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{Kevin Hiatt}And while problems with autopilot are rare, things do fail from time to time, according to Hiatt. "PA systems have problems, call buttons stick, computers can fail to a non-active mode," he says. And that, says Hiatt, is when those cornerstone "stick and rudder skills" come into play.
Originally Posted by shfo
(Post 889804)
Yeah when a PA system fails, that's when you need good stick and rudder skills. This guy has not flown an Embraer. I think you could be drunk and track a localizer better than the ERJ's autopilot.
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Originally Posted by Killer51883
(Post 889825)
now i may be way off based, but as far as regional pilots not being held to the same standard as mainline pilots dont we all take the same check ride and perform the same manuvers/tasks. while we might not have the same prior expierence we all do the same check ride.
Think of it this way, some airlines (not just regionals) wear the bare minimum pieces of flair, while other airlines wear 37 pieces of flair. |
Originally Posted by Oberon
(Post 890025)
But we don't all get the same training. Do you think the training program at Great Lakes is comparable to the training program at Delta? I don't really know much about the training programs at either airline, but I'll go out on a limb as say the Delta program is more comprehensive.
Think of it this way, some airlines (not just regionals) wear the bare minimum pieces of flair, while other airlines wear 37 pieces of flair. Actually I've heard the Great Lakes training program is incredibly difficult and washes out a lot of folks. If you can pass Great Lakes you can pretty much pass anything out there. I have ridden on them a few times, they do some pretty tough stuff, non-precision approaches in the mts of NM and CO, lots of ice, etc. |
Originally Posted by maddog81
(Post 889946)
I was at the airport watching TV when Sully landed on the Hudson. On one news channel, I think FOX...
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Originally Posted by Oberon
(Post 890025)
But we don't all get the same training. Do you think the training program at Great Lakes is comparable to the training program at Delta? I don't really know much about the training programs at either airline, but I'll go out on a limb as say the Delta program is more comprehensive.
Think of it this way, some airlines (not just regionals) wear the bare minimum pieces of flair, while other airlines wear 37 pieces of flair.
Originally Posted by fosters
(Post 890029)
Actually I've heard the Great Lakes training program is incredibly difficult and washes out a lot of folks. If you can pass Great Lakes you can pretty much pass anything out there. I have ridden on them a few times, they do some pretty tough stuff, non-precision approaches in the mts of NM and CO, lots of ice, etc.
OTH, most of my friends who have gone to Delta say that ASA's training was much more comprehensive. So what you would think out on the limb isn't always true. |
Originally Posted by Boomer
(Post 890037)
I can't remember being in an airport that shows FOX news on the airport channel. Most of the airports I've sat in have CNN.
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I just threw up in my mouth What the Cuss
Originally Posted by cubflyer
(Post 889777)
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Did the person being interviewed say the data came from 17 pilots? Well of course with a sample size that large I'm sure there's a direct correlation to the population as a whole. Call Scientific American and let's get this published. Oh, wait you have to have statistical significance for that. Love the reference to the flight attendants...stewardesses.
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This is verbatim from the Reader's Digest crap that was posted earlier. Slow news day... Lets pick on aviation. Next we'll hear their facts on healthcare and the economy.
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Cnn
Originally Posted by djrogs03
(Post 889787)
That was about the most worthless 5 minutes I've had in my life in awhile... what they have just said, is the most insanely idiotic thing I have ever heard. At no point, in their rambling incoherent response were they even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on this board is now dumber for having listened to it.
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