Spirit closing DTW pilot base

[Shrek]

Name one other airline in the country where your union representatives are also in the training department. Name ONE. Name One Just one. That is the beef with HL. Money Money Money

How bout 2 - United and Delta.

 

[Bighorn]

Nope, Sorry,

 

[Bighorn]

I used to work at one of the two you have mentioned. I will be going back soon as well. That is not true.

 

[Shrek]

I used to work at one of the two you have mentioned. I will be going back soon as well. That is not true.

Great........have a good one. Agree to disagree maybe?

It is a COMMON practice bubba.........

 

[PCL_128]

Name one other airline in the country where your union representatives are also in the training department. Name ONE. Name One Just one. That is the beef with HL. Money Money Money

It's actually quite common. I personally don't agree with the practice, and I considered proposing an MEC resolution at my previous carrier when I was on the MEC to prohibit any Officer or Committee Chairman from being a checkairman. I never had the time to put it together since I ended up leaving, but I still feel the same way. It's a conflict of interest. That being said, there are many ALPA carriers where this happens quite frequently.

 

[Bighorn]

Shrek smells like the lawman

 

[flyboycmsu]

He's not even close

 

[A330Driver]

NWA, AWA, US AIR, COMAIR, MESA, should I go on?

 

[cruxx@9]

I may be wrong here, but don't a lot of those airlines that have a big training dept. also have a seperate LEC for the training dept, so in turn those guys would be union officers, but not representing the line pilots?

It's just a question because I don't know.

 

[Shrek]

Shrek smells like the lawman

But I do smell like your sister..........

 

[Shrek]

He's not even close

Are you ready fer some FOOTBALL?!!.......... see ya in IND

 

[oz8910]

I love seeing our union rep flying in the right seat due to no fo's, but because he is in the training club he is dual qualified. See a flow sheet near you

 

[Beetle007]

How can you tell if someone in the training department is flying as a First Officer vs. acting in a training capacity. Don't the check airman sometimes appear as an FO on the flow sheet.

Although the contract specifically allows Captains to fly as First Officers when they are qualified.

 

[cruxx@9]

How can you tell if someone in the training department is flying as a First Officer vs. acting in a training capacity. Don't the check airman sometimes appear as an FO on the flow sheet.

Although the contract specifically allows Captains to fly as First Officers when they are qualified.

Just because it's there doesn't make it right. Unless of course he really is doing training. Don't jump to conclusions w/o knowing the whole story.

 

[enigma]

I love seeing our union rep flying in the right seat due to no fo's, but because he is in the training club he is dual qualified. See a flow sheet near you

Maybe he's getting checked out as a check airman.

Of course, I suppose that also ticks everyone off. However, I'm quite certain that everyone loves a certain rep when they need effective representation when doing a carpet dance

 

[F9 Driver]

OT - But do you have a cheap hotel near the FLL airport? Our DEN-FLL gets in too late to make the Providenciales flight in one day.

Thanks

 

[troll565]

Can someone explain this?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS9510/history/20070905/1410Z/KFLL/KEYW

 

[Gearthrower]

it looks as if they did some sort of proving run down to Key West, the flight number shows up on the flowsheet. This will prove to be a total problem child 4801ft. I can not wait for my turn in the barrell to try and skid off the runway. If I wanted short field landing practice I would buy a C185. It looks like they warmed up on the Dade Collier Transition training field. It is the large airfield out in the middle of the Everglades just off the Curso Arrival into FLL. Check the lastest Jepp Revision 20 I believe it was placed behind MIA.

 

[enigma]

it looks as if they did some sort of proving run down to Key West, the flight number shows up on the flowsheet. This will prove to be a total problem child 4801ft. I can not wait for my turn in the barrell to try and skid off the runway. If I wanted short field landing practice I would buy a C185. It looks like they warmed up on the Dade Collier Transition training field. It is the large airfield out in the middle of the Everglades just off the Curso Arrival into FLL. Check the lastest Jepp Revision 20 I believe it was placed behind MIA.

I believe that the FAA's problem with allowing a A319 onto Key West is the runway width, not its length.

 

[Gearthrower]

Matt,

I have the problem with landing a boat load of people there I could give two squirts what the feds have a problem with. Also the narrow runway that you refer too is already being violated every day with our operations in GUA less than a 150 ft. check the Op's Spec.