tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post2432028620378410659..comments2024-03-24T05:42:24.847-05:00Comments on Taking Wing: FNGSam Weigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-68612779673318836372014-10-16T01:22:26.522-05:002014-10-16T01:22:26.522-05:00I appreciate examining to boot to following your c...I appreciate examining to boot to following your current article once I notice them implausibly useful to boot to exciting. this text is equally useful in conjunction with exciting. Appreciate it with relevancy details a personal already been gaining creating your diary such Associate in Nursing exciting.<a href="http://tipsonairlines.com/airline-pilots/" rel="nofollow"><br />Airline Pilots<br /></a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552971046397533406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-2627603819934099472014-05-11T21:54:54.328-05:002014-05-11T21:54:54.328-05:00Chad-- Shoot dude, I'm sorry I didn't resp...Chad-- Shoot dude, I'm sorry I didn't respond to this sooner. Have been pretty dang busy for the last six weeks as you might imagine. Shoot me an email at samweigel@gmail.com.Sam Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-65169659316111120932014-03-23T13:55:50.290-05:002014-03-23T13:55:50.290-05:00Sam--first of all, I’d like to say that I discover...Sam--first of all, I’d like to say that I discovered your blog (and the Flying Magazine column) just about two hours ago. I was aimlessly thumbing through the April 2014 issue with a mug of coffee when I came across a photo of a UND aircraft. Having returned from a visit to UND one month ago today--I am a high-school senior--I was interested to see what the column had to say about the place. It made me think back to my visit:<br /><br />I wore a leather jacket and a sweater over two shirts for the trip up to Grand Forks and was surprised when I noticed many of the indigenous pilots of MSP Airport hidden behind scarves and overcoats. [I thought briefly that I had overdressed, ha!] Our flight departed with de-ice fluid streaming across the windows; wind gusts pelted the fuselage during climbout over the twin cities, reminding me of waves crashing against a boardwalk. Signs of habitation along our route of flight steadily diminished into negative space by the top-of-descent. Final approach into KGFK was uneventful, the thin coating of de-ice fluid on the wing sparkled in the sun. A continuous sheet of drifting snow tumbled along the surface of the runway while we flared and touched down--the captain’s yoke fully deflected left to soothe the aircraft in the crosswind, heavy braking was applied to slow. We held short of the westerly runway for a number of UND aircraft to complete touch-and-goes, wisps of snow still cavorting. Grand Forks was fascinating to me, having grown up around mountains and rednecks and humidity. I anxiously await the fall of 2015 when I may attend UND. (I decided that I will move to Minneapolis this June and live there for a year so I can take advantage of MN tuition, it’s more affordable that way.) <br /> <br />Anyway, I just wanted to say that--having been a dedicated Flight Level 390 follower--I am excited to have discovered your blog. I am a sucker for good writing and more so for good aviation writing. Is there a way I might be able to send you an e-mail? Mine is c.gurchinoff@gmail.com. Thanks much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760356162473723925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-33816016990626146812014-03-17T11:51:57.384-05:002014-03-17T11:51:57.384-05:00RS1 -- The regionals generally accept a FAA Class ...RS1 -- The regionals generally accept a FAA Class I medical, a few have done their own medical exams in the past but stopped doing so out of cost considerations. The majors vary. Delta does their own medical exam. United does not. USAir doesnt, but American did when they were hiring, so who knows what the combined company will do. I would be surprised if a major would refuse you employment based on not passing their specific color test if you explained that you can pass certain FAA approved ones, but I'm not a company doc either & can't say I know anyone who is. Sorry I can't help more. Sam Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-39105979549398744002014-02-27T13:47:29.495-06:002014-02-27T13:47:29.495-06:00Here is a question for you, when hired at the Majo...Here is a question for you, when hired at the Major, or the regional for that matter, did the airline run their own medical test, or did they accept your First class medical as evidence of meeting the standards? Reason I ask - I can get an FAA first class no problem, but I need to use a special color vision test (faa approved, they accept like 17 diff tests, but I can only pass certain ones.) that my AME has. Wouldn't wanna pour my heart into getting my Commercial / ATP if they are gonna turn me.. One would think this would be discrimination, since the FAA says I'm safe, but anyway let me know if you can. Much appreciated thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-65017859683674580122014-02-20T10:02:04.979-06:002014-02-20T10:02:04.979-06:00Great post thanks for sharing!Great post thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com