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it was the first production model, not the first flight of a new design, so there was a lot less risk. But BETA is his passion project, so why not let him have some of the fun?

ALPA is fighting this tooth and nail, and it’s written into my airlines collective bargaining agreement that there must be two qualified pilots on the flight deck at all times. It’s going to take a lot of $$$ to get that changed.

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I saw over 700 knots gs in the CL605 once. I figured we were going to get our asses kicked when we descended out of that jet, but it was nothing worse than a little light chop.

Be sure if they are going to pursue a career as a pilot, they are doing it because they like flying, and not for the promise of a big paycheck and/or a cushy schedule. The music could stop at any point, and they could end up flying clapped out Beech 99's in South Dakota for $40k a year with no...

The average new hire at my joint is around 7000 hour. Just hired a bunch of 10+ year ULCC captains. Big change from a year ago.

You’re going to die, kemosabe

I have cancer

There is no excess capacity when I'm trying to commute.... Also, my airline just announced a whole bunch of new intl destinations, so as of now, that market is still really hot.

That is good, may have been a different story if you were downwind if it!

How was it flying over Mt Washington yesterday? Winds here were crazy.

Well, they’ve been doing it a long time and nothing bad has happened.

It’s just turbulence. It’s rare they hit severe.

Not American Airlines, that's Republic

I use it all the time. For $20/year, its kind of a no brainer. That is a nickle a day.

Best way to learn how your radar works is to go fly around some isolated thunderstorms and see what they look like on the radar.

It takes you 10 min to get to 400' AGL?

That is a highly capably travelling machine. Congrats on the purchase! Post more pics!

It came to MHT back when I worked line service there. It was gigantic. Good to see it flying again, hopefully they keep it airworthy.

Pay cash. For the therapy, that is, not the porn.