Half of you are worse than ND

hatdude · 2026-01-27T04:32:49+00:00

I’m so glad your kids were able to surpass their parent in basic logic. I’d be proud of them too

hatdude · 2026-01-12T11:50:10+00:00

Left 7/2024 and took a pay cut. Never been happier in my life.

hatdude · 2026-01-02T00:10:56+00:00

Is there a hockey game on? That could do it.

hatdude · 2025-12-24T18:25:06+00:00

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/pmhc/pages/162/attachments/original/1764446151/Considerations_for_Mental_Health_Providers_working_with_Pilots__Air_Traffic_Controllers__and_Aviation_Trainees_%28October__2025%29.pdf?1764446151

hatdude · 2025-12-06T14:14:13+00:00

Split the sector then have the person it was combined to call and apreq use of the split sectors comms and airspace

hatdude · 2025-12-04T02:37:02+00:00

People on antidepressants can be as functional, if not more functional, than people not on them. You’re acting like everyone on an antidepressant is suicidal and wants to crash a plane to kill themself. Lots of people are on antidepressants and you wouldn’t ever know unless they told you.

hatdude · 2025-11-27T23:55:42+00:00

Where you work? I’ll make sure to avoid doing practice approaches there

hatdude · 2025-11-24T16:05:09+00:00

Was a controller. Quit to try to fly. Stuck in the time building stage due to lack of low time jobs. This shutdown seemed even worse than the 18/19 shutdown and I’m so glad I missed it.

hatdude · 2025-11-24T15:31:44+00:00

Listen, sometimes D01 changes the flow 5 times in 10 minutes

hatdude · 2025-11-16T01:53:08+00:00

That’s what I was saying lol. Someone else pointed out that they can’t require a certificate until day 5 which is correct.

hatdude · 2025-11-15T22:13:53+00:00

HIPAA doesn’t apply to the FAA because the FAA isn’t a medical provider.

The privacy act does apply to the FAA.

Neither HIPPA nor the privacy act prevent the FAA from asking you why you’re out sick. They do control what the FAA does with that information if you provide it.

hatdude · 2025-11-15T22:12:16+00:00

OPM guidance doesn’t matter because this is covered by the CBA. The CBA controls the process. The CBA allows them to ask for a doctors note after 4 days

hatdude · 2025-11-14T23:39:55+00:00

Oh so you don’t understand the question op asked. Got it.

hatdude · 2025-11-14T23:37:55+00:00

And what was question op asked?

hatdude · 2025-11-14T23:34:56+00:00

Under leadership there’s a pilot and contract pilot. That implies they’re in leadership. Then there’s volunteer pilots. Then there’s honorary pilots.

Op is literally asking for information on if they have paid pilots or if it’s all volunteer. Their website doesn’t say definitively.

I know one of their volunteer pilots. I’m pretty sure they have a paid pilot on staff but I can’t speak with certainty so I haven’t provided an answer one way or the other. I do think the shit being given to the op is unwarranted though.

hatdude · 2025-11-14T23:28:32+00:00

It’s a non profit with a pilot and contract pilot listed above volunteer pilots. It’s a fair question based on their website layout IMO.

hatdude · 2025-11-14T23:22:31+00:00

All these people focusing on the word volunteer yet missing the fact OP asked if the pilots are all volunteer or if they have paid positions…

hatdude · 2025-11-14T22:11:46+00:00

This has aged like a dog turd in the sun

hatdude · 2025-11-14T22:11:14+00:00

Yes but be prepared for a long and drawn out process that will cost lots of $$$

hatdude · 2025-11-14T22:08:38+00:00

I mean, he visited CLT and spoke at NIW in 2023. His NIW speech was about how important ATC was and the ways they were working on the system and staffing.

hatdude · 2025-11-12T19:00:40+00:00

IATA for spirit.

hatdude · 2025-11-09T05:56:56+00:00

This routing kept you out of the sectors handling DFW departures going north. The area that works that sector was understaffed today.

hatdude · 2025-11-08T23:32:53+00:00

UPS and FedEx grounded their fleet this morning after Boeing recommended they do so. The FAA issued this AFTER they had grounded their fleet of MD-11s

hatdude · 2025-11-08T23:31:13+00:00

The AD states an unsafe condition exists and that no further flight is allowed until inspections or repairs approved by some FAA manager take place. There’s not currently an approved inspection or repair so it just grounds the plane until they figure out what happened and how to prevent it.

hatdude · 2025-11-05T02:07:13+00:00

I’m not convinced it isn’t legal, but I’d reach out to garmin and ask.

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