International Diversions
12-21-2023, 08:21 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by OOfff
I love that when you’re demonstrably wrong, you just try again instead of taking a second to consider your actions.
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12-21-2023, 08:22 AM
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I assume the 330 that diverted into Yakima yesterday sparked this? Seattle was below cat 3 mins, which is why they diverted. Boeing Field and Paine Field were also bouncing around and below minimums.
PDX, which would have been the best place to go, was above minimums, but not by much. If they had tried to go there, and been unsuccessful, then they really, really would have been in a world of hurt.
Vancouver was the only other viable option with customs, maybe being in Canada would have caused a whole other set of problems. Better problems than Yakima perhaps? I don't know. There weren't any better options in the US for them to take though.
PDX, which would have been the best place to go, was above minimums, but not by much. If they had tried to go there, and been unsuccessful, then they really, really would have been in a world of hurt.
Vancouver was the only other viable option with customs, maybe being in Canada would have caused a whole other set of problems. Better problems than Yakima perhaps? I don't know. There weren't any better options in the US for them to take though.
12-21-2023, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw
Cool. Your 6393rd post (not counting your CBreezy account) of meangingless fluff that contributes nothing. Thanks for weighing in with another inane personal "observation". But hey, another chance to see yourself on the internet and admire your self percieved cleverness.
Time to put you too on the ignore list.
Time to put you too on the ignore list.
12-21-2023, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Khantahr
I assume the 330 that diverted into Yakima yesterday sparked this? Seattle was below cat 3 mins, which is why they diverted. Boeing Field and Paine Field were also bouncing around and below minimums.
PDX, which would have been the best place to go, was above minimums, but not by much. If they had tried to go there, and been unsuccessful, then they really, really would have been in a world of hurt.
Vancouver was the only other viable option with customs, maybe being in Canada would have caused a whole other set of problems. Better problems than Yakima perhaps? I don't know. There weren't any better options in the US for them to take though.
PDX, which would have been the best place to go, was above minimums, but not by much. If they had tried to go there, and been unsuccessful, then they really, really would have been in a world of hurt.
Vancouver was the only other viable option with customs, maybe being in Canada would have caused a whole other set of problems. Better problems than Yakima perhaps? I don't know. There weren't any better options in the US for them to take though.
12-21-2023, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw
Cool. Your 6393rd post (not counting your CBreezy account) of meangingless fluff that contributes nothing. Thanks for weighing in with another inane personal "observation". But hey, another chance to see yourself on the internet and admire your self percieved cleverness.
Time to put you too on the ignore list.
Time to put you too on the ignore list.
Someone implied you could find the facts if you looked.
You gave one example to prove your point that errors are caused by young captains.
He pointed out you pivoted in order to get another moral victory instead of referencing said facts.
You replied emotionally.
12-21-2023, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw
I don't know the specifics, but it's likely that a whole chain of bad decisions led to arriving at SEA with weather below minimims, and nowhere else to go due to fuel. A more experienced Captain might have seen it coming and left himself more options. PDX, SLC, SFO, YVR, even an early stop in ANC would have been a better choice than painting yourself into a corner and diverting a Widebody International flight to a GA airport in the middle of nowhere. But by all means, tell us to gewt out of your seats the day we turn 65, experience means nothing. "Equity" is all that matters now.
12-21-2023, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw
I don't know the specifics, but it's likely that a whole chain of bad decisions led to arriving at SEA with weather below minimims, and nowhere else to go due to fuel. A more experienced Captain might have seen it coming and left himself more options. PDX, SLC, SFO, YVR, even an early stop in DTW, MSP, or ANC would have been a better choice than painting yourself into a corner and diverting a Widebody International flight to a GA airport in the middle of nowhere. But by all means, tell us to get out of your seats the day we turn 65, experience means nothing. "Equity" is all that matters now.
12-21-2023, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw
I don't know the specifics, but it's likely that a whole chain of bad decisions led to arriving at SEA with weather below minimims, and nowhere else to go due to fuel. A more experienced Captain might have seen it coming and left himself more options. PDX, SLC, SFO, YVR, even an early stop in DTW, MSP, or ANC would have been a better choice than painting yourself into a corner and diverting a Widebody International flight to a GA airport in the middle of nowhere. But by all means, tell us to get out of your seats the day we turn 65, experience means nothing. "Equity" is all that matters now.
12-21-2023, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw
I don't know the specifics, but it's likely that a whole chain of bad decisions led to arriving at SEA with weather below minimims, and nowhere else to go due to fuel. A more experienced Captain might have seen it coming and left himself more options. PDX, SLC, SFO, YVR, even an early stop in DTW, MSP, or ANC would have been a better choice than painting yourself into a corner and diverting a Widebody International flight to a GA airport in the middle of nowhere. But by all means, tell us to get out of your seats the day we turn 65, experience means nothing. "Equity" is all that matters now.
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