Originally Posted by
xjtguy
Depends, some go from beacon switch on, some go from an oil pressure indication, some go from a door close/open, some go from a brake release. Or any combination of the above for an out or in time.
All true. I hope my response was general enough to differentiate that the military are about the only ones that do takeoff-landing.
Originally Posted by
xjtguy
True, as you pointed it out. SW is by the sortie. FedEx requires the "sortie" box to be checked. I thought DAL did by the sortie as well.
I think EVERYONE does it by the sortie because that's the only thing that really makes sense. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a misunderstanding/mis-speak by Atlas...in fact, if I were applying at Atlas, I'd feel better if this was written down somewhere (the instructions for filling out the PAQ, for example).