To the AirNet Puke who stole my seat...

[acaTerry]

Thank you for trading in the pass you wrote and taking my WN jumpseat,a$$hole. I didn't need the $31 it cost me, nor the last minute runningall around from place to place like a chicken with no head it took toget the approval to write one without a letter on hand.
I hope you enjoyed watching me have to nearly lose my ride to work (wehave no commuter clause you know) while you were on pleasure travel (Ioverheard you).
BTW, about the lady next to you in the gate area...you weren'timpressing her with your "I'm a pilot" banter. Didn't her rolling hereyes give you a hint that all she wanted was for someone to put anapple in your mouth so you'd shut the he11 up?
Nice attempt at a uniform...Sporty's pilot shop eppaulettes, DOCKERS,and those BROWN shoes!!! The FAA should take your license for extremedorkism! And while I am at it...you little vomitonion, treat the gate agent with a little respect. What he should havedone was tell you to get lost with the attitude you gave him.

To the WN Captain on that flight, thanks for trying, you did yourbest.I had no idea that an ops agent could be such a tool. I couldn'tbelieve it when he threatened to write you up for that.
To the supervisor who approved me to write the pass without the letter, thank you! You saved my bacon.
To the gate agent, thanks to you too, you did a beautiful job of getting me on literally at the last second.
To the CHQ guy who had the other jumpseat, thanks for the offer to helppay for the pass. Classic gesture of a true brother in pilothood.
And to the puke who took my seat; just b/c you signed in as aPASSWRITER did not give you the right to swipe a JS. I remember yourface, and hopeI have the opportunity soon to pay you back, you littlejerk.

 

[acaTerry]

I know that the words are all running together. I edited itseveraltimes and it still does not space properly. I sent amessage to MArkabout it. ANyone else having the same trouble?

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Yep...

 

[100LL... Again!]

Let's find that dork and out him here!!

A good old flightinfo tar-and-feather!!

 

[FN FAL]

Maybe if you posted in the cargo section as well, you might have better luck finding out who it was?

 

[TZFO]

doesnt WN have unlimited jumpseats?

 

[movingviolation]

I'm sure he was trying to get back to his Mesa accademy, or maybe it was Gulfstream... 5 year reunion.

 

[MJG]

Ahh, never mind.....

 

[Fly BI]

acaTerry,

It seems like you're holding back. Just let go man, tell us how you really feel.

 

[jaybird]

How does someone steal your jumpseat? Do you think your more entitled to it or something because your a "real" pilot?

 

[inthepool]

someone steals your jumpseat when they can write a pass and sit in the back and therefore not be counted as a jumpseater, allowing you to be the ACM. Many thanx to the UEX guys who do this time and time again while I'm trying to get to work on UAL. I appreciate it greatly, you guys rock!

 

[Twotter76]

You know it seems that it would be more professional to simply have a delicate word with the offender rather than putting it all up here. I just got bumped off a half full Delta flight 2 minutes prior to departure by some mainline DL j@ck@ss who was too cheap to write a pass but I am not going to complain about the poor decision to bump someone that close to departure (especially when you can write a pass to get someone on, which BTW I have done numerous times for DL guys) - or their policy of only taking 1 even though my airline will take as many as show up. Are you new to commuting?

 

[chperplt]

I just got bumped off a half full Delta flight 2 minutes prior to departure by some mainline DL j@ck@ss who was too cheap to write a pass but I am not going to complain about the poor decision to bump someone that close to departure

If I were you, I would complain about this one. It doesn't cost anything to non rev on Delta. Actually, it doesn't make any sense that he would use a jumpseat pass instead of his pass card. You won't get first trying to jumpseat most often.. Too many non revs that would get the seat first.

 

[temcgrew]

I was bumped once after a long 4 day trip trying to get from RIC to STL. I was in CVG, a two leg commute is tough enough, but being stuck in between really bites. I was bumped by a wife of a Comair pilot who was going to the overnight with him! I was talking to her and she didn't seem to care that I had been gone for 4 days, two days off and had to use one of them to commute back!! She scurried on to the airplane pretty quick when her name was called.

 

[Twotter76]

I didn't think it cost them anything but I was not sure. Doesn't make me feel any better about getting booted off though... The Captain the gate agents apologized profusely for their collueges poor decision but policy is policy after all. I just wish that some progress would be made towards getting unlimited JS at more majors....

 

[SDCFI]

How is it that Airnet pilots can write passes on Southwest? This is the first I've heard of a 135 operator having ID70/90 or whatever priveledges.

 

[chperplt]

I just wish that some progress would be made towards getting unlimited JS at more majors....

I hear ya!!! Been commuting cross country for 3+ years now..

 

[temcgrew]

Are you new to commuting?

No, its just that people keep stealing from him. Like CQFO's taking his upgrade and those GoJetters who will be stealing food from his children.

 

[boxjockey]

I can understand being angry, but you don't have a leg to stand on. WN does have unlimited jumpseats. Airnet has the same pass travel priveledges as the airlines. I'm not really understanding why it was such an issue. Was the flight full? That jumpseater is just as entitled as you are. Perhaps you should plan a bit better for your commute.


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[Reebo]

WN does have unlimited jumpseats.

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not true, only certain carriers are allowed unlimited on WN

 

[DirkkDiggler]

Sounds like a great example of first come, first served. Get there earlier next time!

 

[ASAFOE120]

I really like it when an FAA guy shows up at the last minute when I been sitting there 2 hours waiting for that dang AA flight. Happened to me twice a few years back when I was commuting.

 

[T-handle]

Let's find the SOB and lynch the mofo!



Remember what goes around, comes around... you'll get your revenge.

 

[acaTerry]

OK let's get a few things straight. First off, BoxJockey, WN has only 8 (I counted) carriers that have unlimited JS. The flight had 31 people booked. Second, Mr. DirkDiggler, I WAS there before him for the JS, but since he checked in as a PASSWRITER first, and then changed his mind...he took it. I was 1 & 1/2 hours early, what more can I do? Show up and bug the agents for a ride on a flight that hasn't even opened yet? Third, UEJ500, I suppose your referral was a joke? The post you are referring to on the lounge was a joke (ask Goarounder if you don't believe me). Last, Mr. a$$face who asked me if I thought I was entitled to it b/c I am a "real" pilot...grow the he11 up, man. It's a matter of professional courtesy to let the guy going to work to get there, especially when you have a pass in hand and are pleasure travelling. There is no excuse for this dork, he saw and heard it all and frankly didn't give a krap.

Funny how the few sticking up for this guy seem to have profiles that fit the same category. Perhaps he was one of them. No matter how you cut it, what he did was a low blow and I hope one day he too gets the same trweatment himself.

 

[Caveman]

"I was bumped once after a long 4 day trip trying to get from RIC to STL. I was in CVG, a two leg commute is tough enough, but being stuck in between really bites. I was bumped by a wife of a Comair pilot who was going to the overnight with him! I was talking to her and she didn't seem to care that I had been gone for 4 days, two days off and had to use one of them to commute back!! She scurried on to the airplane pretty quick when her name was called."

I gotta disagree with you on this one. A family member with pass priviledges non-revving on their own airline is, IMO, more entitled to a seat than an offline jumpseater. The pass priviledges are part of our employment perks. Your ride on the jumpseat is a courtesy. Yeah, I happen to be a CMR pilot, but that isn't influencing my take on this. Change the name of the company and I would still feel the same way.

 

[stuart716]

i was denied the jumpseat on aa because a usair pilot wanted to go home while i was there in uniform trying to get to work. i even asked him if he would please take a flight that left an hour and a half later (would have got me there past my show time) and he said no he wanted to go home from getting his 737 type rating. the other usair flight that was my back up was cancelled. i explained to this guy what the sitaution was and it just doesnt matter to some douche bags what happens to anyone else as long as they get what they want. and to the mesa and gulfstream comments **AND GROW UP.

 

[jaybird]

Terry,

You have some serious issues. AirNet doesn't get passes on WN, unless there is something very new. Also I've jumpseated on WN several times and distinctly remember them writing my name down on a sheet that seemed to go in the order of first come first serve. Finally, last I heard they will take unlimited jumpseaters for certain airlines and for the other airlines it's a limited number per airline.

I have feeling your leaving something out.

Sincerely,

Mr. A$$face

 

[slowto250]

I understand why you're wrapped around the axle about this, but dammmm, he's a checkhauler with brown shoes !!! What could you possibly do to make the little dweeb's life MORE miserable ?

 

[Caveman]

What's with some of you and the idea that you are entitled to a JS because you are commuting? Seniority, first come first served, or off-line vs. company personnel are the rules. The fact that you are coming or going to work is irrelevant. Other people 'need' to be where they are going just as badly as you do. Most folks will do what ever is necessary to get as many on board as possible, whether it be writing a pass or riding the actual JS to let an off-line pilot have the last cabin seat. BUT, when there is only one seat left and my seniority, company affiliation or the time I showed up gets me on ahead of you...I'm going unless you can show me some extenuating circumstances, like a death in the family. I just don't see where you commuting to work has any bearing on the situation. The JS is a courtesy, not a right and nobody forced you to commute.

BTW, ACATERRY, this comment isn't directed at you because, frankly, I don't quite understand your whole situation. Apparantly he snaked you somehow, but just how escapes me. If he worked the system to bump you, then I agree it was a low blow.

 

[temcgrew]

It wasn't a knock on Comair on my part. It was just part of the story. Yes it made me a little upset, that I couldn't get home becouse she wanted to do something convenient and have a congigal visit with her husband. Later in the story, If I could have finished....I caught the next flight an hour or so later. No worries.

Terry, Very sarcastic of me. I didn't mean to make a bad joke at an inapropriate time, thats just how my timing usually is.

So... what happened? did you get to work or not?