Originally Posted by
B757200ER
I don't like going behind SWA all the time, either, but I refuse to get rushed or leave my own comfort zone. If they want to go 250 kts to the marker while I go on a 7-8 mile downwind, fine. I get paid by the hour..
I agree. There are two commandments in commercial aviation:
1. You get paid by the minute.
2. Never eat a crew meal in the dark.
If Southwest wants to go the speed of heat, fine by me. Of course, I haven't parked an airplane in a Burbank service station or on a Chicago street yet, either.