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Probably the wrong thread to ask, but what ever happened to the promises made to AFPAK Hands volunteers/voluntolds?

Ugh. Well best wishes to everyone who is forced to work under an OCD work-a-holic who drinks more blue kool aid than is healthy. Come to think of it, perfect slot for the USAFA.

Gavin Marks was an idiot Commander. Glad to see his career is also sunsetting at the USAFA.

So how much are T-1s going to be sold for? If I could pick up an AMP'd one for cheap... 30+ years of student training probably means heavy maintenance costs but...?

I was at CENTCOM HQ when he was the DO, in a position so low that he didn’t know I existed… but he seemed to make a lot of sense then. I am surprised that he is going through with these motions.

Pretty sure the catalyst for the 25 hour CVR was the Air Canada flight who lined up with the taxiway for landing at SFO. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_759 The NTSB published their final report in September 2018; five recommendations were made.[16] As the pilots were slow to report the incident, the airplane had made another flight and the cockpit voice recording was recorded over. The NTSB has stated that it wants faster incident reporting and considers recommending capturing the last 25 hours, an increase from two hours.[28]

How’s life at SWA post contract ratification? Magically, signing ours made a lot of the gripes go away.

The ALPA movement is dead, mostly because their zealousness has turned off the majority they need to attract - as shown. And then you have Captains pressuring new hires for ALPA card drive support, who subsequently turn to APA Pro Standards because they fear a bad Probationary report if they don't agree. Then APA has to defend those Captains when the Chief Pilots find out about it during the Probationary meet ups.

So basically, you’re upset that your hypothetical doctor might not be in-network. And ALPA would somehow prevent this. Are you Jeff Manley?

Half the story. The company, upon notification that restricting out of network offices was against the JCBA, are working to ensure it never goes into effect for 2024.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/THu9vAwwfEC41YmE8?g_st=ic 😋

I used to be involved with the union side of new hires until last year. The number that get hired at a legacy, then leave for another legacy/FedEx/UPS is statistically irrelevant. For anyone who leaves, another legacy pilot takes their place. The primary driver is domicile (go for first hire, then leave for first choice.)

My idiot CA last trip was talking about his $100k retro check on the van to the hotel, in front of the driver, who I'm sure was making about $10/hr with no benefits. My one word answers made him talk more about the calculations, pensionable vs not pensionable, why not pensionable in prior years, but it's ok because net cost is so great. Then tipped a dollar like usual.

They are getting desperate.

Most of the time we take a 15-20 minute delay and still block in three minutes early.