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The good news is there was someone to apologize to. :)

The "Big Sky/Little Airplane" theory often works, but it's never pleasant when it's so close or when ATC tries to kill you. :)

LOL. At least they were looking. Not all do. I've had a few "WTF?" moments with both weather and traffic where Center came too late with an advisory. One joke passed around is asking ATC something like "What's the ride through that like?" and they come back "Well, a Cessna went through...

Agreed. A few years later, in January 1997, Comair 3272 crashed as a result of icing outside Detroit. That one wasn't ATC. The NTSB tagged the FAA with it.....also the pilots, of course. I worked on the Safety side of ALPA for over 20 years, mostly active for about 12 of them. Both...

Agreed. Air Traffic Controllers have advised people into mountains and each other. FAR 91.3 still applies.

Just don't let it get you violated for breaking sterile cockpit. ;)

What is it with Southwest Pilots and the fricking radio? First there was the "Gays, Grannies and Grandes" rant by "Captain Personality" and now there's this: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/03/27/southwest-pilot-expletive-filled-tirade-liberal-bay-area-san-jose-hot-mic/ The fun starts...

Anything you can do is good. Persistence is key. Obviously you don't want to annoy an employer with daily phone calls. Ask them "When should I check back with you?" then put it on your calendar. If they say "we'll call you" then call them once a quarter (every three months).

Work on both at the same time. Government processing is slow, especially due to both budget cuts and the COVID pandemic. Please don't be suckered into paying a bunch of money to some a-hole who says they can "fix" it for you. Just put in your application. Make sure your Visa stays current...

Rather not say on an open frequency, but, yes, in the US.

No doubt a few passengers needed a change of underwear after that. :) Pilots have been hit by hail, IIRC, up to five miles away from the cell if it's tossed out the top and caught by the wind.

Great story! I've been hit by lightning 3 times: once as a passenger 2/3s of the way back in a 727 and twice in a E145 flying left seat. The first two were loud bangs, like cannon shots, and a bright flash. The last was just a flash. I didn't think we'd been hit, but there was a burn mark...

What aircraft are you going from and going to?

Thanks! I only heard what GND said, but this looks good. It also confirms the other two graves in the grass.

The wind noise was a bit loud. Better than the 145. I've lost enough high freq hearing over the past 45 years, and couldn't afford to lose any more. :)

E175. I've flown with either a helmet or D/C's since 1976 when I had my first lesson in a Beech Sport. I did try a Telex set for awhile, then left them in a cockpit and they were never returned. After that, I just stuck with the company headsets.

Nice picture! In the mid-80s someone got smart in HQMC and decided that the Marines at Pendleton should deploy with the Marine helos at MCAS Tustin rather than go to Okinawa. The Marine 46 squadrons at MCAS Kaneohe Bay began deploying "Rock to Rock" while all the Tustin squadrons went to the...

HMM-164; Oct-Mar 81-82 and 83-84. We'd do Kernel Usher with ROK Marines each deployment.

Awesome!

BTW, for those interested in Wake Turbulence, from our Friendly Aviation Advisors: https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_90-23G.pdf