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06-17-2007 | 07:55 PM

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FliFast

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Flying into SDF

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Originally Posted by flappy

Duece, don't worry. You were flying manually the T-6 in multiple patterns while everyone else was "flying" the autopilot on ONE ILS, with another guy half asleep doing read-backs.

Is that what we're supposed to do when we fly into SDF ????

I seemed to have missed that memo.

FF

06-17-2007 | 08:58 PM

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tomgoodman

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Test waived

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... grumpy old captains at majors or fedex/ups ...

Part of the initial Captain checkout used to be a required score of at least 8 on the grump-o-meter. Recent developments in the profession have made this unnecessary, since even new-hires are meeting the standard.

06-17-2007 | 09:01 PM

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Deez340

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good one!

06-18-2007 | 02:49 PM

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flyergurl

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Boy, someone here has met some pretty grumpy captains? I haven't seemed to have that problem

06-18-2007 | 05:42 PM

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ghilis101

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its not an old captains fault for being "grumpy," its just what happens after 25 years of being in the industry. i hope to get there someday, with as little grumpiness as possible, although id rather just be a career widebody FO. i just think that youre more likely to have a good time with a young single crew than you will with an older crew. its science