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Better than on-time….early →  September 2, 2009 2

Something amazing happened during my two day trip. Every flight I flew left on time and arrived early. All four flights. The contract states I am paid “block or better”. So even if the flights are early I still [...] Continue Reading…

1500 …almost →  August 31, 2009 Comments Off

First…the reason I haven’t been posting is due to the hours spent installing a new floor in my house. We went from this: to this: My wife and I [...] Continue Reading…

Nice way to start airport appreciation →  August 28, 2009 Comments Off

Airline pilots for the most part are lazy. They like to work the least amount and get paid the most. I guess that’s like every other profession I guess. Eh. Each month that I am available to work each reserve [...] Continue Reading…

FL400 in 20 minutes →  August 24, 2009 2

Yesterday a flight crew of a regional airliner lost an engine on takeoff. They climbed to 1000 feet AGL and troubleshot the issue. They then secured the engine and landed safely back at the airport. Didn’t see the news [...] Continue Reading…

But my belt never goes off! →  August 22, 2009 3

I’ve had the same belt for over a year. I have worn it through TSA checkpoints without “going off” hundreds of times. This morning it went off! Both the Captain and I both beeped. Initially I thought it was my [...] Continue Reading…

No airport standby tomorrow! →  August 21, 2009 Comments Off

Tonight I was pretty sure I was going home. Around 5:50PM I was called and assigned a 6:45PM departure. Nice….but it was an odd situation. The original crew was arriving 17 minutes later than scheduled. The ETA was 6:27. The [...] Continue Reading…