Today's LUAL SLI Presentation?
06-04-2013 | 07:32 AM
#561
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From: B737ca
Have not heard anything like you are stating, by any folks at the school house ( just had my PC) or check airman that I fly with. Have not read in any fleet updates, as this being a consistent problem. Would think, if you are correct, the line pilots would be the first to know. If you are a pilot at the new United, would caution you against making such safety statements and the implication on a public forum.
06-04-2013 | 08:30 AM
#562
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From: Sleeping in the black swan’s nest.
There have been issues, not sure of 1 per month, but all related to climbing in vertical speed, and not following FOM guidance on operating at or above max/optimum altitude. You can't fix stupid. We deviated close to 100 miles off course for weather the other day, it added about 3 minutes and burned a few hundred pounds of gas. Topping thunderstorms is risky, and usually not pleasant for the passengers. Not an airplane issue, a piloting issue I'd say.
06-04-2013 | 09:18 AM
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06-04-2013 | 10:03 AM
#564
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From: Le Bus
Let me guess.
You were hired pre deregulation.
Funny but the vast majority of captains that try "old school" and get their t!t in a ringer (climb in VS, monkey with ZFW, scoot along the edge of the envelope) are from your era. fact. Just the other day I had to practically demand no further climbs approaching coffin corner.
Your era tends to get easily confused with the automation. Sorry, but my extensive observances.
It's the young bucks (and I'm not one) that impress me the most. BUT, there's always the exception.
06-04-2013 | 11:32 AM
#565
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From: B767 Capt
Puerto Plata, DR and again out of Lima, Peru. Both of these were due to unreliable airspeed indications. Cali-AA is the third B757 accident.
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