W2 and Quality of life at Southwest

[RDG]

If SWA is going to be "overmanned" come January, why are they having the classes (albiet the fini '08 classes) this month? Sounds like the guys already out there aren't in a real welcoming mood.

RNP training will take up the slack.

 

[Tanker Clown]

My buddy told me that the union prez wanted the company to stop hiring. I guess folks are worried that there will be less flying to split up among an even bigger group of pilots.

 

[4 Fan Trashcan]

HHH - keep your online app updated!!

 

[HHH]

HHH - keep your online app updated!!

Thank you; will do!

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Most of my flying is VJA however....

Nice....however, that seems to be drying up in the "southern tier" bases.

Hope it keeps working for you....it was nice for me while it lasted.

 

[SWA GUY]

Nice....however, that seems to be drying up in the "southern tier" bases.

Hope it keeps working for you....it was nice for me while it lasted.

Don't worry, I'll be outta your way very soon.

 

[Benhuntn]

Swa guy and I make the same the difference is I never pick up or vja. I know what I am doing every day of the month. My VJA is called a stippen from Uncle Sam for 28yrs of service.

 

[DH2WN]

How am I managing that? I'm good at my craft I guess.

157 TFP/mth x $109.35 = $206,000.00

Not a lance. Soon though.

BTW, I didn't SAY it was typical did I?

How many days off a month do you take? Divorced? Kids?

I'm betting less than 15. Yes. No

 

[GuppyWN]

I'm thinking 9 days off a month, divorced or seperated and kids both with mamma and possibly a co-worker.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Gup

 

[Benhuntn]

All my kids are by my first wife. Of course she is still my only wife 35 yrs. I know I am not qualified to be a captain because of this but I am happy where I sit.

 

[RedDogC130]

benhuntn....are one of those f-teen Kernals?

 

[slaquer5]

All my kids are by my first wife. Of course she is still my only wife 35 yrs. I know I am not qualified to be a captain because of this but I am happy where I sit.

Now that was funny....

 

[400ADude]

Swa guy and I make the same the difference is I never pick up or vja. I know what I am doing every day of the month. My VJA is called a stippen from Uncle Sam for 28yrs of service.

28 yrs. You deserve every stippen you get for puttin up with that amount of Air Force BS. 28 yrs is a long time for anyone with half a brain to not go insane or become jaded. My hats off to you.

 

[jacksjj]

$234,996.59 for 2007

max 12 yr. rate, average line flier

19,234 for 2007.

First year regional FO rate, above average line flyer.... BROKE AS A JOKE.

 

[Benhuntn]

Thanks 400dude, I appreciate your words. It was my pleasure but I will admit life is much better now.


Reddog if you would repost in english or pm me what you said I would appreciate it. It didn't quite get it.

I am old that way.

 

[Benhuntn]

What the hell is a kernal anyway?

 

[Double Shot]

I'm thinking 9 days off a month, divorced or seperated and kids both with mamma and possibly a co-worker.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Gup

Nope. He just got married. No kids yet but I am sure there practicing.

 

[poor2thecore]

As a HOU slug myself, I think you can hold it after about 6-7 months. Seems to fluctuate with the system wide bid month to month.

80% of the pilots live in Clearlake. The rest seem to live in places ending in "wood".

How's the drive down to Hobby for the guys that live up in The Woodlands? Everyday, twice a day would be horrible, but a couple times a week can't be that bad? Or am I wrong?

 

[RedDogC130]

What the hell is a kernal anyway?

if you don't get it, you are it. just messing with you but, really I am not.

 

[SWA GUY]

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ker·nel Audio Help [kur-nl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -neled, -nel·ing.

~noun

1. Anyone currently or in the past enlisted in the Air Force, that thinks the way the Air Force does it, is the best and/or only way to do it. Including flying airliners for SWA or any other 121 carrier that has almost no relativity to Air Force operations. Such as, but not limited to; ACM, air-to-air refueling, strafing people, tanks or things that normally get strafed for good reason, punching out, bomb dropping, saluting, fini flights, black ops(night time flying?), and too-close-for-missiles-going to guns stuff.

2. Anyone who does not know what the definition of a kernal is.

3. Anyone that wanders around the lounge, jetway, or BOQ and tells people that, "this is my retirement job" with a grin on his/her face.

4.The softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.

5. The body of a seed within its husk or
integuments.

6. A whole seed grain, as of wheat or corn.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME kirnel, OE cyrnel, dim. of corn seed, corn1]

—Related forms
ker·nel·less, adjective ex. I sure do admire his ker-nel-ness.

ker·nel·ly, adjective ex. That FO was so ker-nel-ly I had to make him do two walk-a-rounds in the rain.