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09-11-2025 | 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

Would you fly through a line of thunderstorms to protect that 6.0? Or would you use 10 minutes of fuel to deviate around it?

I would probably ensure that we had more on the ground. The whole exercise is about the preflight planning phase. It’s lovely that delta only protects like 10% of CFuel or something like that. Careful burning down to min for takeoff you might land with 4.8…

09-11-2025 | 06:10 PM

#592

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Originally Posted by Planetrain

What in the world happens after 60??????????!!!!

Denial

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09-11-2025 | 10:00 PM

#593

RedeyeWarrior

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Interesting, all the “I have thick skin” statements in the WARTs brief don’t carry over to APC. May need to start sugar coating recommendations to the PF.

09-12-2025 | 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

Would you fly through a line of thunderstorms to protect that 6.0? Or would you use 10 minutes of fuel to deviate around it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YiwKoZHJeU

09-12-2025 | 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotel Kilo

That's one instance.

Did you bother to read what I wrote?

Yes, we have had multiple, that is many, of you young guys taxiing into things on the ground. It got so bad on a certain fleet the standards guys had to put out a fleet bulletin on how to taxi into the gate.

I read that. It was embarrassing. Shocked this trend hasn't been caught on OE

09-12-2025 | 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

Maybe that's because the 737 community had a reputation of simply saying, "You should always land with at least 6.0." Years of using crutches like that cause people to panic when they get in situations where landing with 6.0 isn't an option.

When I was on the 737 it was 5.0. But that was prepandemic and maybe the mindset changed.

09-12-2025 | 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Peoplemvr

Nothing like a “senior pilot bashing thread. My take is if you kids hate flying with senior pilots, you may have made bad career choices.

This thread proves that both older and younger Pilots can be immature and respond emotionally. Please don't respond in kind to ridiculous statements and contribute to the closing of a thread that can provide a lot of learning opportunities. No one demographic has a monopoly on making errors or foolish forum posts come to think of it.

Thanks Scoop

09-12-2025 | 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Planetrain

What in the world happens after 60??????????!!!!

I don’t have any data, but one reason could be that as pilots near retirement age, they choose to have medical procedures performed with our insurance vs, Medicare. Does anyone have data when the retirement age was 60 about the age and number of pilot on LTD nearing retirement then?

09-12-2025 | 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MD88Driver

I wish I could find it but another pilot once sent me a checklist of what to do as you approached retirement. Number 1 on the list was to get any medical issues you were postponing done before going to Medicare. Shoulders, knees and anything else!

09-12-2025 | 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip7

I read that. It was embarrassing. Shocked this trend hasn't been caught on OE

You cant teach spatial awareness on OE, not enough time. It is a similar pattern to critical thinking, you were either raised with it or taught it over a longer period of time somewhere before. You either embrace it or just walk through life looking through the lens of an 8" OLED. I don't care how young and flexible a brain is, if its conditioned to sit at idle, it will sit at idle.