Search results

Absolutely no way this is going to happen.

Our work airplanes have smoke masks, but that's mostly just a "get me out of this burning plane" item. We have a EVAS (Emergency Vision Assurance System) installed, which is basically an inflatable pillow that will allow us to see the instruments and a bit outside if the cockpit fills with...

I watched (read) this saga unfold real time. The passenger sitting over the wing was posting on Reddit as the slat was delaminating. Top comment: What I thought was interesting was that the OP continued to post pictures as it got worse.

Maybe, maybe not. This guy can definitely figure it out, and he has a pretty strong opinion on it...

Exactly this. I see all the time "this new generation" blah, blah, blah, but no mention of how the hirers are unrealistic in their expectations. They post a job ad with super high qualifications that are unneeded for the job opening, with lower-than-standard pay, and complain that all the people...

Another issue that may/will affect the time it takes to deice is the required aircraft configuration for the de/anti-icing to take place. On something like the 777, depending on airport procedures, types of trucks, etc., you may have to shut down one or both engines (and/or APU) in order to get...

You already have that on some planes. On mine, the fire handles are locked unless they are lit (fire indication). But, of course, there is an unlock button to pull them without a fire indication because there are some checklists that will direct that. The unlock is a bit ungainly, so there is no...

I think there are a lot of misconceptions about the FAA's stance on mental health. To be fair, I think the FAA's stance is not quite as scary as a lot of people think. The problem is what people think the FAA will do causes them to not seek help. And by not seeking help early, maybe whatever...

Somebody let the intrusive thoughts win…

Thank you all... so much. I count you all as friends, as weird as that is, it makes sense to me in this day and age. Thank you for the outpouring of support. I made this post and shut the lid on my laptop. When I came back this morning, my eyes filled with tears reading your posts. Thank you...

I know nobody really knows me here. I'm an infrequent poster with normally not much to say. Maybe this post will be therapeutic. Maybe not. It's been a week since I lost my youngest son to cancer. His 26th birthday would have been next month. I still can't wrap my head around how quickly it...

Thanks! I appreciate it. I’ve been watching the webcam of SPG, and it has looked okay. Just can’t see far enough down the ramp to actually see my plane. I have a buddy getting there once TPA opens back up, hopefully he reports good news.

My plane is on the ramp sitting at St. Pete (KSPG). Couldn’t get it out… I hope it made it okay.

Where did you fly tankers?

I'm not that old, but when I started flying heavies (KC-135s), celestial navigation was how we still got across the ocean until the mid 90s. We had an INS and a DNS (Doppler Navigation System) on board, but the INS was an single, old Carousel IV unit which became pretty reliable without constant...

I've always based my calls based on minutes, not miles. I'll give my distance in miles, but make the call 5 minutes out.

I know for a fact that I've both been given vectors to join an arc to start an approach and also flown on a radial inbound and joined the arc for an approach. This was at Tuscaloosa (KTCL). This was one of the airports we would fly with students while I was a T-37 instructor, and we did it all...

In a non-radar environment, I agree with you. If you're in a radar environment, ATC can certainly I know I have gotten a vector you to join the approach along the DME arc and not at an IAF. Edit: I know I've gotten that vector (many, many times) but the more I read, the more I think that might...