WaterRooster
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So I have this strange feeling with all the transitions that are about to happen and all the new 175s going to the west coast, that ORD is about to go pretty senior. Thoughts?
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GiggidyGone
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The 175 may end up a senior aircraft but ORD will always be the most junior base for that aircraft.
DTW is a great airport. "Hotel Row" is very good with food options. I'm a Marriott-brand guy so I'm at the $65 (Fairfield) or the $80 (Marriott). But if you're in a pinch, America's Best Value Inn is like the "Rockville Centre Inn" of DTW for like $40-something and they'll give you a late checkout.
Food is good. Beirut Restaurant has killer shawarma, Wheat and Rye if you just want to stuff your face and drink cheap beer ($5/glass, but something like $7 will buy a pitcher) or the good old standby of Merriman Street Grill. Capitol Grill at ABVI has good food but you have to listen to the international guys talk about how they're going to fly back overseas and talk more shop before they fly back to…. talk more shop.
Oh, and how much better things were on the -200 and "the ten"
Food is good. Beirut Restaurant has killer shawarma, Wheat and Rye if you just want to stuff your face and drink cheap beer ($5/glass, but something like $7 will buy a pitcher) or the good old standby of Merriman Street Grill. Capitol Grill at ABVI has good food but you have to listen to the international guys talk about how they're going to fly back overseas and talk more shop before they fly back to…. talk more shop.
Oh, and how much better things were on the -200 and "the ten"
ClarkGriswold
Non Nutritive Cereal Varnish Engineer
Ayork62493
GBR
I know this industry, especially the regional level is unpredictable. But is the CRJ flying in DEN or COS going to be disappearing in the future? I know no one knows but it seems like a shift is coming once again and I'm wondering about security of the domicile.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
Huh? I've been based in both domiciles for years and have no idea why you'd think that.
B767
Well-Known Member
The DTW flying will be for Delta. COS and DEN crews don't do much DL flying. And if they do, it's certainly not through MSP, where most of the crews are doing DTW/ATL trips. Heck, I think there's only 2 flights a day in COS on the DL side...to SLC. Don't think that's going to disappear with a DTW base.
Xcaliber
El Chupacabra
I doubt either would close, but I could see the DEN CRJ base in particular shrinking a lot. Not because of DTW, though. If it does, it's because we have 52 700s coming off contract with United in a two year time span and it doesn't seem that they're doing a very good job of resigning those planes (with United, anyways). As those come offline, I expect they'll remove them from IAH and DEN rather than SFO or ORD.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
Sure, anything could happen, that's life at a regional. Also one of many reasons I'm trying to move on... But I'm not going to worry about "what ifs" that are out of my control either.
Ayork62493
GBR
Quick question,
I'm headed to class in SLC on the 23rd on May. It says to bring my logbooks for inspection. I don't keep my paper ones up to date as my electronic logbook on my laptop is always updated. For the interview in March I printed off my logbook and had it bound. Do I need to have it printed off again tmrw or will my laptop suffice? I'm fine with doing it but if I don't have to spend $30 I won't.
I'm headed to class in SLC on the 23rd on May. It says to bring my logbooks for inspection. I don't keep my paper ones up to date as my electronic logbook on my laptop is always updated. For the interview in March I printed off my logbook and had it bound. Do I need to have it printed off again tmrw or will my laptop suffice? I'm fine with doing it but if I don't have to spend $30 I won't.
I have no idea, but say you're ehh, mid-40's and you want to peruse someone's logbook.
Then that person hands you his laptop because he didn't want to spend $30 to print it…
If you wouldn't do it during your interview, do not do it as a probationary pilot. #protip
ComplexHiAv8r
Well-Known Member
When I printed my logbook for the interview I added a blank page. A few flights between interview and class was hand written. They didn't have a problem.
I'd have taken it, thrown it across the room, sat back down again, all just to get into your head.
"Seeeeeew… Shall we begin?"
Cloud Surfer
All Roads lead to Trantor
When I did my ATP/CRJ ride at SkyWest last month the examiner inspected every page of my paper logbook, beginning from day one. If he had to read through all those flights off a computer screen I reckon that he would not have been very pleased.
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Wouldn't have worked on me, I would have just sat back quietly, and calmly. Then asked, so what personality disorder do you have from the Cluster B spectrum?
trafficinsight
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saxman
Well-Known Member
The only thing I didn't like about commuting to DTW was the terminal transfer from the Delta one to the north terminal. It's a long walk and a long circuitous van ride. What a screwy way to design the airport road system. Plan on 30-45 minutes for that one.
As far as logbooks. My examiner didn't even look at mine. But I'd bring it if asked, but I'm willing to bet they won't look at it until later in sim training.
As far as logbooks. My examiner didn't even look at mine. But I'd bring it if asked, but I'm willing to bet they won't look at it until later in sim training.
Xcaliber
El Chupacabra
Do you have your ATP with a CL-65 type rating already? They may or may not look at them in training, but if you don't, they will definitely need them when you take your checkride. All they need to do is make sure you meet the minimum requirements to be issued an ATP and to fly for a 121. If your interview was less than 3 mo ago, I wouldn't even both printing out new stuff (unless you gained, like, a LOT of flight time). Just bring what you have. If you're worried about it, why not just print out the flights since then and stick them in as an addendum? Even just a small booklet will be fine.
The guys in the training department are pretty laid back. It's far more important that you are honest and able to be taught then having every single piece of the puzzle in mint condition.
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
For my ATP/EM2 type ride, they shrugged at the book and said "well, if S.G. said you had the time, you have the time."
That said, I still brought the damn book. I would advise you to do so as well.