Why...

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Sarcasm meters are broken. I’m the last guy to hate RJ pilot experience. I remember taking comments by some NW guys ticked off at 9E’s growth at their expense. We were never good enough, and several times I had negative comments tossed our way. Even one of our senior guys at VX who was ex-US Air bemoaned how airline was hiring RJ guys and it wasn’t like that when he was hired.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Sarcasm meters are broken. I’m the last guy to hate RJ pilot experience. I remember taking comments by some NW guys ticked off at 9E’s growth at their expense. We were never good enough, and several times I had negative comments tossed our way. Even one of our senior guys at VX who was ex-US Air bemoaned how airline was hiring RJ guys and it wasn’t like that when he was hired.

Well, in our defense. We thought that you were being sarcastic when you said you liked Sbarro's. Then we found out you were being serious. Now we believe everything you say is serious.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Well, in our defense. We thought that you were being sarcastic when you said you liked Sbarro's. Then we found out you were being serious. Now we believe everything you say is serious.

LOL

Yes I like Sbarros. But not if I go to NYC. Then I’m inclined to go to the local NYC type pizza joints. The fold ‘em style and let the grease fall out.


Now I want one!

 

[trafficinsight]

I was just being sassy.

It's been a long four days of being bad at flying.

 

[Nark]

That's cute coming from an Airbus systems manager.

Well, there are thousand of E-jet pilots waiting in line to become one of those.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I was just being sassy.

It's been a long four days of being bad at flying.

I hear ya. Once you become a Mainline pilot, your pilot skills will improve.

 

[trafficinsight]

I hear ya. Once you become a Mainline pilot, your pilot skills will improve.

I doubt that.

I've never been better than when I was flying 206's all over the country.

 

[bLizZuE]

I peaked as a CFI and have become dumber and dumber every year since.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I doubt that.

I've never been better than when I was flying 206's all over the country.

The Brasilia was the best I ever was; EM7 FO was downhill, CRJ CA was uphill, and then, well, I fly an Airbus now so all bets are off.

That said, I think you are largely the pilot that you allow yourself to be, in terms of smart handling. If you go full slovenly, it's on you. Doesn't matter what the equipment is.

 

[JDean3204]

I peaked as a CFI and have become dumber and dumber every year since.

Me too, only thing is... I was never a CfI

 

[SFCC/UND]

I hear ya. Once you become a Mainline pilot, your pilot skills will improve.

Flying the 747, I feel like I'm spoiled all the time.

 

[Kingairer]

the issue with the RNAV departures in CLT, at least in recurrent APDs eyes.... is that it is an RNAV departure (duh) with Headings.... people are flying it in NAV mode instead of HDG mode - track instead of heading in other words - that sometimes causes issues with parallel traffic

airplane specific.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

airplane specific.

Uh, yeah. If they want a specific ground track, and not a heading, then they need to specify track, not heading.

Because uh, well, those are different, and anyone who's flown an airplane should know that, and if the specific track is required for separation, then that is what goes into the database, and it should be flown in that mode.

The fact that some FMCs happily generate a track output for a procedure heading, instead of simply turning the airplane to the heading, is regrettable for a bunch of reasons.

 

[Skåning]

“Flying” isn’t the hard part of the job, it’s dealing with flaming dumpsters caused by the company, pax issues, ops, etc.

 

[Kingairer]

Uh, yeah. If they want a specific ground track, and not a heading, then they need to specify track, not heading.

Because uh, well, those are different, and anyone who's flown an airplane should know that, and if the specific track is required for separation, then that is what goes into the database, and it should be flown in that mode.

The fact that some FMCs happily generate a track output for a procedure heading, instead of simply turning the airplane to the heading, is regrettable for a bunch of reasons.

The SID says flying heading. So flying in NaV gives you a heading. And airbus flies the heading regardless of wind.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

The SID says flying heading. So flying in NaV gives you a heading. And airbus flies the heading regardless of wind.

The Airbus does that, other airplanes do not.

 

[Kingairer]

The Airbus does that, other airplanes do not.

That’s why I replied.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

That’s why I replied.

Aye aye.

I mean, I don't care, in a big-bubble sense, as long as the desired performance is achieved and as long as the other pilot knows what you're doing, trajectory-wise and why. I also admit that letting people freestyle this is a terrible managerial decision.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Airbus can fly heading and track in NAV mode for a SID or STAR. So what’s the problem?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Airbus can fly heading and track in NAV mode for a SID or STAR. So what’s the problem?

As usual, you're not the only jet in the gorram sky.