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Old 06-01-2017 | 08:15 PM
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To be fair, the AirPods actually offer great mic quality. I can only assume he wore them for the mic pickup for his video.

(disclaimer yes I'm an Apple fanboy)
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Old 06-04-2017 | 02:44 AM
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I nominate the Sky West hero in LA today. We were taxiing on E for runway 24L. I see a Mormon Air Force "9" approaching with haste on the perpendicular taxiway. Now anyone that has a North route clearance at LAX knows that they are supposed to hold short of taxiway D without further clearance. Well Captain America proceeded to blow right through it. My usual "clear right" dared not leave my tongue. I looked left to my skipper and shouted "he's not stopping", eyes wide with fear. My skipper applies the brakes with enough force to even jostle the most seasoned of cat wranglers. We look at each other in bewilderment as the two Sky Gods pass without slowing. The normal LAX chatter is broken with a condescending "really guys..." from the mighty "9" skipper. Another look of bewilderment was shared between me and my left seat companion. Did that really just happen? Did this regional "mainline" crew almost cause a collision and try to blame it on us? Surely this couldn't be so. After a moment of shock, I snapped out of it. I realized that, alas, it was a Sky West crew and this was a reality. We throttled up and I continued my before takeoff check list, my peripherals still on high alert for any sneaky Canadian regional jets that may be lurking.
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Old 06-04-2017 | 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by VIRotate
I nominate the Sky West hero in LA today. We were taxiing on E for runway 24L. I see a Mormon Air Force "9" approaching with haste on the perpendicular taxiway. Now anyone that has a North route clearance at LAX knows that they are supposed to hold short of taxiway D without further clearance. Well Captain America proceeded to blow right through it. My usual "clear right" dared not leave my tongue. I looked left to my skipper and shouted "he's not stopping", eyes wide with fear. My skipper applies the brakes with enough force to even jostle the most seasoned of cat wranglers. We look at each other in bewilderment as the two Sky Gods pass without slowing. The normal LAX chatter is broken with a condescending "really guys..." from the mighty "9" skipper. Another look of bewilderment was shared between me and my left seat companion. Did that really just happen? Did this regional "mainline" crew almost cause a collision and try to blame it on us? Surely this couldn't be so. After a moment of shock, I snapped out of it. I realized that, alas, it was a Sky West crew and this was a reality. We throttled up and I continued my before takeoff check list, my peripherals still on high alert for any sneaky Canadian regional jets that may be lurking.
An abridged version of what happened?
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Old 06-04-2017 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by captjns
An abridged version of what happened?
Sky West failed to hold short of taxiway and almost hits us. Sky West gets on radio and says "really guys" like it's our fault.
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Old 06-04-2017 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by VIRotate
I nominate the Sky West hero in LA today. We were taxiing on E for runway 24L. I see a Mormon Air Force "9" approaching with haste on the perpendicular taxiway. Now anyone that has a North route clearance at LAX knows that they are supposed to hold short of taxiway D without further clearance. Well Captain America proceeded to blow right through it. My usual "clear right" dared not leave my tongue. I looked left to my skipper and shouted "he's not stopping", eyes wide with fear. My skipper applies the brakes with enough force to even jostle the most seasoned of cat wranglers. We look at each other in bewilderment as the two Sky Gods pass without slowing. The normal LAX chatter is broken with a condescending "really guys..." from the mighty "9" skipper. Another look of bewilderment was shared between me and my left seat companion. Did that really just happen? Did this regional "mainline" crew almost cause a collision and try to blame it on us? Surely this couldn't be so. After a moment of shock, I snapped out of it. I realized that, alas, it was a Sky West crew and this was a reality. We throttled up and I continued my before takeoff check list, my peripherals still on high alert for any sneaky Canadian regional jets that may be lurking.
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Old 06-04-2017 | 05:29 PM
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My usual "clear right" dared not leave my tongue. I looked left to my skipper and shouted "he's not stopping", eyes wide with fear
Who is the real tool here?
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Old 06-04-2017 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by trip
Who is the real tool here?
If you somehow associated toolness from that sentence then I don't know what to tell you. Clearly I was making humor of the situation.
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Old 06-04-2017 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by VIRotate
If you somehow associated toolness from that sentence then I don't know what to tell you. Clearly I was making humor of the situation.
I was trying to find it but you must've hidden that humor real well.
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Old 06-04-2017 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by VIRotate
If you somehow associated toolness from that sentence then I don't know what to tell you. Clearly I was making humor of the situation.
Swing and a miss bro
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Old 06-04-2017 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by echelon
Swing and a miss bro
This place is brutal lol
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