tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post544168167440882733..comments2024-03-24T05:42:24.847-05:00Comments on Taking Wing: Meet the New BossSam Weigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-11574276835278813462007-08-21T21:53:00.000-05:002007-08-21T21:53:00.000-05:00Hey Sam--Congratulations! I hope you end up enjoy...Hey Sam--<BR/><BR/>Congratulations! I hope you end up enjoying your new job and new ride. I saw some ElectroFlufs when I was traveling through JFK last month - I think they're an interesting combination of svelte and smooth with gangling puppy. Something about them just looks a bit odd, but in a suave way. Perhaps they're the cool 8th-grader of regional jets - about to transition to the next step, but still retaining some pubescent awkwardness. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I landed a CFI job in Bend which will hopefully give me lots of hours quickly for the next step. I'm not sure what that will be, but I will continue reading your blog to benefit from your many insights and inspirations! <BR/><BR/>Best, --JoaquinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-63371877720994724972007-08-21T08:55:00.000-05:002007-08-21T08:55:00.000-05:00Congratulations!!Given my travels, I am sure I'll ...Congratulations!!<BR/><BR/>Given my travels, I am sure I'll end up on your new airline, so I'll be sure to listen for FO Sam in the announcements.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck to you and Dawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-68195381554474129032007-08-20T12:30:00.000-05:002007-08-20T12:30:00.000-05:00Congrats on the new gig.I heard a news blib this A...Congrats on the new gig.<BR/><BR/>I heard a news blib this AM on the drive radio talking about how many new pilots are going to be needed in the next few years. Here's to you moving up that ladder at NewCo!<BR/><BR/>Having kids with no extended family nearby can be tough. I don't know how many times my wife and I have heard the, "We took the kids to Grandparents/Uncles/etc so we could have a night/weekend/week off." Enjoy the support and tolerate the weather.SloppyPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567714499250220414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-50501695801642471812007-08-19T13:14:00.000-05:002007-08-19T13:14:00.000-05:00Amulbunny - Honestly, having family in MSP is the ...Amulbunny - Honestly, having family in MSP is the only real attraction for us. Mind you, it's a nice town and a good place to raise a family, but it's really pretty hard to beat Portland as a great place to live. I'm seriously not looking forward to cold winters again. At least there are lots of direct flights to warm places.<BR/><BR/>Marty- You'd be absolutely shocked by the number of people in the Pacific Northwest that have connections to MN or surrounding states. When I tell Portlanders I'm from MSP, more often than not I hear "Oh, I am (My parents are) from Minnesota (Wisconsin/Iowa!)" Besides the family connections, there's a number of important business links, and PDX's northern location makes MSP a convenient choice for connections throughout the midwest and east coast. It adds up to packed flights PDX-MSP, SEA-MSP, and even often secondary markets like GEG-MSP or BOI-MSP.<BR/><BR/>Then again, maybe it's because somebody's not charging enough for tickets.Sam Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-18668183837099013372007-08-19T00:33:00.000-05:002007-08-19T00:33:00.000-05:00Congrats, Sam. Pardon my not remembering (and bei...Congrats, Sam. Pardon my not remembering (and being too lazy to look up) the list of pros and cons for the various options you were considering but it looks like you clearly made a good choice.<BR/><BR/>Just curious; any idea why the heavy traffic between PDX and MSP? I'd have never guessed that in a million years. I know both areas have lots of folks of Nordic descent, but besides that...<BR/><BR/>Best of luck,<BR/>MartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-44679317682462182412007-08-18T23:20:00.000-05:002007-08-18T23:20:00.000-05:00What is it about MSP that draws people back there?...What is it about MSP that draws people back there? I hope you have a great time with NewCo and that those new airplanes bring you lots of hours of happiness. Now you'll have to unpack all that winter gear and get snow tires.amulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-11972663357059658312007-08-18T14:08:00.000-05:002007-08-18T14:08:00.000-05:00trust me, you'll love the embraers...been flying t...trust me, you'll love the embraers...been flying the megawhacker as well and recently upgraded to the embraers... especially in bad weather conditions they're a lot more agile...<BR/><BR/>Greetings<BR/><BR/>Micha, from the old world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-81646784468350448912007-08-18T11:28:00.000-05:002007-08-18T11:28:00.000-05:00Hmm...I've always heard the CRJ series referred to...Hmm...I've always heard the CRJ series referred to as the BarbieJet, and the ERJ 135/145 series as the JungleJet. I do like EmbraerBus! <BR/><BR/>There's no way I'd ever want to do that commute...the flights are ALWAYS packed between PDX and MSP, and there are a number of other commuters to beat you to the jumpseat. Besides part of the point of going to NewCo is that it gets Dawn and I back to MSP. So, the townhouse is still very much for sale!<BR/><BR/>I'll <I>always</I> be Blogging at FL250, only now my fuel flows are going to be atrocious at that altitude!Sam Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-61319279253876756492007-08-18T04:31:00.000-05:002007-08-18T04:31:00.000-05:00We call the 145s the Barbie Jet - maybe this is a ...We call the 145s the Barbie Jet - maybe this is a "Mega Barbie"?<BR/><BR/>Nice work - well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-32873330721784550062007-08-18T01:22:00.000-05:002007-08-18T01:22:00.000-05:00Sam,Reading you now for at least two years. Congr...Sam,<BR/><BR/>Reading you now for at least two years. Congratulations! Hope you enjoy the change. Challenging times ahead! Keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>Un abrazo,<BR/><BR/>SEQUsequhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302413023746692097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-77764615701901334662007-08-18T01:06:00.000-05:002007-08-18T01:06:00.000-05:00I like the call E-Jets Embraerbuses. Good luck wi...I like the call E-Jets Embraerbuses. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the lateral move and may 4 bars be right around the corner for you.JAFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18263050906703968485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-34765046329815755032007-08-17T23:21:00.000-05:002007-08-17T23:21:00.000-05:00Congratulations, etc.!Congratulations, etc.!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147714446076460699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-91184404496938961472007-08-17T22:42:00.000-05:002007-08-17T22:42:00.000-05:00Sam, congratulations! I'm very excited for you. ...Sam, congratulations! I'm very excited for you. Best of luck with selling the house and the move (if you can't commute). Can't wait to read about your new airline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-61254303468031858202007-08-17T21:58:00.000-05:002007-08-17T21:58:00.000-05:00Congrats Sam!My dream, err SJS dream, is to fly E...Congrats Sam!<BR/><BR/>My dream, err SJS dream, is to fly Embraer 170/190's for Shuttle America. Sounds like you might be flying something, err, similar:) Not the same airline I am sure and don;t want to say what I think it is to honor your request.<BR/><BR/>Now I am gonna have to take you up on the free dinners I won on the "Where is Sam?" posts. I need to buddy buddy with ya so you can walk my resume in next year!LoadMasterC141https://www.blogger.com/profile/00284104260628679772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-75878984722782874972007-08-17T21:21:00.000-05:002007-08-17T21:21:00.000-05:00So now that you took this job is commuting an opti...So now that you took this job is commuting an option (i.e. no need to sell that great looking townhouse)? I recall another pilot at your now former airline who had a very entertaining podcast commuted from one of RedCo's hubs in the opposite direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-59402297685636520292007-08-17T20:48:00.000-05:002007-08-17T20:48:00.000-05:00thinly-veiled description? That's like a 1 mm-thic...thinly-veiled description? That's like a 1 mm-thick piece of saran wrap!<BR/><BR/>congratulations, anyway. I've been reading you blog for over a year now & will try to get around to introducing myself properly one of these days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105896754614735234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-26952640552274692682007-08-17T20:22:00.000-05:002007-08-17T20:22:00.000-05:00So, when you move to jets, will you then be bloggi...So, when you move to jets, will you then be blogging from a little higher FL?? <BR/><BR/>:-D<BR/><BR/>(just teasin' ya!)B. N. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405825626575203897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-76565840289402600962007-08-17T18:37:00.000-05:002007-08-17T18:37:00.000-05:00I always thought the thing was the jungle jet, tha...I always thought the thing was the jungle jet, thats even what some ATC says. Love the new E jets, you are so lucky and congrats!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com