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FL370esq 05-16-2024 08:38 AM


Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 3802943)
I agree 100% about the radiation and have yet to figure out why the 330 Pilots always want to climb as high as possible.

I'm with you Scoop. Along those lines, always amazed that Delta doesn't provide ozone concentrations on WidgetWeather which is readily available on The Weather Company products used by our competitors. We're all about safety at Delta until there is a cost involved. 😁

m3113n1a1 05-16-2024 09:15 AM


Originally Posted by FL370esq (Post 3802946)
I'm with you Scoop. Along those lines, always amazed that Delta doesn't provide ozone concentrations on WidgetWeather which is readily available on The Weather Company products used by our competitors. We're all about safety at Delta until there is a cost involved. 😁

100%. Delta only posts ozone TPs above a certain altitude (I think 370) and rarely does it. I hear other airlines avoiding certain altitudes all the time..but Delta just does not care.

Jughead135 05-16-2024 09:27 AM


Originally Posted by FL370esq (Post 3802946)
We're all about safety at Delta until there is a cost involved. 😁

Nonsense. If that were true, they’d be willing to seat revenue pax in the turbulence safety seats…. 😐

sailingfun 05-16-2024 09:41 AM


Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 3802943)
Not sure how you arrived at us being concerned about HFs after I posted this:

"After listening to other Aircraft make numerous futile attemps at HF comm we didn't even try since CPDLC was working"


I agree 100% about the radiation and have yet to figure out why the 330 Pilots always want to climb as high as possible. A smooth ride in the mid 30s is my sweet spot - upper 30s and 40k - not so much. I guess its one factor in favor of going back to the left seat.

Scoop

Its a weird addiction with 330 pilots desperately wanting to climb. I carried a letter from Airbus that talked about fuel burn on the A330-300. 500 feet above optimum burned more fuel than 2000 feet below optimum. Still I would constantly come off break to find us 2000 above optimum. The 330 pilot climb addiction is worse than crack cocaine!

Vsop 05-16-2024 10:03 AM


Originally Posted by m3113n1a1 (Post 3802966)
100%. Delta only posts ozone TPs above a certain altitude (I think 370) and rarely does it. I hear other airlines avoiding certain altitudes all the time..but Delta just does not care.

What’s it like flying something that readily has FL370 available? The CRJ200, 737-900, 767-400 don’t like it up there.

tennisguru 05-16-2024 10:04 AM


Originally Posted by Vsop (Post 3802992)
What’s it like flying something that readily has FL370 available? The CRJ200, 737-900, 767-400 don’t like it up there.

And the 717...

80knotsV1rotate 05-16-2024 11:13 AM


Originally Posted by Vsop (Post 3802992)
What’s it like flying something that readily has FL370 available? The CRJ200, 737-900, 767-400 don’t like it up there.

Going from constantly flying everywhere at FL450 for a corporate job to being stuck in the high 20s on the 717...I greatly miss that capability.

FL370esq 05-16-2024 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by Vsop (Post 3802992)
What’s it like flying something that readily has FL370 available? The CRJ200, 737-900, 767-400 don’t like it up there.

​​​​​​Hah! Even if they did, you wouldn't know if you were flying through an ozone concentrated area because Delta doesn't care. 😁

nene 05-16-2024 01:08 PM


Originally Posted by Vsop (Post 3802992)
What’s it like flying something that readily has FL370 available? The CRJ200, 737-900, 767-400 don’t like it up there.

Used to go directly to FL 450 in GIV even at max gross weights. Always get direct for 8hr leg and rarely have weather to avoid.

20Fathoms 05-16-2024 01:44 PM

My ICrew skills are failing me. Where do you find that tool that tells you if a rotation is legal for your schedule?


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