tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post1884397351228296023..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Economic Blogging CutbacksAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-44701666369753738982009-04-13T22:39:00.000+00:002009-04-13T22:39:00.000+00:00"Stolen aircraft, pilot, flee personal problems to..."Stolen aircraft, pilot, flee personal problems to build new life in Texas" I can just see it - in the pages of the Onion.<BR/><BR/>http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/orlando_air_traffic_controllers<BR/><BR/>The man on the left has probably attracted Aviatrix' wrath!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-85864535218024923182009-04-10T16:10:00.000+00:002009-04-10T16:10:00.000+00:00anonymous: Can we stay here and entertain ourselve...anonymous: <I>Can we stay here and entertain ourselves while the owner's away?</I><BR/><BR/>Gee, I hope so. Part of the fun of this blog is the community of the like-minded commenters attracted to Aviatrix' writing. We're an unfailingly polite, intelligent and interesting bunch. (Preening done)<BR/><BR/>Your question... it is a <A HREF="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iC5xvmRlmutpYgkeMsfKk4QV4qjwD97DSCGO0" REL="nofollow">sad story</A>, really. He was looking for "suicide by being shot down", which is in my opinion a crappy thing to do to law enforcement, morality of suicide itself aside. I hope he gets some help. Never use a permanent solution for a temporary problem.<BR/><BR/>That issue ( and theft, illegal border crossing, etc ) aside, it was an interesting flight. :) There was a 45kt north wind aloft - I think he should have been able to make Texas, if not Mexico if he'd stayed up high.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-44059560958917494452009-04-10T16:07:00.000+00:002009-04-10T16:07:00.000+00:00Enjoy YOUR time: )Enjoy YOUR time: )The Flying Pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416790641626771836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-37975609354871030592009-04-10T15:57:00.000+00:002009-04-10T15:57:00.000+00:00Can we stay here and entertain ourselves while the...Can we stay here and entertain ourselves while the owner's away? If we bring our own beer and clean up afterwards?<BR/><BR/>What about this guy? Was his idea really stupid or should he have died?<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7987156.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30962863957079491102009-04-10T09:50:00.000+00:002009-04-10T09:50:00.000+00:00Life is very short and all the money in the world ...Life is very short and all the money in the world won't bring you back from the dead,(yet!)<BR/> Being the sort of intensely inquisitive person you are, you'll have a ball in your time off, investigating the world at ground-level.<BR/> 'Trix's employer wouldn't DARE lay her off and risk the ire of her hundreds of thousands of worldwide fans ;-)...I'll continue to enjoy following your adventures and learming.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11679310031767479691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30931438172032863962009-04-10T05:54:00.000+00:002009-04-10T05:54:00.000+00:00Sorry to hear you've been cut back due this awful ...Sorry to hear you've been cut back due this awful economy thing. The same thing has happened to my job in the radio business - I haven't been fired, but I'm not full-time anymore, either!!<BR/><BR/>Love the blog though, very insightful to a wannabe pilot. Look forward to wherever you are going!!!<BR/><BR/>Good luck...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-35639137975762642522009-04-10T01:56:00.000+00:002009-04-10T01:56:00.000+00:00I have a friend flying Airbuses for a company that...I have a friend flying Airbuses for a company that shouldn't exist in a country with three coasts and that is more or less how it works.<BR/>That's why he's still a <I>senior</I> first officer while people lower down on the seniority list have switched seats. I think being a number in a queue is better than taking risks.<BR/><BR/>Aviatrix, I'm sure with your experience there are opportunities on big shiny jets overseas. Several airlines in S-E Asia are hiring as we speak, and not just locals.<BR/><BR/>S.Splendorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010620882390615773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2177295500747029272009-04-10T01:49:00.000+00:002009-04-10T01:49:00.000+00:00There is a simple secret to the successful aviatio...There is a simple secret to the successful aviation career, you know? I’m living proof of it. Many times I sat in the left seat as captain and was the youngest one in the cockpit. The seniority system, while far from perfect, surly beats any of the alternatives. The idea is that only super qualified folks are hired in the first place, so having that number tattooed across your forehead and then living with it from that point forward isn’t really so bad. Takes the politics out of the game. So what’s the secret to the successful career? You must be in the right place at the right time. How will you know the right place and time? You’ll know 30 years from now when you look back. Wish you the best, Aviatrix. Hope you have as much fun flying as I did. Oh, and you gotta be qualified when those times and places come about.UrCaptainSpekinhttp://www.urcaptainspekin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-68484104526229916972009-04-10T00:55:00.000+00:002009-04-10T00:55:00.000+00:00What does management consider a "better pilot"? Y...What does management consider a "better pilot"? You want my career to depend on brownnosing? Pushing the weather and my duty limits to complete more revenue trips? Tolerating unrectified snags? Carrying the least reserve fuel?<BR/><BR/>Management doesn't know who has what level of skill, only that every pilot employed meets the required standard again and again in the simulator.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-44224180730512938382009-04-09T23:31:00.000+00:002009-04-09T23:31:00.000+00:00Good luck with things, I hope to see you blogging ...Good luck with things, I hope to see you blogging more regularly again in the future!<BR/><BR/>To comment on the "other topic" in the post- why are the airlines structured thusly? I can understand the reasoning behind it, where people who have devoted more time to the airline deserve to stay employed during tough times, but if pilot A is a better pilot than pilot B, but was hired a week earlier, the airline is losing out by laying off the wrong employee. It's dangerous I guess to talk about "better" or "worse" pilots, but it is definitely a strange arrangement. Then again I guess the harsh reality is that a pilot is a pilot to the airlines, so long as they can safely fly the airplanes. It does not matter who fits the company culture better, or who strives to improve things around them, or whatever. Just so long as they fly the planes safely.<BR/><BR/>Have there ever been examples of companies/airlines who tried to break this trend? Met with success/failure?<BR/><BR/>NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-77308659624249552032009-04-09T22:07:00.000+00:002009-04-09T22:07:00.000+00:00A sad day if I cannot read Aviatrix every morning....A sad day if I cannot read Aviatrix every morning.<BR/>Will keep checking the blog hoping for more every day.<BR/>Good luck and keep safe.Bill ( Tasmania)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1665238495770711092009-04-09T17:55:00.000+00:002009-04-09T17:55:00.000+00:00Porter is fabulous. Q400 all the way.Have you thou...Porter is fabulous. Q400 all the way.<BR/><BR/>Have you thought of going overseas? Especially with geological surveys etc. Heck, if you're 200 days a year on the road in North America, you may as well fly aerial surveys over the Sahara.<BR/><BR/>Flight instruction?<BR/><BR/>Or catching up on six months of laundry.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726267862761677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-50744638349024043472009-04-09T17:18:00.000+00:002009-04-09T17:18:00.000+00:00Hit me up for ID90s on AS/QX if you need any durin...Hit me up for ID90s on AS/QX if you need any during your time off.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The blogger formerly known as Xaqman.Buzzoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015194503075989426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-65637783656388362152009-04-09T14:55:00.000+00:002009-04-09T14:55:00.000+00:00Forget Jazz, go Porter! The planes are newer and ...Forget Jazz, go Porter! The planes are newer and the uniform is downright awesome compared to AC. That and they serve food with beer on a short haul flight. A company that gives away free beer cannot be at all bad! :) Either way, hope your flying prospects pick up soon.viennatechhttp://viennatech.ca/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-77808602641489223002009-04-09T14:37:00.000+00:002009-04-09T14:37:00.000+00:00I look forward to and enjoy your posts. You are a ...I look forward to and enjoy your posts. You are a star in my blogosphere. Better days a'comin'!<BR/>Bob in MinnesotaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-42930749485259484132009-04-09T05:06:00.000+00:002009-04-09T05:06:00.000+00:00Maybe a good summer job to keep you occupied?http:...Maybe a good summer job to keep you occupied?<BR/><BR/>http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=51858<BR/><BR/>http://www.weathermod.com/index.phpSierra7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-90789791998964072482009-04-09T04:59:00.000+00:002009-04-09T04:59:00.000+00:00Good idea. The general concensus here amongst F/As...Good idea. The general concensus here amongst F/As is to use our downtime to upskill,so if the worst should happen we are better skilled than others out there and hopefully will get re-hired in the shortest possible time.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of doing a training qualification- airlines always need trainers, economy or not.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the freedom from the phone & we look fwd to more posts once you're back.Traytablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480385741777998383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-39431051502165070812009-04-09T03:44:00.000+00:002009-04-09T03:44:00.000+00:00Thanks, Aviatrix. I love your posts, and I'm hopi...Thanks, Aviatrix. I love your posts, and I'm hoping/praying for good flying work for you, soon. Thanks for sharing your flying life with us.David R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-84920611944233409192009-04-09T03:24:00.000+00:002009-04-09T03:24:00.000+00:00Best of luck Aviatrix! Who knows, your blogging ra...Best of luck Aviatrix! Who knows, your blogging rate may go back into the green if you come across a fun temp job like that time when you flew up from Florida with liteflyer. <BR/><BR/>BTW, what happened to the idea of the Aviatrix book?<BR/><BR/>Julien.Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981068637782241298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-87817620491518167922009-04-09T03:13:00.000+00:002009-04-09T03:13:00.000+00:00Sad to see you taking a leave, I hope it is not to...Sad to see you taking a leave, I hope it is not too long. I have been reading and enjoying your blog since you started it. My wife has been nagging me to think about returning to western Canada for several years now. I have just added one more requirement to do that; when Aviatrix is flying one of the many Dash8s in that neck of the woods I will relent.<BR/><BR/>A transplant in Va.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-559475375708647462009-04-09T02:27:00.000+00:002009-04-09T02:27:00.000+00:00A little Aviatrix is better than no Aviatrix. Enjo...A little Aviatrix is better than no Aviatrix. Enjoy your extra time while you can. Good luck picking up some good ad hoc gigs.nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-76802089591978418802009-04-09T01:15:00.000+00:002009-04-09T01:15:00.000+00:00I understand this very well, Aviatrix. Being "betw...I understand this very well, Aviatrix. Being "between jobs" right now, I find myself spending more time than usual in networking activities, speculative meetings, job hunting trips, and other activities that I probably need to keep under wraps. All that stuff (a) takes time, and (b) reduces the time I spend thinking about bloggable stuff.<BR/><BR/>So take care of yourself, and best wishes.Geoff Arnoldhttp://geoffarnold.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30402050873317911002009-04-09T00:38:00.000+00:002009-04-09T00:38:00.000+00:00Do what is best for you, Aviatrix. Our hopes and b...Do what is best for you, Aviatrix. Our hopes and best wishes are with you. Good Luck!ZDnoreply@blogger.com