XJT question...
 

I had a relative fly on XJT today, and he said that after the flight landed and taxied to the gate, the co-pilot made an announcement that the landing was the first landing for that particular captain as pilot-in-command. I thought that sounded weird since XJT has just recently furloughed 100+ guys. It didn't seem to me that there would be captains upgrading at this point in time. Are you all still upgrading captains even through the furloughs?

He had to have been joking.

The most recent upgraded captains finished UOE at least three to four months ago.

Maybe he just got back from Military service or a leave of absence? Just another thought.:cool:

Maybe the landing was just that bad....

Prankster LoL

That wouy question, did he slam the thing down and the FO decided to rag on him a little? I've never had a capt. do that to me! ;)

Nothin' like hitting pot holes on the runway!:D

Been into Boston? lol

Back when I was an FO, the CA made such a great landing...........the kind of landing where you never felt the mains touch........and afterwards he made this announcement to the passengers:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for joining us on this short FLT into ATL this morning, we’ve arrived at gate B17 exactly 10 minutes early. This morning you’ve had the privilege of flying with one of SKW best FLT crews. At this time I’d like to send a special thanks to my FO for being such a great "passenger" on that landing. We hope that your day turns out to be as perfect as my landing was.”

A senior DAL CA (in his 50’s) waited and was the last passenger to de-plane and told the CA,”that was good; I think I’m going to steal that announcement for the next time I grease it on.”

If it's anything like SEA then I fully understand.

Boston doesn't have anything on ORF :eek:

CHS as well is a bit rough, courtesy of the C17 touch and go's

that explains why all my landings in ORF suck...

ever land in psp, the centerline stripes are like 4" thick:eek:

To answer the original question, we've had quite a few very qualified military guys come back and hold the left seat (as their seniority dictates). So it's possible that it was his first landing from the left, and it was probably a good one.

I know it! My first landing in there I was on the roll-out and told the Captain "crap, we blew the nosegear!!" Those stripes are overkill :eek:

I beg to differ. I've done several into both. While ORF has a horrible touchdown zone it's Boston's that 15/33 cross where it has the potential to actually throw you into orbit! I think it's just the heat mixed with the Speedbird's 747s or the multiple 738/9s taxining on it sinking into the ground. Had to reject there once and when slamming on the breaks the darn think kept bouncing into the air!

EWR 4L is the worst I have experienced. From the departure point to the end of the displaced threshold it's up and down and up and down and up and down and then finally it smoothes out.

My first takeoff in a jet was on that runway (4L in EWR) and I'll never forget that bouncing and how I thought "Is this how all takeoffs are going to be??"

we had a couple of people go through upgrade training after coming back from military leave. they had their uoe the end of last month. The only reason i know that is because the check airmen i was flying with earned me an FBO out of nowhere... pleasant surprise.

I was just going to mention that. 4L sucks. Freaked me right the hell out when I went through IOE! :D

I just flew with an E2XXX CA (pretty senior for you non-XJTers) who just upgraded after coming back from mil leave. She just completed UOE last month as far as I recall.

Actually if you start your roll as far to the right of the centerline without the mains being outside the Centerline, its smooth

I'll have to try that. I'm just a Houston simpleton...I dunno any of them thar tricks. ;)