Delta Takes Delivery of Its First A321

[CFIscare]

Have you flown the 21 yet? I've only flown it once, and she's a pig.
I repo'd a "smelly sock" 319 from ORD -DFW last week. That climbed like a raped Ape.

Just once, and it was one of the older ones. They seem to be a unicorn around these parts during the winter.

What… in the world… do you do in your off time?

I spent nearly two months straight with him, and I wonder the same thing. One word though, Jarhead.

The first time I smelled "New Plane Smell" was on an ATR 72-212A. We all literally stopped in the galley and just breathed for a few minutes. "Whoa. It doesn't smell like vomit, BO & glycol yet!"

I may very well have flown that same -212A on its last day of revenue serve for Eagle. I can promise you that new plane smell was long gone...

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

*sigh*

@PeanuckleCRJ knows.

"It could have been me"

 

[derg]

"It could have been me"

But I'm not "fighter pilot"… LAWL!

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Hush! You off high mins yet? Patience.

Less than 20 hours to go!

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

We're working on the rates.

Not more than the 330 (obviously).

The jet is technically a (pains me to say this) 757 replacement so the overall target is having the rate reflect that.

How is the jet on property already, without negotiated rates?

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

But I'm not "fighter pilot"… LAWL!

I hear it's quite the dogfight putting one of those things through an acceptance flight.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

How is the jet on property already, without negotiated rates?

They will be paid a certain rate the company thinks they should be paid, and then after the arbitration is complete, pilots will be made whole (if the rate is different).

 

[derg]

I hear it's quite the dogfight putting one of those things through an acceptance flight.

Grooooooooooan.

I'm a civilian, I clearly couldn't have handled that. But I appreciate the paid off days! Woot!

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I hear it's quite the dogfight putting one of those things through an acceptance flight.

All I can picture is pilots trying stuff and the Airbus saying "I can't let you do that."

 

[RDoug]

All I can picture is pilots trying stuff and the Airbus saying "I can't let you do that."

On an Airbus fighter the flight control system tell you, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."

 

[H46Bubba]

I hear it's quite the dogfight putting one of those things through an acceptance flight.

Corp Communications made those guys sound like they were Military's greatest test pilots and only they could ever perform an aircraft acceptance functional check flight!

 

[BobDDuck]

They will be paid a certain rate the company thinks they should be paid, and then after the arbitration is complete, pilots will be made whole (if the rate is different).

That's terrible language. I wonder what the origin of that was. Most properties give a time limit (or none) and then, if no rates are agreed to (or arbitrated) the plane doesn't fly.

 

[derg]

That's terrible language. I wonder what the origin of that was. Most properties give a time limit (or none) and then, if no rates are agreed to (or arbitrated) the plane doesn't fly.

We used to have 3.B.6, as you described, but it was traded for beads and trinkets.

 

[BobDDuck]

We used to have 3.B.6, as you described, but it was traded for beads and trinkets.

Well, beads and trinkets can be traded for BOOBIES!11!!!lolz so I guess you guys got a good deal.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

On an Airbus fighter the flight control system tell you, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."

The guy in the left seat for this is named Dave. Pretty sure he got called a retard a few times at least...

 

[derg]

The guy in the left seat for this is named Dave. Pretty sure he got called a retard a few times at least...

Trip stealer. You tell him I said that!

 

[derg]

Well, beads and trinkets can be traded for BOOBIES!11!!!lolz so I guess you guys got a good deal.

But in New Orleans, none you'd ever really want to see.

 

[mastermags]

Corp Communications made those guys sound like they were Military's greatest test pilots and only they could ever perform an aircraft acceptance functional check flight!

Tier 1 tier 1!!

 

[derg]

It's got a stick… just like a fighter jet.

 

[ian]

It's got a stick… just like a fighter jet.

and no HF radios....just like a fighter jet