Originally Posted by SSMR13 (Post 1285584)

And who is it you fly for that you are treated so well at the regional level, that you do everything you can to be an exemplary regional pilot to your mainline contractor?

We do fly slow, all of RAH. Personally, I like the environmental impact, or lack there of, I'm making by conserving fuel, but the extra cash certainly helps. Especially so on the FO side. Do I care about on-time performance? To be honest with you, I'm only paid to be so much of a professional, and caring about on time performance is much more professional than what I'm paid for.

However, I do make sure every one of my flights is very safe. That's what bare minimum pay and sub-par relations get you. And safety often means that on time performance suffers. Again, not paid to care about that.

For you regional yahoo's who do all they can to be the best regional pilot they can be. Think about what your company has done for you recently. Is your regional a little better than RAH? That could very well be the case. But do remember that you still fly for a Regional Airline, a business whose sole purpose is to undercut labor costs at any cost. There is no bright side to this business model, it's all about lowering cost at all levels of this profession.

It's still funny to me that you are complaining about someone flying slow, or unprofessional, and still getting flying from the majors.

Originally Posted by Captain Tony (Post 1285899)

No, you "yahoos" at RAH need to speed up. I'm also sick and tired of following you "yahoos" to the Northeast and being asked to slow to .70 or less when my plane's min speed is .74, with a normal of .82. You can convince yourself that you're saving fuel or acting "professional" all you want, but none of it will make up for your pathetic excuse of a contract that requires you to over block every leg to make any money. and it's hardly professional delaying your passengers 15+ minutes and screwing their connections just to make a few extra bucks.

Originally Posted by Confused (Post 1285928)

What bird has a min speed of .74? Youre saying you will stall below .74??

And if it is your min speed then why is it so insulting to you to be asked to fly .70? Unable is the word that comes to mind.

Originally Posted by Confused (Post 1285928)

What bird has a min speed of .74? Youre saying you will stall below .74??

And if it is your min speed then why is it so insulting to you to be asked to fly .70? Unable is the word that comes to mind.

Originally Posted by sandlapper223 (Post 1285938)

An MD-11. At altitude, even the A321 can't slow to .74.

Originally Posted by Confused (Post 1285928)

What bird has a min speed of .74? Youre saying you will stall below .74??

And if it is your min speed then why is it so insulting to you to be asked to fly .70? Unable is the word that comes to mind.

Originally Posted by Captain Tony (Post 1285963)

CRJ-700/900 above F350. And yes, below .74 you get so far below the power curve, you need to go to climb power to accelerate above .74. Flying at .70 puts you at or below min safe speed at typical operating weights.

I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...

Originally Posted by Captain Tony (Post 1285963)

CRJ-700/900 above F350. And yes, below .74 you get so far below the power curve, you need to go to climb power to accelerate above .74. Flying at .70 puts you at or below min safe speed at typical operating weights.

I'm glad your "real airliner with engines below the wings" can go that slow...

Originally Posted by SSMR13 (Post 1285584)

We do fly slow, all of RAH. Personally, I like the environmental impact, or lack there of, I'm making by conserving fuel, but the extra cash certainly helps.