→ December 4, 2011
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Forgot what it’s like to work for a living. Ouch. I fly a smaller plane now. Smaller plane = more legs per day…for the most part. Doing a 21 hour 3 day trip. Day one was 5 legs including an international [...] Continue Reading…
→ December 1, 2011
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By the time I finish this blog post I will have completed my reserve stint…..having flown zero reserve hours. This is in stark contrast to the last 4 years when I was on reserve. I was abused….errr used constantly. Lots [...] Continue Reading…
→ November 28, 2011
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I’m on reserve until Friday. I’ve flown zero hours during my last 7 days of reserve thus far. Being senior has it’s privileges. I’m in the top 1% of the First Officer reserve list at my base. I’m the last [...] Continue Reading…
→ November 23, 2011
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So I have a few pilot headsets. I have a Telex ANR 500, Bose Qc15/UflyMike and a Telex 750. The one that got the most use is the Telex ANR 500. TSO’d, lightweight, great ANR and clear communications. The Bose QC15/UflyMike [...] Continue Reading…
→ November 23, 2011
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Bids closed. I got what I asked for…but not what I wanted. Everyone has priorities when bidding. I wanted the following: Maximum Days Off No Two Day Trips Monday and Tuesdays off Maximum Pay (high hour line) Christmas Off Those were my prefernences in order….and that’s where [...] Continue Reading…
→ November 19, 2011
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Bidding closes soon. I am going to preference Day trips first….then weekends off…..then 3 day trips with weekends off….then four day trips working weekends. Lots of days off is important as well. Day trips are horrible for commuters but great [...] Continue Reading…
