SW off end of runway in MDW!
04-26-2011, 02:14 PM
#14
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Originally Posted by JDFlyer
I guess WN should have kept ATA in business, since we could actually keep our airplanes on the runway/airport.
. . . . well that didn't take long.
. . . . well that didn't take long.
As they say, "there is always a little truth in jest"
Originally Posted by DelDah Capt
Landed RWY 13C apparently. Tough conditions for anyone with a gusty crosswind and short rain slickened runway. Still trying to figure out how they missed the EMAS setup at the end of the runway.
He did not miss the EMAS, I think he was trying to make the left into the 31C pad.
Last edited by Whale Driver; 04-26-2011 at 02:28 PM.
04-26-2011, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by DelDah Capt
Strictly guessing here, he probably hoped he could make the high speed turn onto 'E' which has a wide run-up area and just didn't negotiate the turn.
Of course the normal WN taxi speed is V1 at most carriers.....
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04-26-2011, 03:48 PM
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Don't think the taxi speed at WN is that much higher than everyone else these days, but it sure used to be. There's a reason the stereotype exists.
And there are still those who perpetuate it. I actually had a SWA guy in my jumpseat who gave me grief (at altitude) over taxiing too slow (15 knots). Actually said, and I quote, "there's no reason to taxi slow, it costs the airline money and there's less left over for the pilots!"
Mind you this is the same guy who talked about being one of the big proponents of age 65 at SWA...before we even left the gate. Shoulda left him there.
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//my own included
///and DL too
And there are still those who perpetuate it. I actually had a SWA guy in my jumpseat who gave me grief (at altitude) over taxiing too slow (15 knots). Actually said, and I quote, "there's no reason to taxi slow, it costs the airline money and there's less left over for the pilots!"
Mind you this is the same guy who talked about being one of the big proponents of age 65 at SWA...before we even left the gate. Shoulda left him there.
/tools at every airline
//my own included
///and DL too
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