Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
Having been a Beast driver for a while (with another company), I take a bit of offense at that statement.
Some of us cut our teeth driving the Van. So sorry that a guy or gal making about two times what a regional FO makes, flying single pilot, and only having a VOR and ADF flew his aircraft near red line and slowed you down.
I currently fly a plane a good bit faster than a Van or an Arrow, but if the pilot is driving the bird hard, and making a couple bucks, then I am willing to slow down.
Heck, when I was driving the Van, I often had to slow inside the marker because I was doing 170 and the guy in front was only holding 130. For the record, I cannot count the number of times I have had to slow the mighty Saab down for an RJ, or 74, or anything else. But I figure, we are all making money and doing our best, so live and let live.
LOL I flew for the sad god forsaken evil empire (PW) in HI and in GA and one clearance I got was Best Forward Speed OK 178 ... Past the marker tower says I am following a Sky West RJ best forward speed. ok again 178 then 500 feet from the threshold tower says continue but not cleared to land waiting for the RJ to slow down and exit. Tower says to fly as low as possible with out touching my wheels and as slow as possible with a landing clearance to come as soon as Sky West exits. I still got off at Delta.
O wait no longer there due to trying to make it a respectable airline. If I only knew