Sorry Folks

[CA1900]

No more Salmon Sandwiches at podunk FBOs....

You crack me up... :laugh:

Nope, no more salmon sandwiches. Of course, we never did have salmon sandwiches, but don't let that get in the way of a good rant!

 

[CRJFlyer]

Unless you could find two slices somewhere in the FBO kitchen. Then we could have had salmon sandwhiches with a side ceasar salad, brownie, and sweet tea from the fbo.

 

[Praetorian]

I once had the Tender Pork Loin Rubbed with a Sweet Chili Guava Barbecue Glaze, Served with Mashed Sweet Potatos & Topped with Mango Coulis & Candied Pecans, graciously dished up by the FBO in Bald Knob, Arkansas. Exquisite!!

 

[glasspilot]

No salmon sandwiches? But you do get $50 box lunches at KLAS right? Ya know, at the Atlantic Aviation that has a restaurant inside the FBO.

You still get so much food that a good amount gets given away to the rampers each day, right?

Maybe an actual "Salmon Sandwich" was never offered, but I think the point was you guys spent crazy cash on crazy food. I hear you still do, 3rd meal tax not withstanding.

 

[gunfyter]

Please. When you can afford to leave an airplane parked at Heathrow for a month at $22K per day ramp fee ... You can afford a little crew food. Crew food is like Jet Fuel. If you want to fly you have to put some in the airplane.

Typically, once I start up the aircraft APU in the morning ... the avionics are on for 10 to 12 hours straight ... powered by the APU on the ground during stops or the engines in flight. There is little time to go to restaurants in FBOs

 

[RP170]

Please. When you can afford to leave an airplane parked at Heathrow for a month at $22K per day ramp fee ...

Ah nice. There are at least 7 furloughed pilots annual salaries right there. I'm glad they would rather spend it on ramp fees. Priorities right?

 

[imacdog]

No salmon sandwiches? But you do get $50 box lunches at KLAS right? Ya know, at the Atlantic Aviation that has a restaurant inside the FBO.

You still get so much food that a good amount gets given away to the rampers each day, right?

Maybe an actual "Salmon Sandwich" was never offered, but I think the point was you guys spent crazy cash on crazy food. I hear you still do, 3rd meal tax not withstanding.

Catering costs what it costs. The alternative of parking the airplane for an hour is far more expensive than keeping the crew fed and happy. Besides, we've already been over this before: At many locations, the price of a meal is nearly the same whether you get prime rib or a turkey sandwich.

 

[fly4funcrj]

You know, it's disgusting that you netjets pilots have a better gig then everyone else. You should be ashamed of yourselves because you suffered for a long time and stood your ground for a decent contract. Then you went ahead and fixed that contract for a better one and you had to go and tell everyone how life at netjets was really nice. Now we have had the worst financial meltdown since the great depression and netjets is still around. How dare you survive on a contract that is better then everyone elses'. I hate it when someone else is happier then me at their job. ....


Oh wait, I work for NJ.

Why can't people just accept the fact that, even today, we are still a good place to work and that most of us are still happy. Flex, flops, shares (air), xo, avantair.. All have just as good pilots as us.. You chose those places while we chose nj. The shoe can be on the other foot in a heartbeat. Why the hell can't we all just hope to make it through this and recall all of our pilots in the near future. To hell with what some jealous airline dude (general lee) says or thinks. Many of us have worked for the airlines and have actually lived both sides. I take it lee has only lived the airline side. That's too bad..

 

[fly4funcrj]

Oh, and mesa sucks

 

[gunfyter]

Ah nice. There are at least 7 furloughed pilots annual salaries right there. I'm glad they would rather spend it on ramp fees. Priorities right?

Imagine if you had a few extra pilots available to move that plane to another airport ... how much could have been saved! Even accounting for the fact you had to buy them crew food to boot!