Delta Disqualifiers

Since there seems to be some insight on here as to how the Delta points system works... How is part 61 training viewed? In my degree program I could complete a portion of my flight training part 61 at various schools to save on training cost and then complete a portion as part 141. My commercial trough CFII/MEI was part 141 trough the university. Everything up to that was part 61.
 
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I've run into a lot of Marine (errr Naval) aviators at the big leagues. Everyone ask's me what I flew in the Corps, (because of my USMC lanyard). I quickly give them my life story, Marine ground pounder, current Army Blackhawk pilot.

"Oh really? That's cool!" And then we proceed to talk about the Apache...
 
When I get asked if I was in the service, they usually assume as a pilot. When they ask me what I flew I tell em, straight faced, "An M-16."
They look at me funny and say, "You mean an F-16?"
"No, an M-16. You know, an A-4."
This usually results in a look that resembles a dog trying to do calculus and the comment, "Where you Air Force or Navy?"
"I was a Marine."

Maybe 10% finally figure out I was infantry.
 
On the subject of how to get ahead (ie get a good flying gig):

I'm a rank amateur starting at the bottom of the aviation ladder at a relatively advanced age for such foolish endeavors, but I take comfort in the words of the savior:

"Be so good they can't ignore you."
-Steve Martin

I imagine that major airlines, like women, can smell desperation and "she's out of my league" perspiration. If you have the confidence with the qualifications to back it up, it should only be a matter of time before life deals you a vicious blow to teach you the folly of positive thinking.

Fix
 
amorris311 said:
Shocking how low the Navy and Marines numbers are. One of @Derg mentors and confidants was/is a Marine. ;)
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They are just jealous of the Navy/Marines because they can land on a moving/shifting tar flat-top in the middle of the ocean.
 
Nark said:
Huh?

Do you have a link to those stats?
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I think he just means there are far more civilian pilots than military pilots seeking jobs with Delta. So the fact that the hiring is roughly 50/50 means that the hiring heavily favors military pilots. That's no surprise though, right?

And no. I don't have actual stats, just common sense. There are a lot more qualified civilian guys than military pilots who are seeking employment.
 
Nark said:
Huh?

Do you have a link to those stats?
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The amount of military pilots out there is far less than the amount of civilian pilots. But I'm all for giving those guys jobs. That doesn't bother me at all. If you are willing to put your ass on the line so I can say ass here, then you can skip ahead in line all you want. You've earned it as far as I'm concerned.
 
I hope you didn't take what I said out of context, which I don't think you did.

I've seen all sorts of stats with regard to rank, gender etc... But never with Military Aviators. I'm sure it's out there, but it's something I'd like to see.

I suppose if you scroll through the FAA database and see who has an S-70 type rating you can safely assume they went through Ft Rucker as an Aviator at some point in time (the Coasties and 4 Marine UH60 pilots can play too...)
 
Fixtur said:
I imagine that major airlines, like women, can smell desperation and "she's out of my league" perspiration. If you have the confidence with the qualifications to back it up, it should only be a matter of time before life deals you a vicious blow to teach you the folly of positive thinking.

Fix
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Women have always found me quite resistible.

Richman
 
Boris Badenov said:
Happiness can't be measured, only felt. One of the many problems with our supposedly scientific culture is that it has inculcated the belief that hitting the sweetspot on the achievement curve = happiness (whatever that is). Now, we all know this, whether through epigrams, ancient wisdom, anecdotes, simple common sense, or Instagram. But confronting it as it pertains to our individual perfect, blessed lives is a different kettle of fish altogether. For my part, I find the notion of "volunteering" in order to appear more attractive to a hiring board to be poisonous. Possibly whatever is just a bit worse than that. Horrifying? It cheapens the act of volunteering (everyone else takes a step back, and I guess you've volunteered), but more to the point, it cheapens the volunteer. Imagine the world we're building with this sort of (expurgated). Wherein no one ever does or says anything that isn't in their own direct self-interest. Human kindness, the ineffable link between sentient creatures, our (in my view, insane, but nevertheless beautiful) yearning for the divine? All of these things become just another way of talking about numbers, abstractions of being alive, rather than the fact of the same.

Nope, nope, nope. I opt out, and you should, too. Er, IMHO.
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I also believe "happiness" (which I think Boris is saying with his big words) is merely a temporary state. We sell it as an end all, be all but it really is temporary and people should understand that. When you work for years to reach certain goals, you can tell yourself "as soon as I reach X goal, I'll be happy". For years, when you felt unhappy/unfulfilled you could blame it on a lack of reaching specific goals. Then you reach that goal/dream, no one prepares you to be happy with where you are and what you have. The constant chase was a comfort of sorts, an excuse. Happiness comes from so much more than a job/spouse/child. It comes from within and it's ok to be unhappy some times. I think we should learn to be satisfied, not necessarily happy. Well at least that's what the Jameson is telling me to say. :)
 
Nark said:
I suppose if you scroll through the FAA database and see who has an S-70 type rating you can safely assume they went through Ft Rucker as an Aviator at some point in time (the Coasties and 4 Marine UH60 pilots can play too...)
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How about the SH-60 guys who went through Whiting? HT-8 where "The finest helicopter pilots in the world" are trained, according to the overhang on their entrance? :)
 
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