Packing for 8 days...

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I just got scheduled for another NAP (or COD - continuous on-duty or also called a standup.) If you haven't already gotten the terms, it just means that I will be arriving really late at the away station and leaving back for Atlanta early in the morning. More or less, I'm going to be getting very little rest. I'll be arriving around 2200 local if there are no delays, taking a shuttle to the hotel (15 mins) and then try to go to sleep right away. Then I'll be catching a crew bus at 0500 which means that I'll be having to wake up around 0415 to get ready. I should be getting back to Atlanta around 0845 and hopefully, I'll be able to take a flight directly back to San Diego that leaves at 0900. If I don't get that one then I could go at 1100. It's going to be a long 24 hours but should be rewarding when I breathe the SD air!

Oh yeah, Adelle and I are also planning a trip to Hawaii this upcoming Sunday through Thursday. Should be pretty fun and like always, she's all geared up to go eat at these recommended places and do the touristy things. She's definitely a great little travel agent! Thanks beeb!

Two of my roommates also got LAX trips for the next few days! Why am I getting excluded from the West Coast Flying! I want to get out there bad. Hopefully I'll get out there for the last 3 days of this month. Hopefully, it'll work out well. =)

8 days out...

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My original schedule of being away for a quick overnight round trip (RT) on the 12th ended up with me being extended all the way through tonight (5th overnight) plus the fact that I have been on duty for 6 days so that means that because I dutied out tonight around 2100 local, I need a mandatory 24 hour rest period. So that means that I cannot fly the MTX flight out that I was originally scheduled to take back today to ATL, my regular day off (tomorrow) will be spend here in Hot Springs, Arkansas and I will DeadHead back to ATL on Wednesday. I have a new off day on 21st followed by another on the 22nd then my 4 Golden Days in a row. It should make for a good trip but we'll see how things turn out. I really want to fly a RT in the LAX area but we'll see where that goes.

So, because of all these extension to my original schedule, I'm forced to do some laundry in the sink of my hotel room. I don't think that I have had to hand wash my clothing since...shoot, ever?! It's definitely an interesting life I tell ya. But, I'm still enjoying it.

Today was a good day in that I flew back to ATL this morning with some crazy winds and landed pretty well, DeadHeaded to Little Rock on Delta, drove with the Captain to the Hot Springs Maintenance base, and took a CRJ 200 for a spin around the area. We flew up to 15,000 feet and just started to do some maintenance checks. It was fun, but frustrating at the same time because we got delayed on the flight out of ATL to Little Rock then, the maintenance checks didn't really go that well. So, here I am. It's going to be an exciting day in Hot Springs tomorrow! =)

Oh yeah, I was 1 bid from a Relief line as I got the 354th bid that I made which was RES703. I have May 19th - 22nd off. Yeah!!! My co-worker who is just one spot ahead of me got awarded a line. Congrats guys! I can't wait till next month.

Delta's New Livery!? APU's Warmth

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Well folks, the internet is crawling with all different pictures of what Delta is planning to paint their planes after their emergence from bankruptcy. What do you think?

I've been hanging around the APU of our aircraft a lot more than normal because of the late winter. Once again, I've been extended for about 5 days straight and I really won't be surprised if I don't get a 6th day. I might as well take my Captain's advice and always pack for 6 days straight. I dead-headed to Wichita, KN today after 3 legs and I'm ready for more tomorrow. I just want to get a trip that goes out West already. Looks like I have a good chance of getting a Reserve or Relief Line this upcoming month because of the amount of lines that we cut. Oh well, should be another exciting month. I'm just happy that I'm flying!

Reserve between two off days...

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Being on reserve between two off days stinks because you can't go home. That's about it. Also the chance of having an overnight or having a nap then turning into a 2 day then 3 day, then all the way to another 6 days straight kind of stinks, but I'm happy for all the flying. I've accumulated about 75 hours already in the first 30 days of me flying here at Atlantic Southeast Airlines. It's been fun and is always exciting. Flying never gets old. I want to do more flying out west though and am hoping that I get the LAX temporary duty. We all hear later on in the week. *crossing my fingers*