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Disagreement on Approach Speed Leads to Five Hour Delay
A weekend flight on United Express was delayed for five hours in Lubbock, Texas, after the pilots got into a heated 'disagreement' and were 'unavailable' to fly the plane, according to the airline. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3246178/Feuding-pilots-cause-five-hour-plane-delay-flight-attendant-pilot-refuse-fly-unstable-captain.html#ixzz3nlL1bh1P Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook (www.dailymail.co.uk) Plus d'info...
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I hate to plead ignorance but if the picture in the story was the actual plane, it was not an Embraer as the story said. Looks like a CRJ to be
That's what I said to myself a while back. It's probably a canned photo and clearly a CRJ. You haven't lost it yet and they get what they pay for! I haven't argued with anybody about 10 knts. since I flew a Lear 23 with the unmodified wing.
Lear 23, now that brings back memories. I agree 10 knots, but that's what the approach briefing is all about. The guy flying may have had reasons: wake turb., wind gusts, wind shear......who knows, but you got to communicate.
Agreed!
10 knots fast landing in Houston?!?!? The horror!!!! It's a miracle they survived.
Seriously though, you couldn't pay me enough to be a captain at a regional. Deal with idiots like that all day? No thanks.
Seriously though, you couldn't pay me enough to be a captain at a regional. Deal with idiots like that all day? No thanks.
Beginning to sound like Air India.
DIFFUSE? Defuse?