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Old 10-10-2024 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyio
Sometime around 2035 when we get a new aircraft lol. This place is just barely coming to terms with paperless, in-seat power and assigned seats. Auto land would blow their minds.
We are getting RAAS in January so hey that's some improvement. lol
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Old 10-12-2024 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL
Autoland is active on all SWA airplanes. Had a CKA tell me during upgrade if it was down to a choice between a 0/0 landing and 'final destination', he'd autoland without a moment's hesitation.
Fact, we are not approved for 0/0 landing, per our ops specs. So you're saying he would jeardordize his career and the other pilots to land 0/0 in anything other than emergency?
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Old 10-12-2024 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Buchanan10
Fact, we are not approved for 0/0 landing, per our ops specs. So you're saying he would jeardordize his career and the other pilots to land 0/0 in anything other than emergency?
Pretty sure hes saying if everything else had been exhausted, and the only way to get the plane on the runway would be an autoland. He would do it. Send it into a field, or send it into a runway.
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Old 10-12-2024 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Crockrocket95
Pretty sure hes saying if everything else had been exhausted, and the only way to get the plane on the runway would be an autoland. He would do it. Send it into a field, or send it into a runway.
I feel like SWA used to use this exact scenario as an option in interviews during "the fastest 7 minutes in Texas".
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Old 10-12-2024 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Crockrocket95
Pretty sure hes saying if everything else had been exhausted, and the only way to get the plane on the runway would be an autoland. He would do it. Send it into a field, or send it into a runway.
Fact. If everything has been exahausted, then why not take it all the way down with the HUD, It gives you guideance Q and flare information and it's something you are familar with and are qualifed down to CatIII mins to 50' anyway. Why would you risk something that is not certified in the ops spec and you're not familiar with or confident in?
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Old 10-12-2024 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Buchanan10
Fact. If everything has been exahausted, then why not take it all the way down with the HUD, It gives you guideance Q and flare information and it's something you are familar with and are qualifed down to CatIII mins to 50' anyway. Why would you risk something that is not certified in the ops spec and you're not familiar with or confident in?
What if the huds busted?
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Old 10-13-2024 | 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by meahPilot
What if the huds busted?
Then the hud cripples would have refused the plane....
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Old 10-13-2024 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by meahPilot
What if the huds busted?
That was not part of the scenario the poster gave. Stick to the facts and the statement.
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Old 10-13-2024 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by meahPilot
What if the huds busted?

I love the word If


Whqt If my uncle had breast's He would be my aunt


What if the the weather CAVU , could just shoot a visual


What if there was another airport that you land at instead.


What if that aircraft did not fly that day .


What if both pilots just won the powerball, they would care less if they got fired after they land .
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Old 10-13-2024 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Buchanan10
Fact. If everything has been exhausted, then why not take it all the way down with the HUD, It gives you guideance Q and flare information and it's something you are familar with and are qualifed down to CatIII mins to 50' anyway. Why would you risk something that is not certified in the ops spec and you're not familiar with or confident in?
Or, just declare an emergency, put on both autopilots, and monitor. With the HUD. Do what every other 737 operator in the world does. But better, because you have the HUD. And becuase you haven't been hand flying, just monitoring, it's pretty easy to take over if the flare doesn't happen, as opposed to tunnel vision from hand flying down to 50' RA on a HUD, with an FO who is sweating next to you, hoping you know what you are doing. Currently in the SIM, on the 737 (not for SWA). Had to do a "raw data ILS", runway visible from 10 miles out. Instructor asked me when was the last time I did that. "last time I flew a visual on the 320". I firmly believe in hand flying skills. I also believe SWA is wrong in not training for autoland.
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