Delta 737 overshoots at KCMH (Columbus)
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I worked there for 30 years, went through the North East merger, the Western and the Pan Am deal and never, ever heard an original Delta hire describe him/herself as an "RD". That term was a Western term. BTW, we called that west coast outfit "WW`s" (Western Whiners).
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I worked there for 30 years, went through the North East merger, the Western and the Pan Am deal and never, ever heard an original Delta hire describe him/herself as an "RD". That term was a Western term. BTW, we called that west coast outfit "WW`s" (Western Whiners).
Now, to the 737 incident, are you sure the copilot didn't have a SW interview coming up?
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Columbus is bad about giving taxi instructions while still doing 120 knots on landing roll out.
The 737 slows rather well when the spoliers are effective and around 80 or so tends to start sliding. There was once in SFO when it surprised me with how little braking was available below 80 knots in moderate rain. From then on, anything more than moist gets at least autobrakes 3 and a best effort to stop as soon as reasonably possible. Coming off the 767/757 the 737 feels like it has half the brakes and tires ... because it does. Or in other words, MAX autobrake on a 737 is somewhere between 1 & 2 in the 757 (seat of the pants).
The mod the -900's have to increase the spoiler deflection on roll out might should be applied to the entire fleet, JMHO.
The 737 slows rather well when the spoliers are effective and around 80 or so tends to start sliding. There was once in SFO when it surprised me with how little braking was available below 80 knots in moderate rain. From then on, anything more than moist gets at least autobrakes 3 and a best effort to stop as soon as reasonably possible. Coming off the 767/757 the 737 feels like it has half the brakes and tires ... because it does. Or in other words, MAX autobrake on a 737 is somewhere between 1 & 2 in the 757 (seat of the pants).
The mod the -900's have to increase the spoiler deflection on roll out might should be applied to the entire fleet, JMHO.
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The 800 SFP has increased flight spoiler deflection to 60 degrees, reduced idle thrust. Can't say I've noticed any improved stopping performance over the older 800s.
Autobrake 2 works best on slick runways in my part of the globe. Ungrooved runways too. Greater than two, the antiskid fights with the brake metering valve. I let the autobrake do it's thing til about 40 knots during the rainy season.
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Not so sure of that bet. They ran through the barricade in PHX a few years ago when part of the runway was closed and it hardly made the news, not a peep on here.
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