UAL Vacancy 21-04

This one time, I was a SENIOR airline Captain flying a BIG airliner! It was YUGE! (just like my 'Murican bioprojectile) ... and on T/O, I crossed the far-end/departure end of my T/O runway at SIX!!!! 6ft AGL. Missed the ILS antennae by 12 ft.
Yeah, I'm a Captain. And THAT was a superior performance day. They all STILL pay me... Lol!!!!
The best part is... because I'm sooo awesome and senior... I'LL ALWAYS make more money than you!!

LOL. I LUV this industry!!!!!!:)))) BIG SMILE. :) :O :)))))

Keep "going for the gold", kids. Your elders have made it clear THAT is what you should be going for!! ...The Gold. EFFENsmallwater your flying skilz... Bwahahaha!

Fly on ... Auto lander!

Looks like someone’s time out expired. Wonderful.
 
Is it true newhires can't hold 777/787 off the bat?
Like Finny said not being offered to new hires yet. Guys can hold it in their first bid though. There are rumblings that Jan/Feb will have 777/787 in the base drops. EWR had unfilled 777 and 787 in this bid.
 
Looks like someone’s time out expired. Wonderful.
They kicked me off for no justifiable reason whatsoever. Nobody ever even had the decency to explain to me the rationale behind my dismissal. BTW, "Thanks, y'all !"

The interesting part is ... i got to feel a wee tad of what i imagine it's like to be a "shunned" Amish. ... with the exception that the Amish would give the shunned a reason for his shunning. Once you're off, there's zero recourse or appeal; you're just off. Cool beans, y'all.

I know I'm not particularly, er, "likeable". It's just that there are quite a few disagreeable folks and even some completely irrational folks 'round this board who don't get capriciously dropped.

Also, disagreeable is almost definitionally an order of degree of tolerance; not an actual incidence of cussing or perversion or racism, or irrationality. If the Mod who banned me can definitively prove I committed a sin in violation of board policy, well... GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY; I dare you to show me actual evidence to support your policy-based action. If you can, I'll voluntarily drop from the board.

I know you banned me because... well, you know, "you just didn't like my foo". Yeah, I can be a pain in the ass. Still, as they say in the south, "God bless your heart." "I'm smarter. I'm more arrogant. And I carry more insurance."... That's a kinda sorta southern saying, too. Lol.

I took my lumps like a good plebeian. But, NOW... "I'm baaaaack!" Lol.

Here's the thing, tho. Regardless of what a pill I may be, I'll always shoot straight. I'll never piss on your shoe and tell you it's raining. I'll always care about and strive for excellence.

If all that all is "just too hard"... if all that requires just "toooooo much effort" for your delicate consitution.... Well, then I've got little time for y'all.

As they say in TexaHampshire... Live SMART or Die!!!!
 
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What the.....?
Commuting to reserve is bad. It’s extra bad at UAL because our long call has no limits on how many times they can convert you to short call AND we have field standby. Crash pads in SFO are expensive. LAX = LAX, BUR, ONT, SNA (I think that’s all) DCA = DCA, IAD, BWI and EWR = EWR, LGA, JFK (fleet specific).

If you’re local, this is definitely the time and place to be. If you’re commuting, best of luck.
 
Hold on, I'm legit confused. Space Monkey, I didn't get your reference but now that you posted that pdf file, I am going to read it. I've always had an interest in learning about incidents and accidents, especially planes I've flown or currently on. I do appreciate that.


But I'm confused as to why your original post was made, in reference to the quote about United unfilled CA vacancies. Was your point that brand new street Captains at a legacy airline could be dangerous with a newhire FO? If so, then why use a senior/experienced legacy CA example for a screw up?

I guess I'm confused about the context you're trying to make.
 
Hold on, I'm legit confused. Space Monkey, I didn't get your reference but now that you posted that pdf file, I am going to read it. I've always had an interest in learning about incidents and accidents, especially planes I've flown or currently on. I do appreciate that.


But I'm confused as to why your original post was made, in reference to the quote about United unfilled CA vacancies. Was your point that brand new street Captains at a legacy airline could be dangerous with a newhire FO? If so, then why use a senior/experienced legacy CA example for a screw up?

I guess I'm confused about the context you're trying to make.
This industry is inbred and inebriated and now infected by many, many newbies who've never even wrung out an aircraft, and oldies who should have exited themselves via an ice floe long ago. End O'Rant. Lol.
 
This industry is inbred and inebriated and now infected by many, many newbies who've never even wrung out an aircraft, and oldies who should have exited themselves via an ice floe long ago. End O'Rant. Lol.

Ok, I see. I guess your delivery could have been better. But I think I get what you mean.



Btw, not sure if you've seen this or if you fly the Airbus (or have flown it). As someone who used to be on the Bus, this is painful to watch. To be fair, it was "cognitive incapacitation." After that, it was just a chit show all around...


 
Ok, I see. I guess your delivery could have been better. But I think I get what you mean.



Btw, not sure if you've seen this or if you fly the Airbus (or have flown it). As someone who used to be on the Bus, this is painful to watch. To be fair, it was "cognitive incapacitation." After that, it was just a chit show all around...



LOL: "Cognitive Incapacitation" Love that term!!! Whole lot of that going around these days. Sadly, for most, i fear it doesn't take much to achieve.
 
I’m always confused when he posts.
Words are hard, m'kay.

TV and FB are sooooo much easier.

Also, how the heck do you dare assume I'm a "he"?? Huh?
In this mod world of equal craziness for all, a Space Monkey could just as easily be a female... or a Lilac... or a Gnu... or a Beluga Whale... or a Turkey Tail... a Quercus petraea (sessile oak)
 
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So is United reserve that bad? Because widebody flying outside of 75/76 going to new hires is more of a red flag than celebration in my opinion. And I know United reserve rules are written not well...
 
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