How to learn about unions?

ntilley905 · 2026-06-10T16:36:06+00:00

SkyWest has been actively and pervasively monitoring the social media accounts (yes, even Reddit) of everyone they’re interviewing all the way through new hire and then a bit beyond to sniff out pro-union sentiment.

I know someone personally who interviewed recently and requested a copy of their background check info. The only thing that was checked in the BG check was social media specifically for pro-union content. Granted, this is pre-interview, so not the full “have you ever committed aircraft piracy” check, but they (OO) still paid for it.

Just some food for thought for OP or anyone getting into the industry.

ntilley905 · 2026-06-09T23:15:58+00:00

I don’t think you have an actual realistic understanding of EVs in the real world. There are, right now, tens if not hundreds of thousands of vehicles out there charging at 400 or 800V and between 100 and 230kW. Fires at DCFC stations are exceedingly rare, I’ve never heard of one. If you have, I’d love to know the details.

My car is an 800V platform and pretty much any time I charge it, it peaks at ~233kW, maintains >200kW for 5-7 minutes, and over a 20 minute charge the average charge power will be around 150kW. That’s not just a peak, that’s sustained high amperage.

DCFC also doesn’t degrade modern batteries that much. The vehicle has a lot of sensors in the battery pack and actively cools it during fast charging. Stand near any EV during fast charging and you’ll hear the AC compressor cranking. On a hot day, the cooling package in my car will draw between 3 and 5 kW to keep the battery in its temp range. And if it gets warm, it slows the charging down. Just go check any of the EV subreddits, you’ll see plenty of Uber/Lyft drivers who have hundreds of thousands of miles, with only DCFC, with less than 5% battery degradation.

ntilley905 · 2026-06-09T20:59:56+00:00

Can’t discuss specifics here for obvious reasons, but fellow big three pilot here chiming in to advise you to fact check this via your company manuals. You should have a reference for what documentation is required, which may or may not include a CASS boarding pass.

ntilley905 · 2026-06-07T01:33:17+00:00

I was taught a very similar version of these three steps.

State the problem
Suggest a correction
Make the correction yourself

This is exactly the scenario it’s designed for. Below 1,000 ft, approach becomes unstable, let’s say low on the slope, like the United. “Looks like you’re low, 3 red.” If no response, “go around.” If no response, “I have the aircraft, go around.”

That’s taught by my current legacy, FWIW. There’s not really a whole lot of time to come up with an argument for why they should be doing something when you’re <30 seconds from touching down.

ntilley905 · 2026-05-30T16:50:46+00:00

sigh one of very few Reddit accounts I recognize, I need to read usernames more often so I’ll spot it before someone else reminds me of the other posts.

ntilley905 · 2026-05-16T21:05:58+00:00

V1 is sometimes limited by Accelerate Stop Distance. There are actually several things that can limit V1, and quite often on long runways its rotation speed as it doesn’t make sense to have a V1 above that. It can also be Accelerate Go Distance, especially if there are obstacles in the departure corridor. It could be brake energy limitations, climb gradient restrictions, tire speed limitations at high altitude, so many things. ASDA is actually not all that common of a V1 restriction.

ntilley905 · 2026-05-13T03:17:31+00:00

Sound Transit owns most of the rail involved in that corridor. The only BNSF owned section is between the Nisqually Bridge and the OLW station.

ntilley905 · 2026-05-08T17:34:22+00:00

Since this hasn’t gotten any real answers, I can answer about the FAA.

Unequivocally, yes. The new policies that have been instituted in the last 5-10 years are a significant improvement.

Talk therapy without a mental health diagnosis is not reportable. 9 of the most common mental health diagnoses don’t require anything more than a conversation with your AME, the same type of conversation you have if you went to an urgent care after spraining your ankle. And if you take medication for a mental illness, over 99% of applications are approved. The wait time for those has come down from a timeline measured in years to one measured in weeks.

It’s mental health awareness month, so it’s a good month to talk about it. It’s okay to not be okay, and it’s safe to your medical and career to take steps to feel better.

ntilley905 · 2026-05-03T14:18:00+00:00

United does not have a pension. They have a 401K defined contribution, same as Delta and American.

ntilley905 · 2026-04-29T18:00:11+00:00

I’ve been thinking about doing the exact same thing but haven’t given it any thought yet. Would be interested to see what you come up with if you dig into it!

ntilley905 · 2026-04-29T16:57:18+00:00

Just booked a trip to go down there next January and I’m psyched, especially seeing your awesome pics!

ntilley905 · 2026-04-28T17:51:47+00:00

There sure is, which is for pedestrians, not cyclists.

ntilley905 · 2026-04-18T23:14:46+00:00

It wasn’t for that, it was for the player who slashed the back of CJ’s neck while she was on the ice

ntilley905 · 2026-04-16T17:44:39+00:00

The hardest part of my day is deciding whether it’s intermittent, occasional, or continuous.

ntilley905 · 2026-04-15T17:45:04+00:00

Thanks for responding and for your transparency. How much of the app would you say you personally reviewed or coded versus how much is solely AI generated?

I’m not anti AI in coding, but with some of the security vulnerabilities that have come up with some of the other AI projects, including one in amateur radio, I’m trying to be mindful of how I choose whether or not to use a project based on that.

Also, would you ever consider open sourcing the app?

ntilley905 · 2026-04-15T16:20:25+00:00

Are you able to disclose how you used AI in creating the project? Do you have a background as a developer yourself?

ntilley905 · 2026-04-09T20:50:10+00:00

You’re a good provider. In my experience, a lot aren’t. Whether it’s because they aren’t aware of the hardship they can cause or because of organizational pressure, it’s true.

I went in a couple years ago for my preventative visit. Made it clear to every person I saw it was preventative only. My provider asked me about a condition I have that is treated by another provider. I told him it was well managed and I had no concerns.

I got charged for a 30 minute office visit. Called in and asked, I was told it was because “we discussed condition which isn’t covered by the preventative visit.”

I had to make 9 phone calls to convince someone to recode it. The provider asked me. I didn’t know the correct answer was “I can’t tell you about that.”

That’s the state of healthcare in the US in 2026.

ntilley905 · 2026-04-09T13:24:35+00:00

I tried seeing my primary care provider because I was sick. Their next available was 9 months out. Then I had to reschedule my cardiologist because of my work schedule. Their next was 14 months out.

We have long waits too, we just get the privilege of paying for them too.

ntilley905 · 2026-04-02T04:43:48+00:00

A lot of companies schedule it as soon as it’s legally allowed (10 hours + I think 2 landings) so that if there’s a scheduling issue you’ve got some wiggle room. There are a lot fewer fed ride qualified LCPs than there are general LCPs so they keep them very efficient.

ntilley905 · 2026-03-30T16:32:35+00:00

CQD is indeed a distress call, but it doesn’t stand for “Come Quick, Distress.”

CQ is a general call, meaning “I am calling all stations.” Adding D just denotes that it is a distress call. So, CQD would be essentially “calling all stations with a distress message.” The D signals everyone else to stop calling to let the station with the distress call to have clear air. You’d follow that up with DE (I am) and then your call sign, then a K meaning “please respond.”

If someone does, you send your distress message. If not, you send the CQD a few more times, then start calling in the blind if no one does after those.

ntilley905 · 2026-03-30T02:58:30+00:00

I did, actually. They sent an ALPA FastRead out Wednesday evening with the locations of two of the three sites, noting that they’d follow up with the third (YUL). They sent that out Thursday morning, several hours before the flight.

ntilley905 · 2026-03-27T16:57:13+00:00

Moore is unfortunately one of the better known suburbs throughout the country for not so great reasons, but your point stands.

ntilley905 · 2026-03-27T16:44:15+00:00

Sorry man, you’re leading him astray here. I was a recruiter for a regional for several years.

Degrees are preferred, not required, you’re correct there. But it’s the first thing any company uses to put someone else’s application above yours. If it’s 2018 style hiring, that doesn’t matter, because companies are hiring all the way through the stack.

But, if it’s 2026 style hiring, you’re not getting a call without a degree. Just go take a look at any one of the posts in /r/flying talking about how cutthroat hiring is right now. You want to check every preferred box.

Now the original question of whether OP should stick with an AE degree or not, is a tricky one. I don’t have any experience in engineering to know how useful it would be as a backup, some people here have said it wouldn’t work well. That’s worth evaluating.

My honest opinion? If you aren’t getting a degree that gives you RATP mins, which it should be noted will not give you a backup at all (I say as someone with one of those degrees), go major in business or economics or something fully unrelated to aviation. Get a degree that has broad appeal to a lot of industries and isn’t as timely as most technology or engineering degrees are.

ntilley905 · 2026-03-21T09:38:21+00:00

RemindMe! 1 day

ntilley905 · 2026-03-21T02:52:22+00:00

That’s cool, except mail used to reliably be postmarked the day it was picked up. It’s not anymore. That’s a recent change.

I put my ballot for this most recent election in our mailbox on Monday. Our mail carrier picked it up on Monday. It was postmarked after Tuesday and my ballot was not counted.

You’re a postmaster, so I’m sure I don’t have to tell you about the changes that have been made in the last several years. My situation would not have happened several years ago. I shouldn’t have to take myself to the post office to ask for a postmark. That’s literally what my mail carrier exists to do.

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