House cleaning

OK, I've got some house cleaning to do. Basically, I need to catch up some things I've been meaning to mention.

1.) "Ask the Pilot" This is one of those books that everyone should read. It's a quick read and aimed at the common person. It was actually this book that inspired me to create this blog. I will warn you, if you read the "ask the pilot" blog on salon.com, there are some very annoying ads. I recommend subscribing to the RSS feed through google reader or something similar.

2.) It looks like some new rest rules are coming down the pike. They are indeed long over due. I just fear they will be even more complicated than they are now. Everyone seems to be looking at limits to "flight time." If you cut the number of hours a pilot can fly each day, all pilots will make even less money. (Remember how little FO Rebecca Shaw's salary was?) We are paid only for flight or "block time." For the record, it's not flight time that makes for a long day, since we are already limited to only 8 hrs of scheduled flight time. It's being on duty for up to 16 hrs a day that really kicks your ass. Yes, you can be owned by the company and required to sit around the airport for 8 MORE HOURS in a day on top of your 8 hrs that you are flying, however, you are NOT PAID for it. Isn't that awesome? I also hope these new rules address the short overnights companies are allowed to assign. Imagine if pilots wore signs on their uniforms showing how many hours sleep they got the previous night? Everyone I talk around the terminal wants their pilots happy, well rested and well paid. Hopefully these new rules will start taking us in that direction.

3.) WTF is with Spike TV? I used to love watching MXC. Now, if it is on, it's at 3am or so. Everything else on there blows. Not to mention every damn commercial is for some erectile dysfunction medication. I know advertisers try to focus on their target audience. So, it stands to reason that every guy that watches Spike TV must have ED. On this premise, I am now done with Spike TV. I dislike their programming and I don't want my dick to get floppy.

4.) Fat is Good I love when something pops up that just throws into question everything we've been following for a long time. I'm sure this doesn't mean that eating healthy is now bad for you, however, it's certainly something I don't think anyone would have predicted.

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Are you kidding me?? As much as I'd like to believe this, I just can't find a shred of credibility in this story. Personally, I think these flight schools been hurting for business soooo bad since the airlines have been hitting rock bottom, they have resorted to just being completely and totally full of crap. After all, if you look at what the airline CEOs do, and how much money they make, I can see why they are trying it.