CitationLover said:you wouldn't be on reserve if others did not pick up OT. there would also be some CA slots open at AE, but you're right we're off topic.
AE trains the CRJ crews to use full reverse upon landing. the million dollar question is whether or not the nose should be on the ground before actuating the reversers....it seems every CA has a different opinion.
all the TWA guys i've talked to have stated that the S-80's at AA were by far the worst sounding brakes compared to the 80's at TWA. maybe they had an axe to grind, i dunno.
Citation - When I was a senior lineholder back in good times, people picked up OT. When we started furloughing, people picked up OT. Today, people still pick up OT. There will always be guys in it for themselves, regardless. Welcome to the APA, eat your young for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Me personally, I just didn't do it as a lineholder when we had guys out on the street. Never needed to.
Back to the brakes... I've ridden on 80s from TWA, AA, and DAL, and every so often you get one that rattles. It's just the brake system. For a TWA guy to say that AA's brakes sound the worst... well, yeah, he's probably got an ax to grind. I never noticed any difference between airlines. Most of those guys are cool as can be but you will always have the bad apples that will bitch about anything for their whole career - true at any airline.