Light chop
05-29-2018 | 08:07 AM
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05-29-2018 | 11:55 AM
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Just one comment to the OP. You only know what conditions YOUR ship is in. You have no idea what ANYONE else is really experiencing. How can you criticize them based on your conditions? And personally, if... as a Delta pilot I am the butt of other airlines' jokes because of turbulence reports or wind requests on short final, I really don't GAS.
05-29-2018 | 11:59 AM
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Just one comment to the OP. You only know what conditions YOUR ship is in. You have no idea what ANYONE else is really experiencing. How can you criticize them based on your conditions? And personally, if... as a Delta pilot I am the butt of other airlines' jokes because of turbulence reports or wind requests on short final, I really don't GAS.
05-29-2018 | 12:27 PM
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I've done O'Hare to Green Bay and I've also done ATL to Shanghai.
On a 30 minute flight, turbulence doesn't really mean too much. It's actually kind of nice, because it's a reminder to the PAX, that what they are paying for is challenging and hence worth the money.
On a heavy with 300 people and a few dozen business class seats, it's different. The people paying 10 to 15 grand don't really want or need to be reminded that flying is a challenge. They are paying because they expect we can avoid or mitigate turbulence sufficiently so that their chardonnay won't get spilled into their king clip.
Light chop in a long haul heavy with the full service is a real thing. The pilots I fly with that are worth anything would be actively working to find or make a better ride.
And then, when it's smoother, they go back to planning how to spend the profit sharing.
On a 30 minute flight, turbulence doesn't really mean too much. It's actually kind of nice, because it's a reminder to the PAX, that what they are paying for is challenging and hence worth the money.
On a heavy with 300 people and a few dozen business class seats, it's different. The people paying 10 to 15 grand don't really want or need to be reminded that flying is a challenge. They are paying because they expect we can avoid or mitigate turbulence sufficiently so that their chardonnay won't get spilled into their king clip.
Light chop in a long haul heavy with the full service is a real thing. The pilots I fly with that are worth anything would be actively working to find or make a better ride.
And then, when it's smoother, they go back to planning how to spend the profit sharing.
05-29-2018 | 01:30 PM
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I've done O'Hare to Green Bay and I've also done ATL to Shanghai.
On a 30 minute flight, turbulence doesn't really mean too much. It's actually kind of nice, because it's a reminder to the PAX, that what they are paying for is challenging and hence worth the money.
On a heavy with 300 people and a few dozen business class seats, it's different. The people paying 10 to 15 grand don't really want or need to be reminded that flying is a challenge. They are paying because they expect we can avoid or mitigate turbulence sufficiently so that their chardonnay won't get spilled into their king clip.
Light chop in a long haul heavy with the full service is a real thing. The pilots I fly with that are worth anything would be actively working to find or make a better ride.
And then, when it's smoother, they go back to planning how to spend the profit sharing.
On a 30 minute flight, turbulence doesn't really mean too much. It's actually kind of nice, because it's a reminder to the PAX, that what they are paying for is challenging and hence worth the money.
On a heavy with 300 people and a few dozen business class seats, it's different. The people paying 10 to 15 grand don't really want or need to be reminded that flying is a challenge. They are paying because they expect we can avoid or mitigate turbulence sufficiently so that their chardonnay won't get spilled into their king clip.
Light chop in a long haul heavy with the full service is a real thing. The pilots I fly with that are worth anything would be actively working to find or make a better ride.
And then, when it's smoother, they go back to planning how to spend the profit sharing.
And “people who are on a 30 minute flight should be reminded that flying is challenging, so it’s ok to make them uncomfortable with turbulence, but those on a longhaul 777 shouldn’t.” Did I seriously just read that from a delta widebody pilot? And your turbulence avoidance is for the guys who paid $10-15k in the front, not for the other 260 in coach? Interesting.
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05-29-2018 | 03:35 PM
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05-29-2018 | 03:59 PM
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That probably would’ve made the OPs head explode.
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