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09-06-2018 | 05:30 AM
#171
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Do you think that it’s driven by the newness of the fleet to PDT and the relative inexperience of management? I’ve ridden your jumpseat a a few times and most of the captains were annoyed with flaps 45 and the f/o’s didn’t know anything different. It’s kind of funny how two sister companies fly the airplane so differently, but I guess we’ll pick one way or the other when AAG merges us. 😜
09-06-2018 | 05:38 AM
#172
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It’s easy to say FL22 is the way to go, until you run a landing data request through ACARS with FL22 and RC5 and all of a sudden you need a 7800 foot piece of pavement to land on. Wind credit you say? Yeah, that never makes up the 3000 foot difference between FL45 and FL22. I believe this was by design.
Not only is it a cultural push to be a FL45 company at PDT, management is forcing our hand with the new RC code implementation.
Not only is it a cultural push to be a FL45 company at PDT, management is forcing our hand with the new RC code implementation.
09-06-2018 | 06:09 AM
#173
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It’s easy to say FL22 is the way to go, until you run a landing data request through ACARS with FL22 and RC5 and all of a sudden you need a 7800 foot piece of pavement to land on. Wind credit you say? Yeah, that never makes up the 3000 foot difference between FL45 and FL22. I believe this was by design.
Not only is it a cultural push to be a FL45 company at PDT, management is forcing our hand with the new RC code implementation.
Not only is it a cultural push to be a FL45 company at PDT, management is forcing our hand with the new RC code implementation.
09-06-2018 | 06:14 AM
#174
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It is a culture of confusion. Conflicting information in the manuals, which the FAA and company all sign off on (supposedly). Meanwhile, other operators have different criteria...I have read 5 knots is the buffer at Envoy...what is it at TSA/Expressjet/Commutair/VIA Air? We are terrible at benchmarking anything around here. Is it Embraer or FAA that has an issue? I need more clarification than a vague FIL (with no supporting info) and an unofficial Facebook group posting.
09-06-2018 | 06:32 AM
#175
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LOL. You really can't make this stuff up. 😳
09-06-2018 | 07:15 AM
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From: Gear slinger
Do you think that it’s driven by the newness of the fleet to PDT and the relative inexperience of management? I’ve ridden your jumpseat a a few times and most of the captains were annoyed with flaps 45 and the f/o’s didn’t know anything different. It’s kind of funny how two sister companies fly the airplane so differently, but I guess we’ll pick one way or the other when AAG merges us. ��
Merger... hah... sure long as SLI is straight DOH (and then by age on dates where the two groups have the same dates of hire) so I can hold 175 DFW and be one of them real jet pilots
. Irving is very cosmopolitan...
09-06-2018 | 09:23 AM
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I think many of Piedmont’s current issues are typical when theres a new aircraft on property and folks are forced to re-invent flying it.
Merger... hah... sure long as SLI is straight DOH (and then by age on dates where the two groups have the same dates of hire) so I can hold 175 DFW and be one of them real jet pilots. Irving is very cosmopolitan...
Merger... hah... sure long as SLI is straight DOH (and then by age on dates where the two groups have the same dates of hire) so I can hold 175 DFW and be one of them real jet pilots
. Irving is very cosmopolitan...
09-07-2018 | 02:58 AM
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