That is a true kick in the butt for all of the young pilots that have struggled through the ranks to “earn” their stripes to fly with a major airline. That’s all I can say.

(Written on 07/02/2020)(Permalink)

Guess I saw so much blab on the networks about this that I didn't think to check on posters qualifications.

(Written on 30/01/2015)(Permalink)

sorry

(Written on 30/01/2015)(Permalink)

Read my reply above. Its not Thank God. That is part of the First Officers duties. Do all you people think that the captain flies the plane on every flight??? That is the most amazing thing I have ever heard. That would be dangerous to not have the FO flying regularly to keep his skills peaked.

(Written on 30/01/2015)(Permalink)

Mr. Oxlong, You are woefully misinformed. First Officers routinely fly alternating legs of a series of flights. My son flies for a regional airline and he handles radios one leg and flies from takeoff to landing on alternating legs. He has an ATP rating and is type rated to fly the plane. Why for a minute would you think that a pilot up front was not FULLY qualified to fly the plane that he is a pilot for? I thought I would only see this on the regular media and not on flightaware. They even said that they declared an emergency. That would be completely unnecessary. He certainly had a heavier workload doing the radios, checklists, and flying, but would be no problem. The reason they cannot steer from the right seat is that the tiller is located to the left of the captains seat.

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Yeah, and he walked away relatively unscathed by the FAA except for them ruffling up his feathers a bit ( had to take some remedial training)

(Written on 19/06/2012)(Permalink)

There are quite a few you tube videos of 747 and the like doing 50+ kt x-wind landings in Brazil. They are amazing. Go and watch!

(Written on 28/04/2012)(Permalink)

You gotta admit. We who monitor this website are airplane crazy. And even though it is expensive for these guys to go GA, without them GA would disappear. At least it is not like the fiasco in Vegas with the GSA. The access to small airports does allow them to see more of their consitutents in a more efficient manner. AS LONG AS THEY ARE DOING OFFICIAL BUSINESS!!!.

(Written on 17/04/2012)(Permalink)

THanks Dash, he did interview with a corporate FBO recently, also had some good references, but the other two guys had type ratings and turbine time. We know the owner of the company very well, but these other guys had been furloughed and so how could he compete with that. Doesnt a type cost the company 15-25K? I guess its a no brainer for the company. He will keep his app in, but how will they ever take him over an experienced turbine pilot? He is going to be Chief Flight Ins. for local 141 school, so that may bolster his resume, but he wants corporate over regional. Any other help you can throw at me? Thanks

(Written on 05/03/2012)(Permalink)

What kind of training will my son get tooling around in a 172 for hundreds of hours. Sure, being a CFI helps him to develop critical thinking skills and decision making. But he needs to be in an aircraft flying with a sesasoned veteran learning how to navigate weather, icing and TRW, emergency procedure, CRM, etc. The training environment should be as a resident in a hospital surgical suite. The resident assists, watches and learns, then does the procedure with the watchful eye of the surgeon, then is released to do it himself. That is how confidence and experience are gained. Real world expereience is what is necessary.

(Written on 29/02/2012)(Permalink)