Originally Posted by
Guildenstern
I keep him on all my avatars to remind me to watch out wit' those neg-a-tive waves.
Sorry for the off thread part again, but "why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something good, and righteous for a change!?" Has got to be one of my favorite, and funniest movie quotes of all time!
Originally Posted by
Guildenstern
See that was a problem I had in 121. "Dispatcher says go." was the sum total of most of my CA's preflight planning. I liked planning, most of the time I didn't know the route,or even the day's schedule, untill I was pluging it into the FMS. And I didn't have the free time to check the Wx (what little we got) untill cruse.
Its amazing how little extra time it takes however to browse the essentials, even when doing 20 minute turns at an airline filling a full plane up (or dumping/picking up cargo on a 10 minute turn) - taking the 5 minutes to become familiar with all the important stuff makes a huge difference - and also helps the piece of mind to have ALL your ducks in a row before takeoff. (read - MAJOR benefit in peice of mind & safety) I'll admit that like many other 135 freight guys I've finished writing in my W&B in flight on a common run where I know where the CG and weight is going to fall, but I realize if it can't be finished on the ground so I have no priorities other than FLYING the plane, its not worth it. For many pilots though its a fine line between being very fast and efficent, and risking careless/reckless behavior. Its a fun but never ending challenge for me to be quick, efficent, safe, and thorough.