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Delta Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Reagan National

TOTD goes to this guy. Clearly his an aviation expert who knows his airplanes when he sees them. :rolleyes:

etflies

08-10-2012 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFly (Post 1243351)

Delta Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Reagan National

TOTD goes to this guy. Clearly his an aviation expert who knows his airplanes when he sees them. :rolleyes:

Dude when has the media ever been right about aviation? Most of the time they're lucky if they get the right airline/airport.

Boomer

08-10-2012 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFly (Post 1243351)

Delta Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Reagan National

TOTD goes to this guy. Clearly his an aviation expert who knows his airplanes when he sees them. :rolleyes:

Is that the 757NEO? I didn't think they were out until next year.

trafly

08-10-2012 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gearmaid (Post 1242613)

The guy that gets ****ed off every time ATC gives us a vector or slower speed and then flies 10 degrees off or 10 knots faster than what was assigned because it might somehow get us there faster.

Or the guy who, when asked by ATC for "slowest practical airspeed" for spacing, slows from 300 KIAS to 280 KIAS and the *****es and moans when he gets a 90 degree vector off course!

WHACKMASTER

08-11-2012 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Bligh (Post 1243176)

THE BACKPACK TOOL:

He comes in many forms and has learned to use his back pack to annoy. My personal favorite is when he steps into the last available half a spot on the airport train just before the door is about to close. There is only room for his feet. After the door closes on his backpack and then reopens, triggering that automated "Please allow the doors to close announcement", he then proceeds to spin around in the space with no regard for the face space his 74 pound eurotrash mobile home sized backpack takes up. Someday I'm going to just throw the backpack with or without it's owner attached.

Or any airline pilot that actually wears a backpack while in uniform. UNPROFESSIONAL!!!!!!!! :mad:

Royer

08-11-2012 07:23 AM

Maybe not tool worthy but...

What's the deal with logbook write ups that start with "FA reports..." or "During post flight..."?

It's like saying "it's not my fault", or even worse "we discovered this at the outstation but didn't write it up till now". Just state what is broken.

Speaking of statements, I heard this the other day: "Boston center this is Airline xxx checking in, with you, in the climb..." Just spit it out, dude. None of that is necessary.

Is it just me? (don't answer that)

gloopy

08-11-2012 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by throttleweenie (Post 1243050)

What is an air pocket? What's it made out of? What's in it?

TW

I think the air pocket was composed out of 10% density altitude and 90% poor judgement.

I mean srsly, that dude's takeoff roll went on for miles and he barely stayed in ground effect for miles more.

captjns

08-11-2012 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER (Post 1243614)

Or any airline pilot that actually wears a backpack while in uniform. UNPROFESSIONAL!!!!!!!! :mad:

Wintessed myself in JFK. Looked like Beaver Cleaver. Reebocks, Knapsack, mirrored glasses, baseball cap to boot. And the worst of it was he was a four striper!:eek:

I'm sure he's the pride of Eagle:rolleyes:

TheFly

08-11-2012 09:51 AM

I've seen more than one grey haired (S & P), Major airline Captain, with a backpack. Sporting Reeboks is an overkill. I don't use a backpack, I do think it diminishes the professional "look" of an airline pilot. However, most of all, some would say that their paycheck is the most unprofessional component of this equasion.

captjns

08-11-2012 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFly (Post 1243764)

However, most of all, some would say that their paycheck is the most unprofessional component of this equasion.

And who is responsible for that? Not management... that's for sure.

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