Shoot The Breeze

[Spoony90]

All the trainees be like...

 

[JNev]

After covid. Maybe never

So annoying cause I had one scheduled in March

 

[32andBelow]

So annoying cause I had one scheduled in March

I never got to go. Should have gone when I could.

 

[Robert_Boucher]

So annoying cause I had one scheduled in March

For what it's worth when I was in ATL a few weeks ago I saw plenty of pilots still jump seating, so maybe it will come back at some point.

 

[JNev]

For what it's worth when I was in ATL a few weeks ago I saw plenty of pilots still jump seating, so maybe it will come back at some point.

Oh I mean it better come back. There’s actually no reason for it to not. If anything they should expand it but that’s a discussion for a different time

 

[32andBelow]

Oh I mean it better come back. There’s actually no reason for it to not. If anything they should expand it but that’s a discussion for a different time

It requires someone to care enough to restart it.

 

[JNev]

It requires someone to care enough to restart it.

Just tell me when and where

 

[Mike Kilo]

Just tell me when and where

Tomorrow, 8am, Rinaldi’s house....

 

[JNev]

Tomorrow, 8am, Rinaldi’s house....

Still waiting for a response to my email(s). Hoping he got my Christmas card

 

[Phillyman2633]

When do you think FDT gets reinstated? I’d hate to waste a year of those

I've done 2 every year since I got hired in 2014, got one in February before it got "serious." Hopefully we can keep doing them next year. I wish they would relax the restrictions, so fucking stupid...if I'm writing a report, why does management care if I take it in conjunction with annual?

 

[JNev]

I've done 2 every year since I got hired in 2014, got one in February before it got "serious." Hopefully we can keep doing them next year. I wish they would relax the restrictions, so fucking stupid...if I'm writing a report, why does management care if I take it in conjunction with annual?

The whole thing is like designed for people not to use it. I can't even imagine how annoying it was to do before this online thing started. Their rules for picking flights are also so freaking dumb

 

[Roger_Roger]

Shit ive been doing 2 a year too and going on vacation all over the us with them lol sad we wont get them this year. One of the biggest perks of this job.

 

[32andBelow]

I've done 2 every year since I got hired in 2014, got one in February before it got "serious." Hopefully we can keep doing them next year. I wish they would relax the restrictions, so fucking stupid...if I'm writing a report, why does management care if I take it in conjunction with annual?

Faa inspectors can get on like any flight in the nas with their badge

 

[JNev]

Honestly it's complete BS we can't do it whenever. Id love to know the logic

 

[Phillytroll69]

Faa inspectors can get on like any flight in the nas with their badge

Look at me, I'm a flight inspector now.

 

[ClearanceClarence]

Faa inspectors can get on like any flight in the nas with their badge

Don’t they just have the same badge we do? FAA/DOT?

 

[ABACUS]

Don’t they just have the same badge we do? FAA/DOT?

They get a fancy one on top of it.

 

[ClearanceClarence]

They get a fancy one on top of it.

Well shit we deserve to be in the cool club too.

 

[Termine]

Honestly it's complete BS we can't do it whenever. Id love to know the logic

I saw the "decision" or something it when I did my first FDT setup. It used to be much more lax but in the mid 90s or something there was an OIG investigation and they decided people were basically scamming flights by claiming to be on official government business when really they weren't, so now we have all the rules and limitations.

 

[JNev]

I saw the "decision" or something it when I did my first FDT setup. It used to be much more lax but in the mid 90s or something there was an OIG investigation and they decided people were basically scamming flights by claiming to be on official government business when really they weren't, so now we have all the rules and limitations.

I don't think it should be considered "scamming" I guess. Any interaction we have with pilots is better than none for educational purposes. Even understanding their schedules and how tired they might be, etc can help us serve them better and anticipate things even