Flying Magazine's Day in the Life of RJ Pilot
06-02-2013 | 03:22 PM
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Line Holder
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Personally, I liked the article. I've been in this industry as a line pilot for 22 year, so I'm not some guy who has no clue about the state of our industry or how we got here. I'm a guy who's lived it. J-31's through CRJ-700's with crew meals. Again, with that said, he did an eloquent job of describing and reflecting upon a portion of the day in the life of a "regional" pilot.
As for his statement about the AP flying better than we can? I'm a guy who flies all takeoffs up to maybe 15,000 feet and 320 KIAS and pointed where we're going. I hand fly most, if not all approaches - day, night, good weather, and bad. I pride myself on my hand flying skills (Damn it, I BETTER know how to fly an airplane well), but c'mon! I'm the first to admit that any modern AP can embarrass my own hand flying skills. Any of you out there who say otherwise are simply kidding yourselves.
The only other comment I'll make is that I get a kick out of the irony of ANY regional pilot calling out those who may be bringing down the profession with our never ending race to the bottom. If that is the case, look in the mirror. If YOU are a regional pilot, every mainline pilot can look at you and call you a hypocrit.
As for his statement about the AP flying better than we can? I'm a guy who flies all takeoffs up to maybe 15,000 feet and 320 KIAS and pointed where we're going. I hand fly most, if not all approaches - day, night, good weather, and bad. I pride myself on my hand flying skills (Damn it, I BETTER know how to fly an airplane well), but c'mon! I'm the first to admit that any modern AP can embarrass my own hand flying skills. Any of you out there who say otherwise are simply kidding yourselves.
The only other comment I'll make is that I get a kick out of the irony of ANY regional pilot calling out those who may be bringing down the profession with our never ending race to the bottom. If that is the case, look in the mirror. If YOU are a regional pilot, every mainline pilot can look at you and call you a hypocrit.
06-02-2013 | 03:39 PM
#53
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BS, there is no way you could secure the software required for a drone airliner against sabotage. There will always be human pilots until hardware, not software, can reason the best course of action of an airliner; Think terminator robots.
06-02-2013 | 03:43 PM
#54
Gets Weekends Off
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From: ERJ 170
Originally Posted by 450knotOffice:1420701
Personally, I liked the article. I've been in this industry as a line pilot for 22 year, so I'm not some guy who has no clue about the state of our industry or how we got here. I'm a guy who's lived it. J-31's through CRJ-700's with crew meals. Again, with that said, he did an eloquent job of describing and reflecting upon a portion of the day in the life of a "regional" pilot.
As for his statement about the AP flying better than we can? I'm a guy who flies all takeoffs up to maybe 15,000 feet and 320 KIAS and pointed where we're going. I hand fly most, if not all approaches - day, night, good weather, and bad. I pride myself on my hand flying skills (Damn it, I BETTER know how to fly an airplane well), but c'mon! I'm the first to admit that any modern AP can embarrass my own hand flying skills. Any of you out there who say otherwise are simply kidding yourselves.
The only other comment I'll make is that I get a kick out of the irony of ANY regional pilot calling out those who may be bringing down the profession with our never ending race to the bottom. If that is the case, look in the mirror. If YOU are a regional pilot, every mainline pilot can look at you and call you a hypocrit.
As for his statement about the AP flying better than we can? I'm a guy who flies all takeoffs up to maybe 15,000 feet and 320 KIAS and pointed where we're going. I hand fly most, if not all approaches - day, night, good weather, and bad. I pride myself on my hand flying skills (Damn it, I BETTER know how to fly an airplane well), but c'mon! I'm the first to admit that any modern AP can embarrass my own hand flying skills. Any of you out there who say otherwise are simply kidding yourselves.
The only other comment I'll make is that I get a kick out of the irony of ANY regional pilot calling out those who may be bringing down the profession with our never ending race to the bottom. If that is the case, look in the mirror. If YOU are a regional pilot, every mainline pilot can look at you and call you a hypocrit.
Please good sir, enlighten all of us how a younger inexperienced pilot is supposed to gain experience to someday qualify at a major? Don't you think mainline pilots are guilty of helping to create the current system of outsourced flying? How about holding the line and accepting pay raises for more 76 seat jets.... yeah damn those regional pukes for accepting those jobs... it's 100% their fault.
06-02-2013 | 05:00 PM
#55
Da Hudge
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From: Poodle Whisperer
06-02-2013 | 07:28 PM
#57
Gets Weekends Off
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From: Knuckle-dragging line pilot
06-02-2013 | 07:39 PM
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Working weekends
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