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biigD 05-21-2015 11:34 AM


Originally Posted by John Carr (Post 1885600)
And if a guy is slowing down and putting you in a kerfuffle, why not speak up? NYC TRACON doesn't have a problem with "don't slow down yet, I didn't tell you to slow down".

I remember doing the expressway visual in LGA a long time ago and slowed 20 kts, you'd think I just kidnapped the contreoller's daughter with the fit he had on the radio.

Hahaha - I bet! The spacing they use at LGA is tighter than I've seen anywhere else. It's unreal what they make work.

John Carr 05-21-2015 11:36 AM


Originally Posted by biigD (Post 1885612)
Hahaha - I bet! The spacing they use at LGA is tighter than I've seen anywhere else. It's unreal what they make work.

Agreed. I'd put the NYC and ORD controllers at the top of the list.

skypilot35 05-21-2015 11:53 AM

How about "Otis 2345, cleared visual approach runway 25".

To me (and the FAA) this means speed is at the discretion of the pilot.

Is it inferred or expected that you maintain 180kts to final?

Flubber 05-21-2015 12:12 PM


Originally Posted by John Carr (Post 1885616)
Agreed. I'd put the NYC and ORD controllers at the top of the list.

Add the folks who work DCA.

All these people know how to move traffic.

John Carr 05-21-2015 12:22 PM


Originally Posted by Flubber (Post 1885642)
Add the folks who work DCA.

All these people know how to move traffic.

DCA, yes.

The IAD sectors, meh......

Being based in IAD before, the jury is still out.

biigD 05-21-2015 12:44 PM

There's a woman that works BOS, and listening to her work a horribly busy Ground frequency is once of the most impressive things I've heard in my career. She's a friggin' machine!

Justdoinmyjob 05-21-2015 02:41 PM

TOTD is the pax who decided to drop a deuce on the floor of one of the aft lavs today. I guess there was a crosswind over the target and they missed the harbor.

biigD 05-21-2015 02:46 PM


Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob (Post 1885762)
TOTD is the pax who decided to drop a deuce on the floor of one of the aft lavs today. I guess there was a crosswind over the target and they missed the harbor.

Back in my corporate days, my buddy told a story where he discovered a deuce lodged into the p!ss tube of the aft lav of his Lear 35. I mean, who sits down on the toilet, then looks at the relief tube and says, "You know what? THIS is where I'm gonna drop some heat."

Rolf 05-21-2015 02:49 PM

I think the airlines should have little bag-dispensers like at the dog park.

SayAlt 05-21-2015 02:52 PM


Originally Posted by biigD (Post 1885770)
Back in my corporate days, my buddy told a story where he discovered a deuce lodged into the p!ss tube of the aft lav of his Lear 35. I mean, who sits down on the toilet, then looks at the relief tube and says, "You know what? THIS is where I'm gonna drop some heat."

Could be anyone.

I was reliably told, by a person of impeccable character, about the time he flew Bill Clinton on his Gulfstream.

No one used the blue room on their flight expect ol' Bill. When they went to prep for the next turn, they discovered pee all over the lav, even around the sink. It had been smooth as glass the entire ride. Could only have been intentional. Just because he could.


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