Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight! (Well, Sunday 1/11/04)
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DE727UPS
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Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
While two legs a day may not seem like much you need to ask him what his duty day is like. At UPS you might only do two legs but it's all night long with a five hour sit at the sort. I've heard Doug talk about some long, on duty, sits in SLC before. You could easily put in a 12 hour day with your alarm clock set for 5am and only fly two legs.
While two legs a day may not seem like much you need to ask him what his duty day is like. At UPS you might only do two legs but it's all night long with a five hour sit at the sort. I've heard Doug talk about some long, on duty, sits in SLC before. You could easily put in a 12 hour day with your alarm clock set for 5am and only fly two legs.
Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
Very cool picture.
I’m not sure why I am sharing, but this past summer I flew into Manchester twice. Once with my instructor and once when I was doing a solo cross country. For the solo I did BED-PWM-MHT-BED. Did a touch and go a Manchester and was behind a C172 that saw supposed to be doing a GPS approach? The controller kept telling me to slow down. I was already going really slow; was very annoying. Are they still redoing the runway at Manchester? It has been freezing here for the past couple of day; it must have been horrible up in NH.
-Alex
Very cool picture.
I’m not sure why I am sharing, but this past summer I flew into Manchester twice. Once with my instructor and once when I was doing a solo cross country. For the solo I did BED-PWM-MHT-BED. Did a touch and go a Manchester and was behind a C172 that saw supposed to be doing a GPS approach? The controller kept telling me to slow down. I was already going really slow; was very annoying. Are they still redoing the runway at Manchester? It has been freezing here for the past couple of day; it must have been horrible up in NH.
-Alex
Maximilian_Jenius
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Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
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I had a 4 hour and 45 minute sit today in CVG before PHX and we've got a 3 hour sit in ATL when we get there tomorrow.
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Damn the one day that me and Corrie are off from work Doug flies in to CVG.
Matthew
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I had a 4 hour and 45 minute sit today in CVG before PHX and we've got a 3 hour sit in ATL when we get there tomorrow.
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Damn the one day that me and Corrie are off from work Doug flies in to CVG.
Matthew
mtsu_av8er
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Hey Doug,
Where are all of Delta's dispatchers assigned? Are they in a central location, or spread out at several locations?
Just wondering....I'll be a dispatcher at the end of this semester, and as graduation creeps up on me, I suppose I better know a little bit more about all of my options!!
Where are all of Delta's dispatchers assigned? Are they in a central location, or spread out at several locations?
Just wondering....I'll be a dispatcher at the end of this semester, and as graduation creeps up on me, I suppose I better know a little bit more about all of my options!!
All of Delta's dispatchers are at the OCC (Operations Control Center) in Atlanta.
The Delta OCC is a room that absoutely puts mission control at NASA to shame. It's a dark room with gigantic monitors, meteorologists, live cameras, news feeds, interactive weather charts, satellite imagery, flight tracking computers and all sorts of stuff. There is also a maintenance "go team" of sorts when you contact flight control with a maintenance issue, you've got a bevvy of specialists to work out the problem.
It's really an impresive set up.
The Delta OCC is a room that absoutely puts mission control at NASA to shame. It's a dark room with gigantic monitors, meteorologists, live cameras, news feeds, interactive weather charts, satellite imagery, flight tracking computers and all sorts of stuff. There is also a maintenance "go team" of sorts when you contact flight control with a maintenance issue, you've got a bevvy of specialists to work out the problem.
It's really an impresive set up.
Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
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Wayfarer hotel in Manchester, NH
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Do I sense that this is not your favorite hotel Doug? Could it be the fact that every hallway has a different odor to it?
That place is horrible. Not only is the van pickup hit or miss, but the place smells of some kind of fungus. I was able to get my company to switch to the Fairfield Inn.
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Wayfarer hotel in Manchester, NH
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Do I sense that this is not your favorite hotel Doug? Could it be the fact that every hallway has a different odor to it?
That place is horrible. Not only is the van pickup hit or miss, but the place smells of some kind of fungus. I was able to get my company to switch to the Fairfield Inn.
Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
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Oh, and do crew members get a "crew meal" on board each flight?
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We wish! It depends on how long the flight is, time of day, and whether there's time in your scheduled day (like a 3 hour sit in DFW) to go get yourself something to eat.
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Oh, and do crew members get a "crew meal" on board each flight?
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We wish! It depends on how long the flight is, time of day, and whether there's time in your scheduled day (like a 3 hour sit in DFW) to go get yourself something to eat.
FL270
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Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
Hey Doug ... got a question. Seems like in the last several trips you've talked about you haven't been in and out of DFW much. Does Mother Delta's schedule changes (less mainline, more baby jets) have a lot to do with that, I'd guess? Just seems to me that your trips leave DFW and always transit ATL, SLC, and CVG, never returning to base until the end. I know you decided to bid ATL since the base was shrinking and your seniority with it. Do you think DFW will go kaput as a pilot base for mainline (recognizing there's still the mostly-RJ hub there) or not?
FL270
Hey Doug ... got a question. Seems like in the last several trips you've talked about you haven't been in and out of DFW much. Does Mother Delta's schedule changes (less mainline, more baby jets) have a lot to do with that, I'd guess? Just seems to me that your trips leave DFW and always transit ATL, SLC, and CVG, never returning to base until the end. I know you decided to bid ATL since the base was shrinking and your seniority with it. Do you think DFW will go kaput as a pilot base for mainline (recognizing there's still the mostly-RJ hub there) or not?
FL270
MrLeisure757
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Re: Some pictures from CVG to PHX tonight!
Doug - Was it Sunday the 11th you were in MHT? I was in Manchester yesterday spotting! I saw a Delta MD88 in the morning. Maybe it was you?
Doug - Was it Sunday the 11th you were in MHT? I was in Manchester yesterday spotting! I saw a Delta MD88 in the morning. Maybe it was you?