Originally Posted by
Xray678
nope, no one flies a perfect flight. All the more reason for some flexibility in procedures. And no, I never flew with NWA. But I have spoken with many people who did, and even they tell me that NWA's procedures were too rigid.
OK, one more time. SOPA/SMAC allowed for deviations
any time as desired by the captain in the interest of safety.
What we have here is the strange desire to desperately hang on to a less than optimum system because you can't bear the thought of changing to a system not invented by Delta Air Lines. The desperation goes so far as to assert utter falsehoods about other's procedures in order to hang on to what was invented here.
Sheeesh.
Carl