What have you done to further your career today?

etflies said:
I'm sure I'll eat my words in a few months trying to navigate ORD or IAD during a winter storm, but I miss the challenge and the dynamic nature of the east coast. Flying in mostly nice weather and flying the same routes has been awesome, and I've thoroughly enjoyed it but I want to be challenged again. As enjoyable as the flying I've been doing had been it has actually gotten, well...boring.

Check back here this coming winter, I'm sure I'll be singing a different tune. For now though I'm looking forward to expanding my horizon a bit. Hey, there we go...that's what I'm doing to further my career. I'm about to dive into a realm of flying I haven't experienced yet. I can't wait!
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On my recurrent KV, I was asked about deicing.

I gave the honest answer: "I've done it...once, I think, maybe...there's a bunch of pink cards in the can and that's really all I know."
 
etflies said:
Where are you based? If I bump you down, suds on me if we ever cross paths!
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COS. What ends up happening though is relatively junior folk transfer to DEN because the schedules are much better up there. Then the transitions and what not happen and the junior folk that just transferred now hold crappy lines or composite. So they transfer back down to COS. It's a vicious cycle. Like on this last bid (or the one before I can't remember), 3 people senior transferred out and 1 more upgraded. I moved up 1 spot on the base list, haha. I'm not too worried about getting bumped anyways. It is what it is. And since you mentioned IAD.... WORST. OPERATION. EVER. You might have fun the first few times there, but while you're there in a downpour or snow storm and rain or snow is getting in the plane, funneling up to the flight deck, after you clean it up and close the door, commo comes back to open the door "did I already do you guys?" Yes. Yes you did. And now there's more water in the plane. Thanks.

It will be an exciting adventure for sure! Congrats!
 
Autothrust Blue said:
On my recurrent KV, I was asked about deicing.

I gave the honest answer: "I've done it...once, I think, maybe...there's a bunch of pink cards in the can and that's really all I know."
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Last winter I flew up into Oregon and we actually had to use ice speeds AND deice. Not exactly TMAAT for most people but for SoCal based Bro drivers it's a "so there we were..." kind of event!

B767 said:
COS. What ends up happening though is relatively junior folk transfer to DEN because the schedules are much better up there. Then the transitions and what not happen and the junior folk that just transferred now hold crappy lines or composite. So they transfer back down to COS. It's a vicious cycle. Like on this last bid (or the one before I can't remember), 3 people senior transferred out and 1 more upgraded. I moved up 1 spot on the base list, haha. I'm not too worried about getting bumped anyways. It is what it is. And since you mentioned IAD.... WORST. OPERATION. EVER. You might have fun the first few times there, but while you're there in a downpour or snow storm and rain or snow is getting in the plane, funneling up to the flight deck, after you clean it up and close the door, commo comes back to open the door "did I already do you guys?" Yes. Yes you did. And now there's more water in the plane. Thanks.

It will be an exciting adventure for sure! Congrats!
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No worries about COS, although I may head to Denver if the initial commute proves to be a bit much. I was having the same sort of thing happen in LAX as the SLC flying took a nose dive. 3 folks senior to me would head to transition, and I wouldn't move or would be one more spot down the list than the month prior. I feel your pain with Dulles, I was IAD based at my first airline, it's a sh*t show on a good day!
 
bri-guy said:
Studied for my Instrument written and got a passing score on my practice test. Then I submitted a proposal to volunteer to talk at my local library about how to get your pilots license.
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Thats the kinda stuff I really should do but lack the initiative and confidence to do so. Good on you man!
 
Got my atp written

Studying for my two commercial ratings

Talked my school onto giving me a CRJ course at no cost.

Updated my resume to start handing out soon.
 
etflies said:
Last winter I flew up into Oregon and we actually had to use ice speeds AND deice. Not exactly TMAAT for most people but for SoCal based Bro drivers it's a "so there we were..." kind of event!
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Oh right. We use those when that little white light is on.
 
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