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by lownslow
Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Reapply
Replies: 20
Views: 4597

Re: Reapply

What's changed since you last applied? This doesn’t get considered nearly enough when these questions come up. If you’re not thinking about improving yourself after a PFO, what’s the alternative? “I hope they have lower standards next week”? Reapply whenever, but consider the following: -upgrade at...
by lownslow
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Denying Overtime
Replies: 72
Views: 16349

Re: Denying Overtime

Do you think they wish they’d have just put an end date on the request to bend scope last fall? I feel like that’s all it would have taken to get that vote passed.
by lownslow
Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Significant Yaw on Landing
Replies: 11
Views: 1582

Re: Significant Yaw on Landing

digits_ wrote: Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:33 am 16G25 crosswind is too much now for airline pilots?
Apparently. More than that, if an into-wind runway exists do we not owe to our passengers the comfort of using it, especially if it’s gusting?
by lownslow
Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:27 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Significant Yaw on Landing
Replies: 11
Views: 1582

Re: Significant Yaw on Landing

pelmet wrote: Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:59 am (METAR reported wind:
33016G25)
Pearson should really build a runway facing that way. I’m pretty sure they have the land for it.
by lownslow
Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Denying Overtime
Replies: 72
Views: 16349

Re: Denying Overtime

Well it's good to know the pressure is working. I think I'll buy a paddle board and enjoy the water this summer. You should do that either way. Whether you’re happy with your work conditions or not, you shouldn’t let your job define who you are. I think we’ve all flown with those boring weenies and...
by lownslow
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:28 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Denying Overtime
Replies: 72
Views: 16349

Re: Denying Overtime

Well it's good to know the pressure is working. I think I'll buy a paddle board and enjoy the water this summer. You should do that either way. Whether you’re happy with your work conditions or not, you shouldn’t let your job define who you are. I think we’ve all flown with those boring weenies and...
by lownslow
Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: new criminal penalties for labour price fixing and anti poaching
Replies: 2
Views: 778

Re: new criminal penalties for labour price fixing and anti poaching

I wonder how it applies when the brakes are hit from the other end? More than once in a past life I got a phone call from a bigger operator who’d noted they were hiring a lot off my roster and wanted to make sure we’d be okay. Sometimes they’d tell me they were going to give us time to recover. Who ...
by lownslow
Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: How long do airplane tires last?
Replies: 9
Views: 1567

Re: How long do airplane tires last?

I’ve flown on some pretty cruddy looking rubber and I feel like it’s the tube that’s doing the lion’s share of the work. Those I replace as needed and if the tire looks good it stays. Disclaimer: I run wicked low pressure (well under 10psi) and I suspect the tubes move around somewhat in operation w...
by lownslow
Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: How long do airplane tires last?
Replies: 9
Views: 1567

Re: How long do airplane tires last?

I have a set that probably haven’t been made in 80 years or more and they’re good enough.
by lownslow
Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The adds are killing this forum
Replies: 32
Views: 2411

Re: The adds are killing this forum

It must have a way of sensing how many ads get blocked then reassigning those to the rest of us.
by lownslow
Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
Replies: 53
Views: 4044

Re: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?

I’m not morbidly obese but I’m very tall and in a cheap airline seat I often find the pitch is almost exactly the length of my thigh bone so I ‘spill over’ the other way. Sometimes I worry that the person in front of me might feel my knee against their seat and I don’t want to be a bother to anyone...
by lownslow
Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:53 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: New Airline
Replies: 5
Views: 2618

Re: New Airline

fish4life wrote: Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:01 am Does this seem like the equivalent of a “flag of convenience” airline?
It sure reads that way. Fine by me, send us the tax money and you do you.
by lownslow
Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
Replies: 53
Views: 4044

Re: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?

I’m not morbidly obese but I’m very tall and in a cheap airline seat I often find the pitch is almost exactly the length of my thigh bone so I ‘spill over’ the other way. Sometimes I worry that the person in front of me might feel my knee against their seat and I don’t want to be a bother to anyone ...
by lownslow
Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:05 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Sealand RED V12 Diesel Beaver flies!
Replies: 59
Views: 9988

Re: The Sealand RED V12 Diesel Beaver flies!

It's always been my understanding that although a diesel engine could burn Jet-A, it wouldn't do well in the long run as diesel fuel had lubricating properties for a diesel engines piston rings etc. that Jet-A does not have. I believe automotive diesels rely on the lubricity of their fuels to keep ...
by lownslow
Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Buttonville Gets The Final Nail In The Coffin
Replies: 17
Views: 1595

Re: Buttonville Gets The Final Nail In The Coffin

I honestly thought it would outlive Downsview. I assume Downsview is still open?
by lownslow
Tue May 30, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Here we go
Replies: 32
Views: 9692

Re: Here we go

What benefit would that be to the pilots? Don't pilots already get first bid for the JS? Yes, however on my flights the jumpseat is available for pilots Only. The FAs fought hard against the B1s. I'm sorry, but that's a terrible attitude to have. I have no idea about B1's, C1's, etc., but you're ab...
by lownslow
Tue May 30, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Here we go
Replies: 32
Views: 9692

Re: Here we go

B1s cost the company nothing (okay, that extra 80 kilos has an effect on fuel burn, I guess) so taking them away is just a dramatic statement. Not to mention, your 80 Kgs affect on fuel burn is the same, B1, C1, C2, etc. Right, so literally no cost to the company. It was a gesture meant solely to h...
by lownslow
Tue May 30, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Here we go
Replies: 32
Views: 9692

Re: Here we go

As a father of young kids who never travels I never even used the B1s so couldn't care less that they are gone. I was surprised there was such a heated debate over them - it's not like they are guaranteed seats. As one who regularly sees loads above 100% I also couldn’t care less that they’re gone....
by lownslow
Mon May 29, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Is there strike pay?
Replies: 10
Views: 1889

Re: Is there strike pay?

Isn’t that strike pay comparable to flat pay? Who’d have thought carrying a sign would be competitive with flying a transport category jet? Gets you home every night, too.
by lownslow
Mon May 29, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Ten year deal
Replies: 42
Views: 8594

Re: Ten year deal

RippleRock wrote: Mon May 29, 2023 8:23 am It's very myopic to think that they are coming here and are happy with the pay status as it is
You said it yourself: they’re unhappy about it but they’re still here. From a cold, unfeeling bean counter perspective that’s perfect.

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