who made Piedmont a great place to work. And, I think the same can be said regardless the airline you work for. We are in many sense on the same boat after all.

 

[FirstMate]

I just did a quick calculation. If they don't find flying to replace the LGA flying we are going to lose in 2010, the most junior captain will have a mid-2000 hire date. If they are able to find extra flying for half of those LGA aircraft, we will have a mid-2001 hire date for the most junior captain.

That is based on my guess of 8 crewmembers per aircraft, and losing up to 15 aircraft as stated in the company newsletter.

How far back for the F/O's does it go?

 

[Whataburger]

So Bob's RJ's aren't comming?

There's a bunch of good folks at PDT. Good luck to all of them. This is a ruthless industry.