Originally Posted by
SoFloFlyer
I was sub 200 hours on the plane and sub 500 hours of 121 when I was called on reserve to fly to Costa Rica with a fully loaded, topped off A321 in the hot summer with nothing, but red and purple on the radar and controllers who don’t know how to speak English. I was sh%#+ing myself.
It’s not easy, but it’s fun! The CAs certainly are not instructors, but they’re usually willing to help out if you go to them humble, hungry, and ready to soak up what they got to tell you. Nothing, but top notch crews here at NK!
Now this has the makings of a good story. Can you tell us more? I can’t believe any captain (or you) would fly through red on the radar, and it’s hard to imagine SJO has gotten rid of English speaking controllers…