Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
Pokey,
Passenger satisfaction is best achieved by not killing them. I've been a mil, an airline and a corporate pilot, not once in 40 years has seriously risking people or metal been acceptable. I've diverted many more times in 12 years of corporate than either mil or airline and never once questioned, including at ASE.
I've been in Aspen just enough to know everyone, including the airlines push the tailwind limits. I went over to Rifle one day when they were landing with a tailwind. As I said, our SOP is within AFM limits or go somewhere else.
GF
I apologize if you felt targeted from my previous post. The fact is, it was truly targeted at those weak corporate pilots who are yes men. It sounds like you have a well run operation, and though you and I climb at different pitch attitudes, we seem to have similar safety cultures. We just have different ways of attacking the problem.