No one in this business expects perfection however courtesy is free to all of us.

You point and complaint are completely valid. We are experiencing quite an updraft in new positions. Often the smaller equipment will be sporting a new Captain who is just trying to keep all the balls in the air and may be missing the nuances of proper decorum and professional courtesy. They are motivated and talented and should pick up the finer points quickly. However, we also have our experienced lunkheads... sorry for whichever they have been.

yep....the one business that does.....is called 'marriage'.:D

Boxes don't b*tch, but their pilots sure do? :D:D

I kid, I kid!

So we're all to believe that the Delta boys are so busy doing so much more in the cockpit than the rest of us peons, that taxi light management is 'just too much'???

While some of these posts are in fact pretty humorous to read...it's glaringly obvious that some are rather belittling and arrogant. Excuses, excuses, excuses...of course we should always give the benefit of the doubt to all of those 'low' time Delta Captains, new and old.

Not trying to start a flame war here, but just a friendly reply of 'good point, our guys should try to be more courteous' draws the ire of a few that are just plain clueless. Oh well, you can't fix stupid...(just repeated what was said earlier... ;-)

I have never been blinded by someone on the north side of 26L taking the runway. :rolleyes: NOT!

I'm sure it's just some arrogant Delta guy doing a ferry or verification. :cool:

R-E-L-A-X :D

E-X-A-C-T-L-Y! Yes, it is a nice touch but is it really that big of a deal? Maybe s/he just forgot to turn it off?:eek: If they were turning onto the runway, at least it didn't last long.

Denny

Do you think it's courteous to shine your light into the eyes of a taxiing aircraft because his light bothers you... when you're not even moving? I'd go so far as to call your action unprofessional. Just look away for chrissakes, don't blind someone who is trying to move an airplane safely.

...and here I thought flight attendant cat fights were bad.

When I was a CRJ-200 captain, I had my taxi lights (wing roots angled down) on and strobes on entering 21R at DTW. The fine professional in the DC-9 opposite me turned on all his lights in my face as I was lining up because he didn't like the extremely dim taxi lights on in my barbie jet being shined somewhat in his direction.

I thought for a moment to really light him up in retaliation or even say something on the radio, but decided otherwise in the name of actual professionalism.

If you don't like the lights of the guy on the runway, look away. They are the ones in the line of fire, not you.