yep,

Didn't mean to bite anyone's head off there.

My point is in line with yours, and I am very glad to hear that you bark at the clowns who try to bring the bush out.

Gumbo

Quote from Grimey... FYI, I catch pilots turning the wrong way entering the runway roughly once a week. I assume the captain of the aircraft notices as well, and (provided weather and traffic arn't factors) simply lets his FO make the mistake for training reasons. This isn't a major problem, as it's...

Terrible tragedy, And my sympathies to all. I have no interest in debating any aspect of what happened. It will all wash out someday and Godspeed to those involved before any of the rest of us dare speak an unkind word. Some of the debate on the "GEN" forum, however, is turning sour on the ATC side....

Don't want to start any conspiracy theories or degrade the industry by repeating unfortunate opinions. But as unmitting targets, airlines and manufacturers are also faced with the politics of, and defenders from, terrorism. As well, the lobby groups that profit from swaying public opinion.....all fa...

I think there are 2 requirements for separation. Don't know the procedures at said airport but for wake turb...I think it's 4456 4 is heavy behind heavy 4 is light behind medium 5 is medium behind heavy 6 is light behind heavy light being 12500 lbs and less medium being 12500 - 300 000 lbs heavy bei...

I guess I'm in for more than 2 cents now. Everyone can make their opinions about "tats" Any airline that sticks with the old fashioned ideal is as bad as a racist or a sexist! Look at the person not their physicality....... You wanna fly the sandbox or the amber skies....then cowtoe to their schemes...

Good discussion on the merits of getting a tattoo or not. For the purposes of the original question....lots of people have ink that isn't visible to the public. That's fine. Lot's of pilots have them. Not a lot of us have visible tattoos. I do. My arm is exposed to view by anyone who cares to look.....

Yep, here I go, My comments were a knee jerk reaction assuming (and I know why not to do this) a specific example that was certainly not intended. The general comments made by all that I "attacked during my previous post" were misinterpreted by myself. I reacted and lashed out in a personal and mean...

ATC has vectored more than a couple right into the rocks in IMC, -VMC is not always VFR (nighttime in the mountains anyone?) -plus it's just plain unprofessional to not even know. wow...complexintentions As an obvious grandad of these incidents...I'd love to read the examples. I am a newbie to this ...

I must be missing something.... "DOC" If you leave the IFR profile during a contact approach, please do not assume that climbing towards the FAF has any guarantee of regaining the profile.... I never intended to say that lost as one might be during an event where one screwed up a contact approach th...

What I was saying regarding the missed approach is not in contrast from what you say about what a pilot should do (necessarily) in the event they lose visual reference during a contact approach. My point is this. The missed approach is an IFR procedure based on climb gradients and IFR starting point...

Asking for a contact approach absolutely kills your published missed approach. Burn it, wipe your ass with it, blow your nose on it.....whatever keeps you from thinking it means anything anymore. The most annoying misnomer in aviation has to do with the missed approach from a visual versus a contact...

You can use whatever minimum altitudes you can find. 25 nm sector altitudes from different approaches, airway altitudes, whatever. Just because the 100 nm safe for your planned approach is 10 000, doesn't mean you have to stay there until you get to 25 nm safe does it? **** While I think I understan...

like the comment mellow.....

I heard it a similar way......

People who live in brown bottles should't throw stones.....

Cheers

also GO OILERS!

F-16 said a really good thing so far as company resource mangement goes. Nurses/Doctors/whomever really don't want to feel second class. Well, such is our industry now. Thanks F-16. Not saying we should wear white gloves like ($$$$$$$$$) airlines. But the other end of it is we (as pilots) cow-toe fa...

This is a very constructive post so far. I think you have already heard most of the answers you wanted. The only addition I will make is that your fears of racism are not completely unfounded. They should be, but there are imperfections in the world and we can't deny this. Soon enough the day will c...

Feel like I am beating a dead dog here but wtf....read the rest of this after a grain of salt. The "requirement" to call level is gone, but in conversation with a controller buddy there are many times when they still like it. They have situational awareness too. If the call is something that improve...

Don't know crap about the RJ but some aircraft will be grounded for landing over weight. The internal computers will require a MTCE. reset. You can't just fudge the numbers..... the machine (and BIG BROTHER) will know. Sometimes (Airbus) that's a non-issue. Sometimes (old Boeings) it is a very exten...

TC is right on here. I have seen it......and fuccceked it. Eventually the ones who watched it happen.... will be the ones you have to work with..... or want to work for........... Cheaters are named and they get caught. If you are out there giggling as a kid who has advanced sooooo far and laughed w...

Used to see this "cleared on course" given out of YYC a fair bit. I never really knew for sure what was wanted either, but I noticed it was normally done when there was little traffic conflict on the climbout and I figured the controller was happy with just about however we did it, but was for sure ...

A degree (and i mean university education) really doesn't make you a better driver. I have one and except for being able to detail the inside of the cloud we're about to fly through...(when "FUCKING BUMPY") would suffice i think experience is more valuable. But obviously I don't hire anymore. Just a...

haha........ if you and your woman (or whatever) break up and it comforts you to say it was b/c u were a pilot.....fine Not picking a fight here. But the excuses of moving around and that opportunities are sometimes there for pilots it's basically a character flaw if you cheat and a lack of real com...