Trojan Boat Forum

Mike Kulp wrote:Congratulations! more money? Does this mean pulling the boat and fixing the props so you burn some fuel next summer? What do you think Allen no more excuses for him now.

Mike you must be reading my mine


CONGRATS AARON !!!!!!!!!!!!

There hasn't been an acceptable excuse before now! Bet he claims he is never in town now! Any takers?

Commissionpoint wrote:

aaronbocknek wrote:oh, something i wanted to share with you all. i've been upgraded at work. i am now an ''in flight director'' (a.k.a purser or f/a in charge for my canadian friends). that means i will be working in first class 90% of the time on domestic, latin america and caribbean trips. i'm also a devoted hebrew speaker for our tel aviv (tlv) trips. a few more dollars, but the work is quadruple of what it's like working in 'economy' class. i'm up for the challenge though.
tri cabin aaron

Mazel Tov.

Whats with "In Flight Director"? Is the term Purser no longer cool to use anymore? What do they call Chief Purser now? Do you get another stripe? Cash is always good, but extra stripes let folks know whos runnin' $hit.

in flight director is the name the company came up with. no stripes on the uniform, but i do get to wear this nifty brass name plate that says INFLIGHT DIRECTOR on my apron and uniform shirt. i also wear a solid black yarmulka with my uniform , as i've always done, so when the passengers see me walking thru the terminal or aircraft, they KNOW who is in command. (especially on the ever famous 'kosher klippers' to lauderdale, west palm and ft. myers. they know i'm a member of the tribe and they can't get away with the usual nonsense that takes place on those flights.

we have pursers on transatlantic flights, but they are classified under the IFD'S. i'm also 'language qualified' in hebrew and french, hebrew is my primary secondary language. in my airlines classification, i'm what is refered to as a LODO.... or, Language Of Destination/Origin

as for the extra $$, remember we are still working under a 2004 chapter 11 bankruptcy concessionary contract. the extra $$ amounts to roughly 5 dollars a FLIGHT hour more. that's FLIGHT hour, not duty hour. so if the 'engines aint turnin, i aint earnin'. and because IFD and LODO lines of flying are parted out from the regular trips, i could be gone even longer. and i'm STILL on reserve!!! but, i felt compelled to take the extra responsibilities and challenge. i did the same when i was with eastern, but our classification there was 'SENIOR'.

NOW, if only i can get to the bottom of this 12v problem. ahhhhhh

Mike Kulp wrote:Congratulations! more money? Does this mean pulling the boat and fixing the props so you burn some fuel next summer? What do you think Allen no more excuses for him now.

oh mike, oh allen, if only i were earning what i'm REALLY worth. i'm (we) are still working under a post chapter 11 bankruptcy contract, and the pay, even with the new classification, is roughly 46.2% less than what we were making prior to 9-11-01. add to that two chapter 11's, and well, you guys get the idea. i'm hoping to just break even. i guess that's why i have the boat. it's my 'man cave' and my haven. expensive yes. but my haven just the same.

aaronbocknek wrote:i did the same when i was with eastern, but our classification there was 'SENIOR'.

Eastern huh? Did you fly with the Wright brothers too? j/k

I fly mostly transatlantic. A couple times a year. I guess I am a little out of touch with domestic flights. Last one I was on was an ALB to DTW connection on my way to AMS, it was a scary old MD-80 and I am pretty sure the wings were attached with duct tape and made out of Reynold's Wrap. I usually fly KLM or Air France I like the 777's. I used to fly Northwest a bit until the Delta merge. Now I think they suck as bad as Delta does. I assume you work for US since you mentioned bankruptcy since '04. Once again congrats on the promotion, like some of those other guys said, time to fix the props so you can buy some marine gas with all that money you are making now.

Now stop reading trojanboats.net and go track down that renegade ground wire in your boat. Its gonna be awful hard to balance your checkbook after you pay for those props and fuel in the dark!

Last Time I flew I flew the oldest MD-8 They had Great plan IMO .

Here is the deal , Pull the boat and send out the props and I will come up and fix that lighting problem at no charge , I will have my assistant Allen meet me there .

There you go Aaron , you get a raise,then haul the boat and get your lighting fixed .

Life is good

And I bet Mike will be glad to Q.C. the work , It just cannot get better then this , Unless we have a volunteer to paint the bottom . ( thats dreaming LOL )

Commissionpoint wrote:

aaronbocknek wrote:i did the same when i was with eastern, but our classification there was 'SENIOR'.

Eastern huh? Did you fly with the Wright brothers too? j/k

I fly mostly transatlantic. A couple times a year. I guess I am a little out of touch with domestic flights. Last one I was on was an ALB to DTW connection on my way to AMS, it was a scary old MD-80 and I am pretty sure the wings were attached with duct tape and made out of Reynold's Wrap. I usually fly KLM or Air France I like the 777's. I used to fly Northwest a bit until the Delta merge. Now I think they suck as bad as Delta does. I assume you work for US since you mentioned bankruptcy since '04. Once again congrats on the promotion, like some of those other guys said, time to fix the props so you can buy some marine gas with all that money you are making now.

Now stop reading trojanboats.net and go track down that renegade ground wire in your boat. Its gonna be awful hard to balance your checkbook after you pay for those props and fuel in the dark!

leaving for the boat in a few.... had to make sure 'sir maccabee' was settled in for the afternoon. eastern. yes..... i started with new york air in 1985 after college.... i migrated to CO then EA. prior to the strike (i'm a proud UNION member and i refused to cross the picket line. i am not or ever will be a scab.) in '89, i left and flew for world airways doing MAC/ATC charters. it then went to allegheny commuter/usair express, then to mainline usairways in 1999. i've worked on the dc-9-15/40/50/30 and md-80. the boeing 727-100/200 (one of my favorite planes!!) the lockheed L-1011 (my all time favorite!) the dc-10 (yuck), the shorts 330/360-- you know, the square ones--- the fokker f-27 (equally yuck), the dehavilland dhc-8-100/200/300, the BAe-146-200/300, the boeing 737-200/300/400--- no comment--- the airbus A319/320/321/330-200/300. so, yeah, i guess i've been around, but i must say, as much as i love the 319, the 727 with those PW JT9D-219 engines were something else. although, i did LOVE the sound of the L-1011's RR RB-211's spooling up, especialy on a cold winter morning! my god i'm a geek. okay, off to the boat. later guys.

aaronbocknek wrote:those PW JT9D-219 engines were something else. although, i did LOVE the sound of the L-1011's RR RB-211's spooling up, especialy on a cold winter morning! my god i'm a geek. okay, off to the boat. later guys.

Probably not as much of a geek as those of us who know what a Pratt & Whitney JT9D's are or Rolls Royce RB 211's in that Lockheed you mentioned who DON'T work in the airline industry.

After the F-32 is all set my next toy will be a C180 taildragger with bush tires.

The first plane I ever flew on was the Tri-Star (L-1011 ) great plane

Aaron what about the offer ??

prowlersfish wrote:Last Time I flew I flew the oldest MD-8 They had Great plan IMO .

Here is the deal , Pull the boat and send out the props and I will come up and fix that lighting problem at no charge , I will have my assistant Allen meet me there .

There you go Aaron , you get a raise,then haul the boat and get your lighting fixed .

Life is good

And I bet Mike will be glad to Q.C. the work , It just cannot get better then this , Unless we have a volunteer to paint the bottom . ( thats dreaming LOL )

I already volunteered to meet him there and fix the problem but he never showed up or called! So you may drive up here for nothing and we will be sitting on the peir drinking beer and getting drunk at your OWN expense! OOoooppsss I meant OUR expense!

No at Aaron's expense . Tri cabin locks are easy

prowlersfish wrote:No at Aaron's expense . Tri cabin locks are easy

OK!! So we can get to the GOOD stuff at Aaron's expense and leave him the bill!

prowlersfish wrote:The first plane I ever flew on was the Tri-Star (L-1011 ) great plane

See. I'm not the only dork who knows the Pratt Whitneys were in the MD 80's and the Rolls turbofans were in the Tristar.

Paul, I just read up (above on this thread). McDonnell Douglass planes were great. So were DeHavilands. If I ever put the time in to get IFR I would love to have a Beaver. (or a 180 taildragger) Other than that its the 152 to Lake Clear to go hiking. Yeh sure, I could drive there, but its only half as fun.......