Colgan's fatigue policy....
01-03-2010, 06:56 AM
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Colgan made the front page of the Buffalo News today.
When defending the policy, the vice president of safety wrote "...when given an opportunity to demonstrate a lack of professionalism and maturity, a disappointing number of our crew members will do so."
That is just what the passengers want to hear. Not only are Colgans pilots flying fatigued, they are also immature and unprofessional.
I can't believe they can get people to fly on their airplanes anymore.
When defending the policy, the vice president of safety wrote "...when given an opportunity to demonstrate a lack of professionalism and maturity, a disappointing number of our crew members will do so."
That is just what the passengers want to hear. Not only are Colgans pilots flying fatigued, they are also immature and unprofessional.
I can't believe they can get people to fly on their airplanes anymore.
01-03-2010, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by rustypigeon
Colgan made the front page of the Buffalo News today.
When defending the policy, the vice president of safety wrote "...when given an opportunity to demonstrate a lack of professionalism and maturity, a disappointing number of our crew members will do so."
That is just what the passengers want to hear. Not only are Colgans pilots flying fatigued, they are also immature and unprofessional.
I can't believe they can get people to fly on their airplanes anymore.
When defending the policy, the vice president of safety wrote "...when given an opportunity to demonstrate a lack of professionalism and maturity, a disappointing number of our crew members will do so."
That is just what the passengers want to hear. Not only are Colgans pilots flying fatigued, they are also immature and unprofessional.
I can't believe they can get people to fly on their airplanes anymore.
edit - here's the whole story: http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/910797.html
01-03-2010, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SaltyDog
Does no one at Colgan management do a sanity check before they act/speak? Really a future business study on airline management failure to understand public affairs.
01-03-2010, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by PSACFI
So to take care of maybe a handful of people who abuse the policy they are going to punish the entire pilot group and jeopardize safety?
01-03-2010, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
Nobody has ever accused airline management of being chock-full of "business sense"...
01-03-2010, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by SaltyDog
Am sure some attorneys have already expensed in their settlement more than we would charge. Zing...
One would have to think that SOMEBODY with an ATP and a type rating or three in Pinnacle Flight Operations would have enough pull, or lacking pull, basic freaking input to prevent stu-uuuuuuu-pid statements like the one published in the Buffalo Times from getting out...
01-03-2010, 09:29 AM
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The Buffalo News: Who's Flying Your Airplane?
"Along the way, much remains untaught.
For years, many regionals — like Colgan Air, which operated Flight 3407 — left training for icing conditions largely to a 10-year-old, 30-minute, NASA-produced video.
That video focused in part on the rare phenomenon of plane tail icing. That's a problem, because a pilot's proper response to tail icing is exactly the wrong response to a wing stall.
The pilot of Continental Connection Flight 3407, Capt. Marvin Renslow, picked the wrong response."
Interesting
Maybe Chuck Steak, will be on Pinnacle's menu at their next Bar B Q
"Along the way, much remains untaught.
For years, many regionals — like Colgan Air, which operated Flight 3407 — left training for icing conditions largely to a 10-year-old, 30-minute, NASA-produced video.
That video focused in part on the rare phenomenon of plane tail icing. That's a problem, because a pilot's proper response to tail icing is exactly the wrong response to a wing stall.
The pilot of Continental Connection Flight 3407, Capt. Marvin Renslow, picked the wrong response."
Interesting
Maybe Chuck Steak, will be on Pinnacle's menu at their next Bar B Q
01-03-2010, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by PSACFI
So to take care of maybe a handful of people who abuse the policy they are going to punish the entire pilot group and jeopardize safety?
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