A regional pilot's Christmas

[chrisreedrules]

Sitting in my hotel room chugging apple cider vinegar mixed with emergen-c and eating cold pizza. Someone down the hall is partying pretty loud and hotel staff could honestly care less. I think at this point I don't care anymore either. I'm watching ww2 in color on Netflix and taking turns staring into my flashlight with one eye closed at a time. I hope that the flight attendant I have tomorrow isn't fresh off of IOE and that someone getting up to use the bathroom while we are taxiing does not constitute a pushing of the call button in a manner that would indicate a real emergency. Off to bed, I have to be up stupid early. Goodnight JC, may sugarplums and gingerbread cookies go jumping through your dreams. Merry Christmas.

 

[🦈💜]

Sitting in my hotel room chugging apple cider vinegar mixed with emergen-c and eating cold pizza. Someone down the hall is partying pretty loud and hotel staff could honestly care less. I think at this point I don't care anymore either. I'm watching ww2 in color on Netflix and taking turns staring into my flashlight with one eye closed at a time. I hope that the flight attendant I have tomorrow isn't fresh off of IOE and that someone getting up to use the bathroom while we are taxiing does not constitute a pushing of the call button in a manner that would indicate a real emergency. Off to bed, I have to be up stupid early. Goodnight JC, may sugarplums and gingerbread cookies go jumping through your dreams. Merry Christmas.

Flashlight or fleshlight?

 

[RetiredATLATC]

well, that sounds sucky.....but you could be in Baghdad

 

[trafficinsight]

Sitting in the crashpad, long call reserve. Just had pad Thai, watched Rent and now I'm binging futurama.

I guess worse things have happened.

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[Hacker15e]

I was deployed to the middle east last Christmas Eve. Thus year, being in a hotel on an airline layover, but scheduled to be home in the next couple days, is pretty tame in comparison.

Seems like a good trade for me.

Even at regional FO wages.

 

[CzechAirman]

As a contrast and for something that you regional guys have to look forward to if you are good enough to make it to the majors. I finished my last trip on the 20th and with using just one week of vacation in January, I'm off till sometime in February.

 

[etflies]

As a contrast and for something that you regional guys have to look forward to if you are good enough to make it to the majors. I finished my last trip on the 20th and with using just one week of vacation in January, I'm off till sometime in February.

Well done.

 

[scoobs]

Sitting in the crashpad, long call reserve. Just had pad Thai, watched Rent and now I'm binging futurama.

I guess worse things have happened.

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Long call? You should be home.

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[trafficinsight]

Long call? You should be home.

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I'm a chicken.

And anyway I've already been assigned something for Saturday.

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[BobDDuck]

@chrisreedrules my first Christmas at PSA was in Akron. The FA lived there so she went home as soon as we blocked in and the captain and his girlfriend (another FA) went to her parent's house right after that. It was a rather lonely van ride to the hotel.

 

[Roger Roger]

I'd trade Christmas at home for knowing when I can ignore my phone.

 

[bp]

I have a warm bed, running water, electricity, and someone giving me a paycheck to fly airplanes.
As nice as it would be to sit at home drinking bourbon right now, I have nothing to complain about

 

[PositionAndHold]

well, that sounds sucky.....but you could be in Baghdad

I was deployed to the middle east last Christmas Eve. Thus year, being in a hotel on an airline layover, but scheduled to be home in the next couple days, is pretty tame in comparison.

Seems like a good trade for me.

Even at regional FO wages.[/QUOTE

My first Christmas in the Air Force was in boot camp. The second at home. The third in Kuwait and the last in Korea. So even after being home the last 15'ish years from Korea. I still appreciate being home for Christmas. @A80TRACON you volunteered for the big bucks. Suck it up, buttercup.

 

[Beep]

Did some flying, now I'm at the crash pad drinking a rum and coke!

Merry Christmas some of you, Happy Holidays to everyone else.

 

[chrisreedrules]

To be fair, I've had the past several thanksgivings and Christmases off as a professional pilot, so I can't complain too loudly.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Mine isn't too bad. 7.5 hours of flying today, and reserve tomorrow. We shut down on Christmas, but keep one crew on reserve. Easy 6.5 hours.

 

[RetiredATLATC]

@A80TRACON you volunteered for the big bucks. Suck it up, buttercup

Absolutely, but that's neither here nor there. The point was, it could be worse. Merry Christmas everyone.

Just remember, you're getting paid to fly, sitting in a chair, up in the sky.

 

[AAPalmTree]

Things could always be worse

 

[pwa]

Thank you SAP!!!

 

[BravoHotel]

Fortunatley I'm off for the holiday, I have been pretty lucky this year. We leave on a trip on Sunday. I am overall enjoying my choice to go to the FRED community. It surely is a challenge but it will pay dividends later.