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Originally Posted by FINS2THELEFT
(Post 1175897)
Where do I start? How about my FO a few weeks ago who picked up the ATIS while on decent into our destination. It gave a altimeter setting of 30.02. SLC Center gave us a decent to 15000 with a desination altimeter setting of 30.01. He proceeded to ask SLC Center which altimeter setting we should use. Center was laughing so hard he was having trouble answering us. I told the FO to please refrain from asking ATC ANY questions without consulting me first.
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Originally Posted by The Dominican
(Post 1175956)
Those that keep calling" heavy " with ground and ramp tower after they have landed or during cruise!
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Originally Posted by Lloyd Bonafide
(Post 1175951)
Was she hot?
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1176025)
"Heavy" is to be used on ramp and ground... agree with you in cruise.
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Aircraft swap in the middle of the trip, run off the jet to the other gate. Did I mention it's a thirty minute turn? Get to the new gate, fight my way politely down the jetway full of boarding passengers, step into the cockpit whose previous captain KNOWS its a thirty minute turn and I find the seat full down, rudder pedals forward to the stops, armrest adjusters zeroed out full down and the headset unplugged, cord wrapped tightly around the ear pads tied in a knot and stowed in a bin. Thanks for nothing.
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Originally Posted by asher888
(Post 1176045)
"heavy" is to be used on first contact with tower and approach/departure. Dont forget Canada, all the high sector controllers use it. If you use "heavy" while flying in ICN, PVG, HKG etc... then you might be "tool" worthy, everyone is heavy!
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Originally Posted by clear4approach
(Post 1171812)
Best thread I've read in this forum in a while!
My tool of the day/month story... The captain who was an FFDO who gave me a thorough military style tactical briefing once a day (for the entire month) on what was going to take place if Ahmed the terrorist attempted to breach the cockpit. He used terms like "2 shots, center-mass". It was so ridiculous. I kept thinking "dude, we're flying an RJ, going from ORD-DSM....get real." |
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1176047)
Are you sure that everyone that you fly with in ICN, PVG, and HKG (etc) is heavy?
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I nominate Salon Inc. for throwing Patrick Smith and his" Ask The Pilot" column under the bus. Did anyone else follow his writings?
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Aircraft swap in the middle of the trip, run off the jet to the other gate. Did I mention it's a thirty minute turn? Get to the new gate, fight my way politely down the jetway full of boarding passengers, step into the cockpit whose previous captain KNOWS its a thirty minute turn and I find the seat full down, rudder pedals forward to the stops, armrest adjusters zeroed out full down and the headset unplugged, cord wrapped tightly around the ear pads tied in a knot and stowed in a bin. Thanks for nothing. |
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