Chris Clay

United Airlines Pilot

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

I just contacted my member of Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 2591, the Mental Health in Aviation Act. Join me by contacting your member of Congress today and ask them to co-sponsor the bill! #alpapilots https://t.co/RLG0DMiHF1

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Jesse Owens of USA winning gold for the long jump in the summer Olympics in Germany, 1936.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

The man saluting behind Owens is Lutz Long, a German who shared training tips with Owens and was the first to openly congratulate him after his final jump in full view of Hitler.

After the Olympics, the two kept in touch via mail. Below is Long's last letter to Owens while he was stationed with the German Army in North Africa during World War 2. Long was later killed in action during the allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

"I am here, Jesse, where it seems there is only the dry sand and the wet blood. I do not fear so much for myself, my friend Jesse, I fear for my woman who is home, and my young son Karl, who has never really known his father.⁣⁣

My heart tells me, if I be honest with you, that this is the last letter I shall ever write. If it is so, I ask you something. It is a something so very important to me.

It is you go to Germany when this war done, someday find my Karl, and tell him about his father. Tell him, Jesse, what times were like when we not separated by war. I am saying—tell him how things can be between men on this earth.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

If you do this something for me, this thing that I need the most to know will be done, I do something for you, now. I tell you something I know you want to hear. And it is true.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

That hour in Berlin when I first spoke to you, when you had your knee upon the ground, I knew that you were in prayer.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

Then I not know how I know. Now I do. I know it is never by chance that we come together. I come to you that hour in 1936 for purpose more than der Berliner Olympiade.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

And you, I believe, will read this letter, while it should not be possible to reach you ever, for purpose more even than our friendship.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

I believe this shall come about because I think now that God will make it come about. This is what I have to tell you, Jesse.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

I think I might believe in God.⁣⁣ And I pray to him that, even while it should not be possible for this to reach you ever, these words I write will still be read by you.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

Your brother,⁣⁣ Luz"⁣⁣

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

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[United Airlines Pilots @UnitedPilots]

#UnitedPilots along with family members and pilots from other airlines #unite to flash picket @United Board of Directors meeting in #Denver Colorado!
#ContractFirstUnitedNext #UnitedPilotFamily

[Avalanche Forever @citchmook]

Just over two months ago. It'll never get old.

[PilotColeman✈️ @FlyCaptColeman]

Ual management has sent @UnitedPilots A letter offering to improve certain terms of the TA and the MEC has voted to extend the vote until Nov 1st while we seek improvements to the agreement.

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Join me in honoring the memory of Capt. Saracini who died on 9/11 by telling Congress to cosponsor and pass the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act, which mandates the #SecondaryBarriers recommended by the 9/11 Commission. https://t.co/e1kjoDrLxs https://t.co/e1kjoDrLxs

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Join me in honoring the memory of Capt. Saracini who died on 9/11 by telling Congress to cosponsor and pass the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act, which mandates the #SecondaryBarriers recommended by the 9/11 Commission. https://t.co/e1kjoDrLxs https://t.co/e1kjoDrLxs

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Join me in taking action to protect the US #aviation industry. #FlagsOfConvenience schemes allow companies to avoid labor & safety protections, putting flight crews, passengers, and cargo at risk. @alpapilots https://t.co/Hk97kh8QMa

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Join me in honoring the memory of Capt. Saracini who died on 9/11 by telling Congress to cosponsor and pass the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act, which mandates the #SecondaryBarriers recommended by the 9/11 Commission. https://t.co/e1kjoDrLxs https://t.co/e1kjoDrLxs

[United Airlines @united]

Our first flight as part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) has landed at Washington Dulles with 300+ U.S. military personnel, U.S. civilians and Afghan evacuees. We'll proudly continue to support the mission of the U.S. government with additional flights in the coming days.

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Join me in taking action to protect the US #aviation industry. #FlagsOfConvenience schemes allow companies to avoid labor & safety protections, putting flight crews, passengers, and cargo at risk. @alpapilots https://t.co/Hk97kh8QMa

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Please join me in telling @RepJasonCrow and the rest of Congress that 80% of Americans agree that keeping #TwoPilots in the cockpit on every flight is the best way we can keep our skies the safest in the world.

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

I just told @RepJasonCrow that 80% of Americans agree that keeping #TwoPilots in the cockpit on every flight is the best way we can #KeepFlyingSafe for all of us. Won’t you join me?

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

80% of Americans know that the best way to #KeepFlyingSafe is to have #TwoPilots in the cockpit on every flight. Let’s keep it that way! @RepJasonCrow

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

.@RepJasonCrow did you know that 80% of Americans think that having less than #TwoPilots on a flight is a dangerous idea? I agree! Let’s #KeepFlyingSafe and keep two pilots in the cockpit.

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

We have the safest aviation system in the world thanks to the TWO highly trained, fully qualified, and well-rested pilots on every flight. @RepJasonCrow: #KeepFlyingSafe by keeping #TwoPilots in the cockpit.

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

80% of Americans want to keep #TwoPilots in the cockpit because they know it’s the best way to #KeepFlyingSafe. @RepJasonCrow: keep TWO highly trained, fully qualified, and well-rested pilots in the cockpit on every flight.

[Chris Clay @cjclay88]

Please join me in telling @senatorhick and the rest of Congress that 80% of Americans agree that keeping #TwoPilots in the cockpit on every flight is the best way we can keep our skies the safest in the world.