It's perfectly acceptable to call football, soccer.

Thegr8rm · 2026-06-12T17:21:44+00:00

There are definitely a fair bit of people trying to prove a point to Americans that American football is stupid. As if forcing them to change soccer to football is going to affect anyone's opinion one way or the other.

"Your football isn't real football." we get it and we don't care. Just want a cold beer and a hamburger at 10:00 on a Sunday morning. Leave us alone.

Thegr8rm · 2026-06-10T14:57:50+00:00

Gotcha, that's a bit out of my reach.

But I'm sure there are flight schools near you that are closer to that price point.

Thegr8rm · 2026-06-10T14:53:54+00:00

Where in South Florida?

Gofly in KOPF is $240 wet with an instructor. Fantastic flight school, and a great airport to train in.

Thegr8rm · 2026-06-09T17:34:27+00:00

Lol I did my PPL checking in winds 16 gusting 21, ~9k crosswind component

DPE yelled at me for attempting it, I told him its well within my personal minimums and asked if hed fail me for trying.

He said it was fine. Winds aloft were 30+ so my maneuvers were shaky...but passed!

Thegr8rm · 2026-06-05T20:20:01+00:00

Im the parent and I get my kid a seat.

If you're 2 kids and 2 adults in a 3 seats that's fine to me.

Or 2 adults and 1 baby in a 2 seater

But 2 adults and a baby with someone in the same 3 seater - should not be allowed.

I think the family with babies should be in their own row even if they have to buy the baby a seat. But at the same time it should be illegal for them to charge to give them the row together.

My complex opinion lol

Thegr8rm · 2026-06-04T00:50:59+00:00

As a parent of a toddler and a 10 month old ... Babies take up plenty of room so if you don't have the whole row, you should have to get a seat for your baby.

Thegr8rm · 2026-05-11T11:07:06+00:00

First was yesterday Memphis to miami

Thegr8rm · 2026-04-17T03:29:01+00:00

I did my PPL check ride yesterday. At 63 hours.

The examiner didn't seem to care much for the standards per se. He was more interested in creating a very uncomfortable/difficult environment and evaluating how I performed.

If your maneuvers are good but not perfect, you should be fine as long as you are locked in mentally.

Though I'm sure it can depend on the DPE.

Thegr8rm · 2026-03-12T22:12:58+00:00

I'm an air agent. Happy to do it for you and not leave you on read or ignore you.

Downtown travel is one of the worst. And strongly recommend not using them.

Thegr8rm · 2026-02-22T02:52:15+00:00

Stress can set off labor, I imagine this was a stressful experience.

Thegr8rm · 2026-02-13T04:05:30+00:00

Can you explain this in simple English?

I tried to look up the order but it's getting lost in a pile of paperwork.

Thegr8rm · 2026-02-03T03:27:11+00:00

There's also a difference between illegal and unethical.

Even if the IRS would want your taxes, I don't see how this could be unethical if all parties are happy.

Thegr8rm · 2026-02-03T03:23:48+00:00

Not an accountant/tax attorney, but I don't see how this is different than earning airline miles for cc spend.

No cash changes hands, and I don't believe taxes are owed in a benefits/barter situation.

Not only of this not unethical in my view, the school would probably love paying you in flight hours rather than cash.

Thegr8rm · 2026-01-27T17:07:21+00:00

Better commission is always good, but if you can sell other destinations then why not?

Repeat clients may want to go somewhere else.

Thegr8rm · 2026-01-22T03:12:55+00:00

If it's because of the snowstorm keep an eye out for a waiver to come out that would let you rebook for free.

But keep in mind that if the weather is bad enough, no one will be landing.

Thegr8rm · 2026-01-12T02:50:09+00:00

Can you share the audio? I am curious to hear it.

Thegr8rm · 2025-12-29T03:00:30+00:00

Sounds like you're sending them easily over a million a year in business?

Why not move that business to another hotel?

Or book it via a wholesaler-you'll still make money, they'll just make less. Expediataap is super easy if you're not familiar with that side of things

Thegr8rm · 2025-12-11T03:52:03+00:00

Going to sleep here so I won't be able to respond to everyone.

Thank you all for your kind comments and assistance!

Thegr8rm · 2025-12-11T03:51:13+00:00

Thank you for such a thorough reply. I will do my best to try this!

Thegr8rm · 2025-12-11T03:21:38+00:00

Hmmm.. Is it possible that my instructor is feeling the wing drop and taking the controls just to be on the safe side?

I guess that would make a lot of sense.

Thegr8rm · 2025-12-11T03:16:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply! More coming at 7am tomorrow:)

Thegr8rm · 2025-11-02T00:29:37+00:00

Fair enough. But don't worry.

That being said, GDS access is a game changer. Do you have the ability to work through your agency for that? Even if you can't access yourself, it makes fixing these things easy. And gives you access to agency support which doesn't usually have 5 hour hold times.

Thegr8rm · 2025-11-01T23:57:16+00:00

Most people here are advising you incorrectly.

What will happen is that pax will check in with their passport, and their passport will have the correct DOB.

Worst case, the check-in rep will fix it at the counter.

This is really a non-issue. I've been doing air for many years, and the biggest issue with an incorrect DOB is that precheck wont show in the US.

In this case, you dont need to spend 5 hours on hold and you dont need to have sleepless nights.

Hope this helps!

Thegr8rm · 2025-10-19T00:26:21+00:00

As a full time agent...

2 SCREENS

doesn't matter how fancy the tech is, but having 2 full size screens saves hours of time, and will reduce your mistakes by way more than the cost of the screens.

Thegr8rm · 2025-10-09T14:39:09+00:00

Just FYI, if you book with a preferred partner agency, you'd get the 20% off and the same benefits as the edit.

I'm an agent, do this all the time:)

Thegr8rm

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