PCN High Life: Misc - HL 171 (3)

From: Doug Kasemeier

Date: 6/5/2013 1:29:34 AM

To: undisclosed recipients: ,

Subject: Delta Honor Guard......

A somber moment in a corporate world that so many times has lost its moral compass. Well done...dk

On occasions like this, the PEOPLE of Delta Air Lines can still make me proud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_VGxfmDmEo

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From: David L. Roberts

Date: 6/3/2013 11:35:03 PM

To: Mark@pilotcommunication.net

Subject: PCN Calendar question

Hi Mark,
Tonight, for the first time in months, I tried to open the PCN Calendar to check a breakfast date and place. But.....I was unable to open the calendar, even after signing in to google groups.

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=pcn.calendar@gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York

Events from one or more calendars could not be shown here because you do not have the permission to view them.

The message stated I was not cleared to view the calendar, so, how does one view the PCN calendar???

Regards,
Dave

Editor: Sorry, a setting got goofed up and it went private. Should be ok now. See above in Mark’s remarks for Calendar administrator.

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From: Dave Norvell

Date: 6/8/2013 5:59:53 AM

Subject: : Fwd: Sad!

FYI

Just got this. Aren’t you glad you retired when you did!

It's just another symptom of our corporation's dysfunction!

On Jun 2, 2013

This is a synopsis of the final days for a dear friend and consummate

professional aviator, United B777 First Officer Harold Ford.

After a flying career of over 40 years and many airlines Harold has

retired from United Airlines. Harold flew the A320 as Captain

and finished his UAL days as a B777 F/O in Dulles on reserve. The

Flight Office there was latent in assigning him a final trip to

fly as a retirement trip. His wife was looking forward to

accompanying him on his final trip. After several calls to the DCAFO

he sat out his final days on Reserve only to be assigned a three day

PC-FILL IN as his final trip. Harold's emails and calls to the

Flight Office brought the following response from the DCA Chief Pilot,

" Well Harold, you have to admire their SENSE OF HUMOR."

That was it......

Needless to say, he did not feel well enough to DH to DEN to

accomplish this task.

This is an example, to me, to all of us, why this once great airline

is no longer even a facsimile of it's former self.

Somewhere, Pat Patterson (the once great leader and builder of United

Airlines) is rolling over in his grave.

Fly safely my friends.

Check your 6!

This is what it’s like to be a pilot at United. Anyone out there

STILL trying to do ANYTHING over and above what’s required? Anyone

still turning on Channel 9? Anyone still doing PR for United?

ANYONE? This is the thanks you’ll get.

I ran into Denny Holman at the hotel in PEK. His F/O was on his last

trip, after 22 years at United, following destroyed careers at Braniff

and Eastern. He was just glad to be leaving.

This is what management thinks of every one of you. Don’t ever forget

that. A PC fill-in for your last trip!?!? What a way to go. I’m glad

he used sick leave to avoid going. I hope the DC chief pilot (small

letters), whoever it now is, has a similar retirement. Do you think

Poss Horton would have allowed that? No way.

You guys at other airlines, please pass this on to others so they know

how crappy it is to fly at Con-U.

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A great friend’s son Col. Chip Brown is ending his command in Japan and headed back stateside. Congratulations on a job well done and welcome back Chip.

Col. Chip Brown, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, looks out the window of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2013. Yokota recently conducted a readiness week, allowing Airmen to hone their ability to provide professional airlift in support of any contingencies in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy) Digital