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According to the local news station this morning, the Blues have resumed practice and will be flying a modified 5 ship performance this coming weekend in Traverse City.

That happened right before I started at MRA. It's amazing that 9505B is still going :D I've got to agree with @USMCmech, Martinaire did a pretty good job keeping their fleet airworthy and I never had an issue with anything maintenance related during my time there

Securing Checklist :D:D

:drool: This book is an awesome insight into the airplane and its development. https://www.amazon.com/Whistling-Death-Pilots-Story-Corsair/dp/0887407323

I love how AAG management magically has money for wholly-owned bonuses, yet refuses to entertain a min calendar day for mainline AA...

Yeah, we had a nice talk yesterday about V1 and the Go/No Go Decision and the way thing were during CQ/CQT/whatever acronym they are using this week :D

We don't call V1 early either. I understand we used to, but we don't now.

I've heard part of it was purchasing some of the AA owned 170s. It seems right now, big bad cheapskate AA is the only mainline partner to have not renegotiated their deal with Republic.

That can all change in the blink of an eye. When I was new hire at 9E, upgrades were happening as soon as you met the requirements. A good friend of mine actually ended up on the alternate list for captain upgrade, but they never got the chance to upgrade. If we had stayed, we would both be in...

It wasn't so much UPS not wanting to move as it was the lawsuit from the families in Depressington that we're going to be evicted via eminent domain. I understand that lawsuit was settled last year in a manner that was beneficial to all parties with no one being evicted. I recently heard that...

@Autothrust Blue Advice for a new captain... Never assume anything.

Part of the problem is the equipment they are assigned during indoc. The LUS side is somewhat stagnated compared to even a year ago, even on the 190. People aren't holding Regular Reserve or a line as soon as the historical trend indicates. Combine that with people commuting for the first time...

Yes. A few, well... mainly one, went way overboard with them.

I've flown with several PSA flows and I agree with your assessment. Only flown with a couple that were a pleasure to work with.

That lemon pie is goooooooood...

My second 135 freight gig was a single phone conversation. Less an interview and more like hangar talk. Enjoyed my time at that company as well.

Email went out a short time ago stating that the 20 E190s and 9 A330-300s will be leaving the fleet by the end of 2019. Also accelerating the retirement of the remaining 40 B767s.

Congrats!

Congrats!

Fly in a crew environment long enough and you will have experiences and stories. Most better told in person and over beers.

Even that really isn't happening these days. How long has the stock price been hovering in the $35-$45 range? Seems like it's been on a downward trend since this time last year.

If they only knew I had a switch labeled "STERILE" on the overhead panel...

Nope.

Didn't go through the AA hiring process. Went through the the US Airways hiring process. Big difference.

Yes. But it is for selfish reasons... I'd move up a number :D

Good idea. Sent from my iPhone via in base reserve. (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

At least they did jumpseat on the airline they were interviewing for that day. To be honest, if I had ever interviewed with JB, I would have had to make a serious effort and gone way out of my way to ride on the airline. To be even more honest, the first time I flew on metal flown by my...

Everyone except Parker. All you have to do is look at the numbers.

How about instead of worrying about how to staff the regionals, we stop growing the regionals and return the flying to mainline. For once, I would be extremely happy to copy what Delta is doing.

A+14 will only hurt the airline in the long run. D:0 is something the airline can control. From aircraft and crew availability to agents, catering , fuelers, cleaners, etc. Everything in the countdown to departure is controllable. There is only one time that D:0 is unaffected by existing...

Listened to a great presentation a couple of months ago down at the schoolhouse where the subject of taking a few minutes delay was discussed in detail. One of the big points that was stressed is that D:0 is worthless without meeting A:0. The discussion revolved around just how important A:0...

I'll throw a little more fuel on the fire. Bonuses are handed out for our station managers if they meet a certain metric for on time flights. Combine that with RI speaking out of both sides of his mouth last year. In one statement he is talking about the importance of getting the jet bridge...

We had a couple of situations like that when I was on the Saab going in an out of a small hub in the Southeast. I had a very polite conversation with the "offenders". Most were very apologetic and were under the impression they still had non-rev privileges, but were unaware the operating...

Would that be walking slowly down an empty concourse while being chased by the TSA? :D

At least your escape hatch can "vent" rather than just open or close.

When is the end of the duty period? Last person off the airplane or a set time post block in as probably defined in either your FOM or Pilot Contract?

@MikeD Are any of the 9/11 birds being preserved?

Thing is, these "shoulder taps" go both ways... "Airliner 123, XYZ Center" "Go ahead for Airliner 123" "Contact ABC Center on 123.45" And this on a frequency that was neither quiet nor overly busy. Didn't miss a call either.

We open our windows all the time. Especially when the weather is nice and it creates a cool breeze across the cockpit. BUT, if I open the window, I keep our ECS synoptic page in view and the minute it starts to get a little warm in the back, I start the APU. We are decent at hooking up...

Actually, if you are worth your stripe, the issues are covered before the fact. If LAX is notorious for doing stuff like this, then that needs to be an item that is covered during the approach briefing or even at the departure gate to see if the FO is even comfortable with flying that leg...