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  1. xhercdriver

    SWAPA and SR361

    Well, there's "what's right," and there's "what's right for me" I guess. Pilots who function solely on the "what's right for me" philosophy will note, correctly, that, absent any huge growth period, what was previously a 4-6 year path to captain upgrade will now become an 8-10 year path, so...
  2. xhercdriver

    Southwest Questions

    Hehe I'm not sure I can explain the trip method either :D But from The Holy Contract of Antioch... A "trip" = 243 miles. Any flight between two airports 243 miles (or less) apart is a "trip." Every 40 additional miles between the two airports is 1/10 trip. (Apparently the previous union reps...
  3. xhercdriver

    SW jumpseat?

    If you're on our list, (it's a big list) you can ride. The big problem is that you can't sit up in the cockpit any more. That means you can only ride if there is an empty seat in the back, and your priority will be after pretty much everyone (as opposed to only having to worry about another...
  4. xhercdriver

    Having "fun at work".

    The NWA Capt who went to prison was eventually pardoned, rehired by NWA, re-upgraded to Capt, and (I think) he's retired now. If you get a chance to see his whole story (there was a 20/20 or 60 Minutes segment on him) it's actually kind of inspirational...
  5. xhercdriver

    Any July 15'ers yet?

    Your medical must be Class I to START training. It can go to Class II the second day. It must STAY at least Class II forever (until CA upgrade). If you screw up and your Class II goes to III while you're there, they will set you up with an appointment for the exam, which you'll have to work...
  7. xhercdriver

    Southwest Questions

    Shag's numbers are from the proposal. Scuttlebutt is that it's got about a 60% "approval rating" in the polls so far. Current rates for comparison... F/O Yr 1: $33.89 (9/1/02) Yr 2: 58.89 (9/1/03) Yr 3: 68.84 (9/1/04) Brand new Capt Yr 5: $118.41 (9/1/02) Yr 6: 123.50 (9/1/03) Yr 7...
  8. xhercdriver

    Vision question for SWA drivers

    Hehe yep, it's a...er...I forget what it is ;) Anyway, it's a fairly lightweight "one-ear" thing that you can detach from the bracket and just hang on your ear, or attach to your glasses, or whatever. You can purchase ($40) a custom earpiece that fits inside your ear, but it comes with a...
  9. xhercdriver

    Stop loss ending

    Hope it's true. About damm time this BS "management tool" was shut down. I was kinda hoping that someone would bring suit so it could be stamped out permanently, but I guess that would've taken years. I'd say a part-time Guard/Reserve slot is just about to become a pretty hot ticket...
  10. xhercdriver

    Vision question for SWA drivers

    The headset they issue you can be set up to basically just "hang in your ear" if you want, or you can attach it to a "bracket" that fits over your head, or you can take it apart and actually mount the guts of it on your glasses frame itself. I've seen several variations on how to wear it. If...
  11. xhercdriver

    SWA help

    The Pass cards are plenty, especially if you get them all down (and they include the boxed memory items, so that's another thing you won't have to worry about). I wouldn't worry about the flows until you get there. If you want to have a few kicks while you learn something, go get Microsoft...
  13. xhercdriver

    Question for SWA pilots

    The answer is...it depends ;) If you live at your domicile, and are lucky enough to get a "3-on, 4-off" schedule, you may be home 22-23 nights in a month. If you live in domicile and bid reserve and "pass" on trips, you may get a couple more nights at home. If you live a long commute from...
  14. xhercdriver

    SWA contract

    There's a couple of small improvements to the way the 401-k works, and the way it's "counted," and also some changes to the way the stock options are categorized as "income" that I don't really understand well enough to explain ;) Probationary pilots would be allowed to participate in the...
  15. xhercdriver

    SWA class date and size July/August..

    With a "full" pool, and "continous" training in progress, the wait, from the date you entered the pool (later of type rating/interview date) was 7 classes, in almost every case; i.e. you'll be in the 7th class after you enter the pool. It might vary by one class either way, and I did see a...
  16. xhercdriver

    SWA contract

    I think it's a little too easy to try to compartmentalize who favors the offer and who doesn't. Of the guys I talked to, about 2/3 seemed to think it was an "OK" offer they seemed to be leaning towards voting for, and 1/3 were of the "hell no, that's not good enough" variety. There was no...
  17. xhercdriver

    Help!

    I used to teach two methods: "wind arrow" and "Mercedes Benz" :D Wind arrow: draw the holding pattern as the instructions are read... "Cessna 3WB, hold southeast..." (Draw a 'wind arrow' coming up/right from the SE, i.e. if someone told you the wind was 360 @ 10, you'd draw an arrow pointing...
  19. xhercdriver

    Take bonus-stay in the Air Force or ??

    This shouldn't be a very difficult question, really. What are YOUR career goals? If your goal is to fly for the airlines, after (while?) serving the country as a military aviator, then you should position yourself to accomplish that goal. If your goal is to have a career as a military aviator...
  20. xhercdriver

    A few UPT questions for those who know..

    Not much to add to this except to say that "attitude" can to some extent "override" your actual performance (both positively and negatively). In other words, if you really, really, really want to be a military pilot, and you demonstrate that you are a "team player" with the rest of your class...
  21. xhercdriver

    YGTBSM...no mention of stop loss

    Hehe lies, dammed lies, and statistics ;) My favorite was "The Air Force lost 25% less pilots in 2001 than the previous year." Hmmm. Stoploss is in effect for 3 months. Last time I checked, 3 months was 25% of a year :rolleyes: I'm sure there WERE in fact lots of guys who stayed in to fight...
  22. xhercdriver

    "Pilot's must focus on flying the plane"

    The argument has to be approached logically, instead of with histrionics designed to evoke some emotional or contrived response. First, the airlines would never be able to do this (from a legal standpoint) unless they required you to be "qualified" to carry the firearm. That means a training...
  23. xhercdriver

    Are they a major or regional pilot?

    As a group, we really ALL need to just "get over" this whole "caste system" of "greater" and "lesser" aviators. It serves neither us nor the profession. If you're flying an "airliner," keeping your passengers safe, it really doesn't matter whether there are 50 passengers aboard or 250. We've...
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