Yo ATN_Pilot
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SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Sigh...
Don't miss the job, but damn do I miss that plane!
Don't miss the job, but damn do I miss that plane!
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
It's a sublease. Southwest leases them, and then subleases them to Delta.
Yeah, had to do a double take when I sat in the jumpseat on one and saw the registration.
bike21
9-5 Ruins Lives
Some of our compass cards are still from AirTran!
Der_Meister
Well-Known Member
They work well to get me home each week. Though I enjoy Fifi much more
gocaps16
Well-Known Member
Yo Dawg, @ATN_Pilot
statusseeker1
Well-Known Member
Do the 717 pilots get any kind of a flow through to mainline Delta once they get enough hours? I kid! When I flew the 190 for jetblue, we had a DL Capt ask us if we had a flow to the real jetblue.
Cptnchia
Dissatisfied Customer
717 at Endeavor? Does he also claim to be a “Delta mainline” pilot at the layover bar?
skatergeek
Beet Farmer
The ER capt on my commute home the other day thought the angry puppy was a CRJ.....
Finny
Well-Known Member
Well... the engines ARE on the tail...
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
That's a nice looking RJ!
Richman
JC’s Resident Curmudgeon
Generally you don't see folks that clueless, although at NorthernJets once I had a guy argue with me about furloughs. He was absolute in his conviction that we didn't have guys on furlough (it was almost 900 at the time). Argument used? "My buddy in management would have told me".
That being said, there are an astonishing number of guys and gals who: Bid their line, do no schedule adjustments, materialize at work at the required time, fly their trip and go home, with zero interaction with the Company, ALPA or any other intermediary. They don't read anything ALPA puts out, and read the bare minimum from the company that is required. Essentially everything they know outside of operating the aircraft comes from rumors from folks they fly with. During Contract time, they flip to the page with the pay rates and that's it.
And that's absolutely 100% OK.
But like going to someplace where they don't speak English and making fun of the English they don't speak there, it can be a tenuous situation when something "for reals" pops up.
EDIT: Oh, yea...love the airplane. Everything about it is awesome, including the number of people senior to me who don't bid it.
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skatergeek
Beet Farmer
Yea he was a nice guy but pretty clueless. When I told him it was a 717 his reply was “oh man I feel dumb....thought it looked a little big for a CRJ...”
Yea I’m really considering bidding it when my seat lock is up. Pretty cool lil plane and bonus is it’s only a week or so training coming from the 88....
Richman
JC’s Resident Curmudgeon
I recommend it. No hassle. Flies like a DC-9-30 with none of the drama and none of the sweating. Fully Richman approved.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Out of the three 121 jets I've flown, it was by far the most fun. Some strange as he'll quirks, but it's handling and ability to fall out of the sky on command made it worth it. I'm happy to be moving on to other types, but I'm glad I got to fly it.
This is true.
The only thing that drives me nuts are the captains who haven't learned the new procedures or the Surface features. 90% of the time, I'll downloaded an electronic flight plan, populate FDP and FlightWeatherViewer with the weather data and my copilots sit there watching and say stuff like "What…the HELL… is that?! I've never seen another person use any of that."
But it comes in handy because most guys senior to me have no clue how to effectively bid or use CSI (Continuous Schedule Improvement) their schedules.
