Pinnacle to the paint shop?

ctab5060X

ctab5060X

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Looks like 9E is heading to the paint shop in GLH.

Mesaba is the service down there on the Saab, and with the loads out of GLH, I doubt we are now doing the service.

I also remember seeing several NW airplanes painted there a few years back when I was based down there.

kellwolf, you know anything more?
 
Yeah. I flew the first one down back on Wednesday. It's a crappy pairing right now. Fly the CRJ down, sit for 7 hours and DH back on the Saab.

If you get stuck doing it (right now I think only the RSV guys are getting it), call CS AHEAD of time. They get caught off guard on the 7 hour thing. Since we don't have service there, there's no hotel worked out ahead of time.

They wanted me to fly another one down today, but I opted for the 14 hour 3 day instead.
 
kellwolf said:
Yeah. I flew the first one down back on Wednesday. It's a crappy pairing right now. Fly the CRJ down, sit for 7 hours and DH back on the Saab.

If you get stuck doing it (right now I think only the RSV guys are getting it), call CS AHEAD of time. They get caught off guard on the 7 hour thing. Since we don't have service there, there's no hotel worked out ahead of time.

They wanted me to fly another one down today, but I opted for the 14 hour 3 day instead.
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Who needs a hotel? I'd just head up to my Mom's house! Only about a 25 minute drive from the airport and I could probably get wheels from some friends I have that work at the airport.
 
Supposedly the delta saab will be out soon. Can't wait! :sarcasm:
Wouldn't it be more prudent to save money for the cost gas is gonna be here in a few months?
 
jynxyjoe said:
Supposedly the delta saab will be out soon. Can't wait! :sarcasm:
Wouldn't it be more prudent to save money for the cost gas is gonna be here in a few months?
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See, if they spend the money now, they can tell all the labor groups they need concessions. The ones in negotiations get told "there's no money for you now." :)

Some of our PCL planes need repainted BADLY. Probably gain 10-20 kts TAS just on a paint job the way some of them are peeling. Oh, and the plane I flew down....deferred APU.
 
kellwolf said:
See, if they spend the money now, they can tell all the labor groups they need concessions. The ones in negotiations get told "there's no money for you now." :)

Some of our PCL planes need repainted BADLY. Probably gain 10-20 kts TAS just on a paint job the way some of them are peeling. Oh, and the plane I flew down....deferred APU.
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I thought you guys deferred the apu on the pinnacle fleet to save money. Do you have some that actually work or something?
 
kellwolf said:
Some of our PCL planes need repainted BADLY. Probably gain 10-20 kts TAS just on a paint job the way some of them are peeling.
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Let's face it. There are mangy dogs that look better than some of our airplanes. What the hell, if mange was an airplane condition, I would say the majority of the Pinnacle fleet was seriously infected!

kellwolf said:
Oh, and the plane I flew down....deferred APU.
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And I don't think GLH has provisions for a huffer either. Typical... :banghead::banghead:
 
I am looking forward to the new paint job. Now I need to get my hands on another model with the Delta scheme... My plan is to "collect" a model of each airliner/corporate jet (if the opportunity knocks) that I have a type for.... Korny but.. yea..
 
higney85 said:
I am looking forward to the new paint job. Now I need to get my hands on another model with the Delta scheme... My plan is to "collect" a model of each airliner/corporate jet (if the opportunity knocks) that I have a type for.... Korny but.. yea..
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I kind of had the same idea, glad to know I'm not the only nerd.
 
kellwolf said:
Yeah. I flew the first one down back on Wednesday. It's a crappy pairing right now. Fly the CRJ down, sit for 7 hours and DH back on the Saab.

If you get stuck doing it (right now I think only the RSV guys are getting it), call CS AHEAD of time. They get caught off guard on the 7 hour thing. Since we don't have service there, there's no hotel worked out ahead of time.

They wanted me to fly another one down today, but I opted for the 14 hour 3 day instead.
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Hey what tail number was it, I am just curious if they are going in any particular order.
 
pilotlight said:
Hey what tail number was it, I am just curious if they are going in any particular order.
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You really expect there to be any order to it? From Pinnacle? :panic:

They sent one with no APU down there to start the whole thing off with, what does that tell you? :banghead:
 
pilotlight said:
Hey what tail number was it, I am just curious if they are going in any particular order.
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N8588D. Not sure what the other one that went down last week was.

Oh, and the one I flew down also had a service check expiring that day, too. Sounds like a contract MX guy is gonna have a cash cow when that thing has to leave. Then again, they have to find one that'll work on a CRJ in GLH. :)
 
kellwolf said:
N8588D. Not sure what the other one that went down last week was.

Oh, and the one I flew down also had a service check expiring that day, too. Sounds like a contract MX guy is gonna have a cash cow when that thing has to leave. Then again, they have to find one that'll work on a CRJ in GLH. :)
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I know 3, but doubt they would touch a CRJ. Might have to find out though. They might need a "technical" assistant. Gotta get some money out this place somehow!:D
 
ctab5060X said:
I know 3, but doubt they would touch a CRJ. Might have to find out though. They might need a "technical" assistant. Gotta get some money out this place somehow!:D
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My bet: road trip for a couple of MEM mechanics. They probably wouldn't be able to find a contract MX guy that'll do it without $$$ up front. I know the guy in JAN wants a credit card over the phone, and TUL won't touch our airplanes without a purchase order faxed to them anymore.
 
kellwolf said:
My bet: road trip for a couple of MEM mechanics. They probably wouldn't be able to find a contract MX guy that'll do it without $$$ up front. I know the guy in JAN wants a credit card over the phone, and TUL won't touch our airplanes without a purchase order faxed to them anymore.
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Probably end up flying them down, dropping of an airplane, waiting while they do the service check on the one you are picking up, and flying them back.
 
ctab5060X said:
Probably end up flying them down, dropping of an airplane, waiting while they do the service check on the one you are picking up, and flying them back.
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That sounds like it makes too much sense. That would be like flying the MX crew in on a terminating flight to JAN to fix a broken airplane down there, then fly them back on the originator in the morning. Nah, let's not do that. We'll have them drive down in the middle of the night. Naturally, company took the second option.
 
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