No MD-88, no 777. Now what am I going to fly
/TC
The A220 of course. Other than calling you a retard and making the term flying a euphemism writ large, it's honest work as any.
Anything in NYC is fine.
Yea I’m not too worried. I was playing around with the seniority calculator and I’m going to retire number 34 in the company and hold wide body captain for 10+ years!Indeed. Driving to work makes it an entirely different job altogether. I'd fly aladdin's carpet if I could drive to work and sit RSV in my abode. Part time work by another name. NYC being so junior, you'll be in pretty good shape QOL wise.
If this keeps up a CRJ7 for a few years unfortunately.No MD-88, no 777. Now what am I going to fly
A cargo plane full of rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong.No MD-88, no 777. Now what am I going to fly
You have not actually touched a Delta airplane (or sim) yet, correct?
Yea, it really has been a crazy roller coaster for the past 6 months. So much uncertainty and planning for the unknown.
Famous line from THE Chief Pilot at your competitor during new hire indoc went something like, "Enjoy the ride. When you retire, a dump truck full of money will back up to your driveway and unload, then you can really have fun."
A few mergers and a bankruptcy later, not so much. At least he got the ride part correct.
Plan accordingly financially, be pleasantly surprised if your expectations get exceeded. We just sold the Captain house to move back into the FE house, but we bought a really cool little FE house 24 years ago in a place we really like and were able to keep it all this time renting it out. The market is hot for Captain houses outside the city, and downsizing is trendy, so all is good.
Playing with calculators is fun, though. Anyone else remember the 'Shell Oil' riddle when LED calculators first came out?
Not even an RJ unfortunately. The only way to go back is getting hired again and that won’t happen for a few years. I’ve come to terms that I won’t fly for a few years.
I didn’t intend for my post to be boastful. As someone who is on the furlough chopping block, I’m just looking for any sort of positive news there. 6 months of ups and downs has really taken a toll on me mentally, physically, and emotionally. The only “help” I got from my dad was a letter of recommendation and a lot of solid advice. The letter of recommendation didn’t do anything becasue I still had to wait for my guaranteed interview slot through 9E. It didn’t push me up the ladder any further. I mean, I’d like to think that my hard work paid off. Working full time while going to school full time, flight instructing 6.5 days a week, picking up open time at 9E, not having a social life so I could upgrade quickly, shutting myself out from family and friends for 6 months to focus on the Delta interview. I think I’ve more than paid my dues to get to where I’m at and wouldn’t necessarily call it a silver spoon. I have a lot to be thankful for and certainly couldn’t have done it by myself. I’m working a minimum wage job right now to stay afloat because money is money. I’ll take what I can get.
O man. Hoping for a speedy recovery!
Oh man, I’m sorry to hear that! You’ve got the right attitude, keep your head up!
I’ve applied to 30+ 135 companies and I only got responses from 2 of them even after saying I’d commit 2 years. Unfortunately, relocation is not an option right now for me so I’m sure I’m limiting my options. Ive also applied to different 121 ACMI operators but I’m trying to stay away from any place that will make me resign my number. I don’t want to leave Delta permanently. I actually applied today to be a TSA bomb sniffing dog handler at EWR so we’ll see what happens with that.
Your post wasn't boastful in the least. The post claiming you were was uncalled for. Ignore it.I didn’t intend for my post to be boastful. As someone who is on the furlough chopping block, I’m just looking for any sort of positive news there. 6 months of ups and downs has really taken a toll on me mentally, physically, and emotionally. The only “help” I got from my dad was a letter of recommendation and a lot of solid advice. The letter of recommendation didn’t do anything becasue I still had to wait for my guaranteed interview slot through 9E. It didn’t push me up the ladder any further. I mean, I’d like to think that my hard work paid off. Working full time while going to school full time, flight instructing 6.5 days a week, picking up open time at 9E, not having a social life so I could upgrade quickly, shutting myself out from family and friends for 6 months to focus on the Delta interview. I think I’ve more than paid my dues to get to where I’m at and wouldn’t necessarily call it a silver spoon. I have a lot to be thankful for and certainly couldn’t have done it by myself. I’m working a minimum wage job right now to stay afloat because money is money. I’ll take what I can get.
O and working M-F, 9-5 every week is rough. I don’t know how everyone does it, for real
I think it will come back; just my opinion, as my crystal ball is broken.
There is a lot of dissatisfaction in WebEx/Skype/MS Teams/Zoom meetings even in my IT coworkers and we’ve been working remote for years. The business folks I know and work with are really annoyed with them. I know “road warriors” that want to get back to traveling; plus some of their families aren’t used to seeing them this much either.
Again, just my opinion. You may be spot on.
Only time will tell.
Either way I think personal travel will make up for a bunch of it in the first couple of years. Lots of people are really missing their leisure travel; we are part of that crowd.
I tend to agree. We are doing virtual instrument demonstrations via Zoom or Teams now, and we are planning to continue such demos when things become more normal. Trade shows are different. People seem to want to go to those again. We tried a couple of virtual trade shows and stopped because no one "came". It wasn't worth the money.
Our expense savings due to very, very limited business travel has been substantial enough to more than pay for the IT investments necessary to go 98% virtual in a F100 company with ~35K employees.