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LGA is the bane of air travel. The short runways don't bug me, the visual approaches are fun, but once you're on the ground the sheer volume of stupidity assaults my senses from all directions. If there was a 1 car funeral, LGA could eff it up. Ramp, ground, and clearance drive me to drink.

They should spend $4b to sink the landfill and build a playground, not retrofit that turd.

forgot to bid

09-03-2015 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1963172)

The terminal is a disaster to me. I hate the terminal from the time I near Mike until whenever.

forgot to bid

09-03-2015 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Klondike Bear (Post 1963045)

What the other two said, I enjoy the Expressway to 31 and the view landing south at night is great. Plus the food is good. That being said if it's the penalty lap and the WX sucks LGA is the worst.

I almost forgot $1 coffee can't forget that.

I like the expressway 31.

But I love visual 29 ewr. :D

My favorite in ewr was the ils 11 circle 22R. Right, not left, there was someone already on the left, so circle and land to 224)r, keep it tight and don't hit the AF 744 at whiskey.

Or land 29 but overhead the numbers on 4.

The coex atr guys had some Budweiser plant approach, I think shoot ils 22R, overhead airport and circle around to 11.

Speedbird2263

09-03-2015 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1963182)

The terminal is a disaster to me. I hate the terminal from the time I near Mike until whenever.

From my somewhat "limited" airline career thus far, LGA & EWR interchange rank on my list depending on the day of the week. Took me almost 3hrs to get to the gate after landing in EWR one evening then another 3hrs to taxi back out and get the heck outta dodge. My one and only 16hr day to date.

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iFlyer

09-03-2015 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Klondike Bear (Post 1962727)

I try to find something to like about every airport EWR is the only one I can't.

Try the Cuban panini at Java Moon. mmmm...

Dirtdiver

09-03-2015 09:29 AM

Anybody know anything about the pilot that died on the AMS layover the other day?

Tanker1497

09-03-2015 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1962614)

All that stuff is under "badflaps". I retired in '89 after being denied a 1011 bid in LAX. (WAL fencing agreement.) Started as a '049 engineer at Modern Air Transport in Trenton in '63. I have perm. oil stains on my noggin........Just the sight of the letters "EWR" terrify me.

EEEWWWRRR! Just kidding badflaps. Your story is one of the most unique I've ever heard. Continue to enjoy retirement!

badflaps

09-03-2015 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tanker1497 (Post 1963251)

EEEWWWRRR! Just kidding badflaps. Your story is one of the most unique I've ever heard. Continue to enjoy retirement!

There are a "million stories in the naked city", the only reason you don't hear more, is most of the guys are just now mastering touch tone phones much less the interweb. To hear them tell it, Boeing really screwed things up when they took the top wing off....

Rhino Driver

09-03-2015 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Free Bird (Post 1962562)

Wondering how long our day has to be for the company to give us a hotel room when we DH? For example if one were to fly from LHR to DTW, then DH back to Mecca? Wondering why some trips are scheduled with the hotel on the rotation and some are not? What is the duty time that requires the room?

Thanks

FB

5 hour break between flights.

Dirtdiver

09-03-2015 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Free Bird (Post 1962562)

Depends if the DH home exceeds the contractual max duty day length. No FAR limit on the DH since you're not flying. They'll get you home and avoid the hotel plus trip credit if they possibly can. If you're scheduled to DH home and your LHR-DTW runs late enough to miss the DH, and the next one exceeds the contractual max day, you can have them set you up to layover and DH the next day, then deviate, take the next flight and pick up 5 more hours

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