Anyone see the new ALPA magazine?

Cav

Cav

Former Maddog Whisperer
For love of God XJT people take off the sunglasses. I noticed this right before I threw it in the trash.
 
Your point? They are taking a picture with the sun shining in their face. Half the pics have pilots with sunglasses on. Not a rare event...
 
My point is that they look like idiots. In the flight deck is one thing but sunglasses and the hat don't mix. Pilots that look like tools make us all look bad and this crew fit the description.
 
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The whole magazine itself is crap anyway! I read through some of the airline profiles and some of the facts and figures were way off.
 
Cav said:
My point is that they look like idiots. In the flight deck is one thing but sunglasses and the hat don't mix. Pilots that look like tools make us all look bad and this crew fit the description.
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I'm from southern California.

Sunglasses and hat are permissible, but only if it's sunny.
 
But then we're in an industry that thinks dad jeans and bright white shoes are "looking good, Billy Ray!" :)
 
ATN_Pilot said:
Please provide an example.
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I already threw it in the trash, but I remember under the Comair profile it said 1,100 active pilots, which isn't even close to the actual number. There are about 685 active and there aren't 150 on furlough either. I also don't understand why they didn't combine the ASA/XJT profile and there was some other minor stuff, like ASA only flying within the USA.

After the whole Tim Martins article the whole magazine lost all credibility for me.
 
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Hey Doug, guess you passed too? Made it out of there by 9, and already home. Got handed a honey do walking in the door! Was great seeing ya again. Have a safe trip.

Now back to Fabulous Pilot Fashionz!
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Cptnchia said:
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Hey Doug, guess you passed too? Made it out of there by 9, and already home. Got handed a honey do walking in the door! Was great seeing ya again. Have a safe trip.

Now back to Fabulous Pilot Fashionz!
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Oh good! We were out by 0930 ourselves. Would have been 5 mins earlier but I power-chugged a spicy chicken instant ramen and an RC inbetween sims. Whipped that SFO VOR approach square in the ass. Skipper's all "lights in sighte" "Relax holmes, that's 19R", instructor laughs, "Now THERE'S the left side..."

Like Rick Ro$$ says, "Amma BOWSSSS!" :)

Honey Do already? Nice! :) See ya up in JFK one of these days! Double FO CQ next time so I can tell you to "Fetch my gear, Jeeves" :)
 
CRJDriver said:
I already threw it in the trash, but I remember under the Comair profile it said 1,100 active pilots, which isn't even close to the actual number. There are about 685 active and there aren't 150 on furlough either. I also don't understand why they didn't combine the ASA/XJT profile and there was some other minor stuff, like ASA only flying within the USA.

After the whole Tim Martins article the whole magazine lost all credibility for me.
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I believe the numbers used for active and furloughed members were pulled straight from the membership database. Your membership status isn't changed until the company sends the data to Herndon, so depending on how quick the company is about sending updates, some airlines are months upon months behind. For example, it takes AirTran forever to send the data to Herndon, so we've had guys still listed as FOs in the database 6 months after upgrade.

As far as combining ASA and XJT, they are still separate MECs. They haven't even finished a JCBA yet, let alone a seniority integration, so combining them wouldn't make much sense. A separate article is done each year for every MEC. Also, it didn't say that ASA only flies within the USA.

Regarding the Tim Martins article, mistakes are made by every publication, even major news publications. A correction was put out quickly. Obviously is was embarrassing, but not a reason to completely discard the magazine.
 
If I elect not to receive the magazine can I get a dues credit? I have no desire to read it and more importantly I don't understand why in the age of paperless media my union (let me rephrase "the union") spends my money to print and mail a propaganda rag...oh wait I think I just figured I out.
 
Cav said:
If I elect not to receive the magazine can I get a dues credit?
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No.

I have no desire to read it and more importantly I don't understand why in the age of paperless media my union (let me rephrase "the union") spends my money to print and mail a propaganda rag...oh wait I think I just figured I out.
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We distribute an electronic version now for people who prefer that to paper. But many pilots have expressed an interest in still receiving a hard copy, so it continues. The cost is minuscule, and advertising revenue offsets it. Notice the huge ad for Schwab investing services in the beginning of the magazine.
 
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