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Wow...dudes over here absolutely lose their minds when schedules aren't published by the 15th (2 days earlier than contractually required). I'd be ok with it if it meant having some of the contractual items that allow for your secondary lines.

Not sure of the accuracy, but I had heard over over 50% of the F-105 production run was lost in Vietnam. I also think the early ones also had an issue with randomly blowing up. Still would loved to have flown on. Awesome website.

If that doesn't work, give it a few months and try first.last@delta.com.

Awesome, glad to hear that got changed. It was seniority based when I was there in 2014...not fun getting booted off the last JS out of town after a reserve block.

There is a 69th Fighter Squadron as well. Of course it's in the ARC now.

Code 2 FCR, still good for red...it's my last day out here for the month and I'm on probation. We have a swing shift now...thanks AD for sending your LTs and some MX jobs. I feel like when people click on this thread, they should just be directed to the CC's dropping like flies thread.

Guys, stop drawing dicks...this is serious business!!! Navy: We temporarily grounded and gave paperwork to the guys who drew the giant sky penis. AF: Hold my non-alcoholic beer!

As others have said, besides non-rev, most carriers have a discounted ticket program. I've found DALs is pretty hit or miss with Orbitz sometimes being a better deal. We also have a perks program that has all kinds of discounts on various things for travel (hotels, rental cars, cruises, etc...). If you're still MIL, I would look at grabbing the AMEX platinum or Chase Sapphire Cards as the fees are waived while your still AD or on AD orders. They offers some additional perks like pay for global entry (must have IMHO), some travel expenses and club access. Might even be worth it once you're flying for an airline, especially if you commute. I've had pretty good luck with non-revving, but it's usually just me and a chick, traveling with kids might be more stressful. At DAL we can reserve the JS for pleasure travel a few days out and once you sign up for it, it's yours, unless a FED or LCA kicks you out. I think all other carriers are similar, though when I was at American it was still strictly seniority based and senior dudes could/would kick out last minute (terrible, but that may have changed). Some things I have learned from non-rev travel; - If there are multiple flights a day, try to show for the earliest flight. - Travel on off days/seasons (each market is different) greatly increases chances of success. - Seek out the oddball legs when trying to get to Europe (IND/CVG/RDU to CDG come to mind)...they almost always have open seats. - Even if the flight shows negative (or no open seats) I often get on. - Figure out how to use ID90.com and get a ZED fare BEFORE you show up to the airport....painful lesson for me. - If it's important, just buy tickets, we make plenty enough money. - Be willing to call it a failure and make an impromptu vacation out of wherever you end up. I've actually found these to be quite fun. - NOTHING in Europe is worth riding in coach...come back back tomorrow when 1st class is available lol. To add to Torques post. ALPA App - You don't have to be a member or even sign in. It has a section that tells you how to JS on every carrier out there. It also has a listing of all the KCMs, their locations and hours. FlightStats App - Great for finding flights between two destinations. Individual carrier apps - I've downloaded them all and found them useful from time to time. Aside from the above, I find the following useful for non-rev travel Mobile Passport - Great for getting through international security. It's quick, free and easy to use...I often zip through security and have to wait for my crew to get through Global Entry. Hotel tonight - Not bad/not great. Good for finding nearby hotels if you get stuck. CityMaps2Go - Great for foreign locations.

I couldn't agree more with your 3 bullet points. You most certainly should not feel the least bit guilty about doing legit mloa that may happen to fall on a holiday. Hell, I had to drop a holiday trip because I was thrown on orders for a deployment earlier than expected...and Guard standard, I didn't get my orders until a week out. This isn't what I'm talking about. It's habitual shit that happens month after month (and two months running to drop holiday trips when seniority/staffing doesn't allow). I get it, some people give zero fucks about anyone other than themselves, that's life. It's just shitty when there are dudes that habitually use it to give themselves super-senioirty, while the rest of us are out there get to deal with the increased scrutiny while trying to do the right thing.

...Side bar... Standing at the ops desk last month with a fellow pilot...he has 20+ years and I'm at 17+ (both prior-E) and neither of us had a fucking clue what the ARMS A1C was talking about when mentioned calling SecFo. Makes sense now, but that was the first time we've heard that term. We're both life long guard guys, so maybe we're just sheltered. ...Back to your regularly scheduled programing... What's wrong with the AF/ARC, is that they talk like they have a crisis on their hands but they won't, or are way to slow to, institute logical changes. On the ANG side, we also get to fight "optics issues" wrt to solving this manning problem. Anyway, do we have a fucking crisis or do we not? If I were a tin-foil hat guy, I would almost think they're purposely dragging their feet to justify stop loss.

To add to the above posts by Sneedro/JS, they seem to be raising he eyebrow at blatant shit, not going back on long term orders. Stuff I've heard of getting dudes highlighted is using one day of MLOA (per trip) to drop their entire schedule then picking up trips that gives them weekends off (multiple months). Dropping MLOA and working at their contractor gig (really stupid). Dropping a trip that spans Christmas with one day of MLOA to sit SOF...perfectly legal, but really? A few of the things I've personally seen that are probably low-level and I doubt get highlighted unless it's habitual. All perfectly legal, but fits solidly into my bro fuck column and makes the rest of us look bad. - Doesn't pre-post MLOA. Gets a coverage trip (forced to work) over Christmas. Drops trip with a day of MLOA on day one. Picks up a shorter (highly lucrative trip) that starts on day 2 of the original trip and gets him back early on Christmas eve. - Last week of the month. Dude (who lives four states away and hasn't flown a trip yet in the month) gets assigned a trip on long call. One hour later trip is dropped for MLOA. Guess who got to go fly that trip... - Bids 3 day reserve blocks then drops MLOA on the middle day of each block...days that can't be dropped normally due to staffing.

The forum for Academics is down the hallway on the left.

If true, DAL hasn't gotten the memo. They've continued to gut our squadron of full timers, even when a fair amount of the previous hires have gone back on 2-3 years of orders. There are also a fair amount of us who have no desire to go back on orders that are balancing it out for you future hires, come on over! 🇺🇸

But did he have to land it gear up as well? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/amp27761/belly-land-a-10-warthog/

Barons are going for north of $1M now...insane! https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/28588129/2014-beechcraft-g58-baron

I thought it looked De Havilland, but you're right it's too small for a Beaver. Turns out it's a De Havilland U-1A Otter (thanks to the help of a friend).

Plane nerdery...anyone know that that is at 4:36. Looks like a AN-2 missing the lower wing.

I find the Massif jacket much better in the cockpit than our old school flight jackets. Only downside is everyone's jacket is starting to get ripped/worn through where the HMCS and oxygen clips to the harness. With the old jackets our AFE shop would sew a patch of leather on our sleeves...I doubt that works for the massif jacket. Small price to pay for comfort.

And most people don't build wealth by dropping 30k out of their savings to buy a car (...not smartly leveraging)....or with W2 income in general. I don't think about if I can afford something, I think how can I afford it. Why are you NOT using a cheap loan? If I buy a car (I recommend used use as well) for 30k @ 3% for 48 months, I'll have a payment of $660/month and pay a total of $1,800 in interest over the life of the loan. With that same 30k, I bought a rental property that nets me ~$700/month, after I pay all my expenses and account for mx/vacancy. For the first 48 months of my mortgage the tenant is paying ~$250/month in principle, which is just more cash (via equity) in my "pocket." This doesn't even take into account my tax savings, which has been huge! In that 48 months my investment has paid for that car (with 2k left over), earned me 12k in equity, saved me a quite a bit in taxes and has increased in value by 5 or 10k. Or I could pay 30k cash and have the same car that is still not worth what I paid for it. In general, I agree with you that if you're not going to do anything with that money, then yes save up and pay cash. However, if you're just the least bit motivated, there is so much more you can do with your money. That said, I still own the same compact to mid-size car that cost me 15k over 12 years ago as I left of UPT. I expect it will last another 10+ years as my airport car. Cars are not my thing...as long as it gets me A to B in relative comfort, I'm mostly happy. Agreed! His stuff is so basic for the average person on this forum, but for a HUGE portion of Americans it's absolutely needed. It's a great place to start to build a solid foundation, but that's it...a start.

Freeze yo credit!

12301d vs 12304b...real world equivalent of the blue pill or red pill.

Neil trap!

What Herkbum said, and for clarification, SPP = state partnership for peace (google it). Of course it's highly dependent upon what country your state is partnered with, on whether it's a good deal or not. Ours happens to be in one of my favorite cities in Eastern Europe. If I hadn't got hired at the airlines when I did, I would have been lobbying hard for that gig. As always timing is key.

As others have said already, yes they can. If you want a staff gig right now it's likely yours. Ping your OG, I'm guessing they are getting plenty of emails with opportunities. If your state partner nation is a good country, the BAO gig is one of the best kept secrets out there.