Airline pilot promotions (as in being cheap)

[Dave Siciliano]

For those of you looking forward to an airline career, here are some tips on getting the most out of promotions offered to airline crews <g>. As was posted on AvSig

There is a good chain of communication amongst pilots, allowing us to share the free things or good deals in our layover cities. A fellow pilot told me about free coffee at the hotel coffee shop in Boston. He said, “You have to be in uniform to get the free coffee”. I mentioned this to my copilot the evening we arrived at that hotel. The next morning I was in the lobby of the hotel studying the subway map. We had the entire day off and I was interested in visiting a museum. I was surprised to see the copilot walk by in his uniform, seven hours before we were to be picked up. He marched over to the coffee shop and picked up a free cup of coffee, saving himself about $2.50. “You make me proud”, I said. He smiled, held up the free cup of Joe in a salute, and then proceeded to pick up a newspaper someone left on a chair. He went back to his room, drank free coffee and read a free paper. It doesn’t get much better than that.

http://acaptainslog.blogspot.com/2008/03/cheap-bastards.html

Best,

Dave

 

[bjohnson]

That is funny! It reminds me of my Dad. I'm one of those kids that grew up using thumb size shampoo bottles and small bars of soap.

 

[Teller1900]

They train us that way from day 1. The hotel we stayed at for sim training was popular for both Flight Safety and SimCom. It was easy to tell what time most people got back from the sims based on how full the basket of granola bars at the hotel desk was. You can also tell how long someone has been working for the airline based on how many mints they take from the ticket counter.

 

[tonycondon]

Matt i think that scrounging personality starts to develop when you work as a CFI...

 

[Dave Siciliano]

I think it's very practical and fun. For Pete's sake, that's why that stuff is there; isn't it <g>

Best,

Dave