Turboprop nostalgia

[English]

Chicks dig beta. I miss the Saab too!

Yeah I missed the Saab too, until I got into an airplane with AC that didn't drip on me, that I could preflight without getting first officer finger, and that didn't have to be in a descent to go 250 knots.

 

[FO 4 Life]

C'mon English,

You know if you're real light, real cold, and real low you could do it. Flew with some people who know you in LA before I got spanked.

 

[English]

Who is spanking you?

 

[FO 4 Life]

Big brother. Started EMB FO school with about 30 flowbacks yesterday. 73 more just started indoc too. When the dust settles, the junior captain will be in the 8 year range.

 

[FO 4 Life]

Hey wait a minute....now that I think about it, I can feel two hands on my shoulder!!!

 

[CUEBOAT]

I'll bid back to turboprop. Most fun you can have with your clothes on. You know a turboprop pilot because they sound like Lil Jon in the Chappelle skit... WHAT? WHHAAAAT? OKAY!

Chicks dig beta. I miss the Saab too!

What?? i fly props?? what????

 

[English]

Yikes, sorry to hear that.

I noticed yesterday was 5 years to the day that I was hired at Eagle. I'd still be an FO if I would have stayed.

I had lunch today with an FO I helped get hired last year. She's already thinking about bailing - now that's quick!

I think I'm going to be a better friend and stop helping people get hired there.

 

[FO 4 Life]

We had 9-10 LAX FOs quit and go to Skywest in December. I told all of'em I flew with to leave. I probably told the same thing to your friend. Most of us who have been here 5.5-6 years who are being displaced right now are trying to find new jobs. No point in staying any longer. I can't imagine why someone with less than a couple years would stay.

 

[English]

Yeah I heard. She tried to drop a trip to go skiing with me and her request was denied due to staffing. Couldn't get a PVD either.

Where do you live? Maybe I can give you some leads...

 

[NEDude]

Colgan anybody??

FWIW:

According to CommutAir management, there were five airlines that bid on the IAH TP flying: Horizon, Cape Air, Gulfstream, Sky West and CommutAir.

Don't know how accurate that information is, but supposedly it came from straight from Continental.