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01-12-2020, 07:33 PM

#11

Av8tr1

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Originally Posted by badflaps

It was funny the first few days, guys calling up the FSS asking about traffic. Response being, "Lemme go look out the window." ATP's totally out of their element. If you were a Bonanza driver on your days off, it was business as usual.

Are you one of the guys in the video? Or did you just fly out of the same place?

01-12-2020, 08:30 PM

#12

badflaps

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Originally Posted by Av8tr1

Are you one of the guys in the video? Or did you just fly out of the same place?

No pension, ya gotta work somewhere.

01-12-2020, 09:44 PM

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dera

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Originally Posted by Av8tr1

This is going to be a very unpopular statement but a lot of airline pilots need to be put in situations where the are forced to turn off the automation and fly the damn airplane. Seems like the minute you go to a big jet those stick and rudder skills go right out the window.

Happens every day in DCA.

Inside KATRN on MTV 1.
"Can you circle to 33?"
"we sure can."
Click. Click.

01-13-2020, 09:23 AM

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AirBear

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Originally Posted by dera

Happens every day in DCA.

Inside KATRN on MTV 1.
"Can you circle to 33?"
"we sure can."
Click. Click.

Been there, done that. Back in the 1990's as an F/O on the B727. Fun! Of course my 1st airliner was a DC-9-30 with just 2 VOR's and an ADF and a very basic autopilot that wouldn't even catch an altitude. So we did a fair amount of hand flying.