Originally Posted by
JamesBond
Just one comment to the OP. You only know what conditions YOUR ship is in. You have no idea what ANYONE else is really experiencing. How can you criticize them based on your conditions? And personally, if... as a Delta pilot I am the butt of other airlines' jokes because of turbulence reports or wind requests on short final, I really don't GAS.
Bingo. The "seastate" for a 777 can be vastly different than that experienced by a 717 or an RJ.