PCL hires 8 of 11 from ATP

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Just going to nitpick here and tell you a jet is actually about 160 knots faster than a commuter turboprop and that's above 10,000'. The Saab trues out around 260-270.
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Nah, more like 200 KTAS faster or more.;) My airplane true's out at 450-460 KTAS (M0.81), the B744's MMO is .89 or .90 I believe and the Citation X cruises at like 520-530 KTAS!:)

You knew someone was gonna say it.:buck:
 
jonnyb said:
Nah, more like 200 KTAS faster or more.;) My airplane true's out at 450-460 KTAS (M0.81), the B744's MMO is .89 or .90 I believe and the Citation X cruises at like 520-530 KTAS!:)

You knew someone was gonna say it.:buck:
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SomeOne's always gonna be bigger/faster...... :insane:

How's Vegas looking for you....?
 
I haven't checked recently, but we can't find a hotel for a normal price. We could always stay at one of the Hilton properties but I don't really want to do that. I've gotta keep checking prices cause I'm not about to pay 500 or 600 huned dolla for a room.
 
JEP said:
SomeOne's always gonna be bigger/faster...... :insane:
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I always get a kick outta this story:

In his book, Sled Driver, SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: "I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my backseater) and I were screaming across Southern California, 13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft as we entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its groundspeed.


"90 knots" Center replied.


"Moments later, a Twin Beech required the same."


"120 knots," Center answered.


"We weren't the only ones proud of our groundspeed that day as almost instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted, 'Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests groundspeed readout.'


"There was a slight pause, then the response, 525 knots on the ground, Dusty".


"Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my backseater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison."



"Center, Aspen 20, you got a groundspeed readout for us?"


There was a longer than normal pause.... "Aspen, I show 1,742 knots"

"No further inquiries were heard on that frequency"
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:)
 
here is what I know from day 1 of class (9-11-06). The class has 27 people in it, 2 are from ATP with less than 500 (each said about 450), the average is about 1000-1200 from what I am gathering. A few have 1500+ but are furloughed guys. There are plans for a class Oct 2, but as of today it is supposedly "cancelled" until we either get more airplanes, a pilot contract, or NW renews. Who knows, at this point I just want a checkride and some time in type!
 
Well after reading the first 3 pages I became exhausted from so many flames ><, too bad not everyone can keep it high calibre. Very good information on this site though, thanks ^^
 
Well ok I went through and read all the pages and have to say I experienced a heavy payload of mostly logical debates. Do these debates happen often on JC? I made popcorn after page 4 :insane:
 
"I became exhausted from so many flames"

This is not flaming....this is how we communicate....

"Do these debates happen often on JC?"

Yes

"I made popcorn after page 4"

Good call. You'll get used to it here after a while.
 
Vladimir Lenin said:
hey, load taker, why dontcha run four legs through philly, on a mid july afternoon, with a broken apu and a full lav...with flow control in effect at the end of a four day with two overnights in white plains

then get back to me about 121 flying and how someone is smart to have dropped a cool 90 g's to get here faster

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BobDDuck said:
Boo hoo... You poor AWAC guys would just SO much rather be back up in the mid west. We know...

(Just kidding really. Try a 6 leg day with no APU or FMS thru PHL. Then you can come complaining to me.)
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Try no APU... ever... in July... at LaGuardia.
Actually it saves money, because you don't have to buy a membership at a sauna. :) :)
 
Maybe when I get wiser I can join in these debates but I'll just observe and learn for now :), and for the flames I was referring to vladmir mainly, hes a beast.
 
You know, it really doesnt matter, I think that if you are ready and think you can take the challege of flying something you want to do then go for it, I dont see any reason to wait, trying to build hours when you can take a job.
 
aviatorlover86 said:
You know, it really doesnt matter, I think that if you are ready and think you can take the challege of flying something you want to do then go for it, I dont see any reason to wait, trying to build hours when you can take a job.
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Because in this world, it really, really, matters what someone else thinks of you! :insane:
 
GaTechKid said:
Just going to nitpick here and tell you a jet is actually about 160 knots faster than a commuter turboprop and that's above 10,000'. The Saab trues out around 260-270.

Other than that I don't have anything unique to add to the main debate.
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The saabs also are routinely asked to slow behind the RJs doing 160kts 10 miles out. No problem, but having airbrakes does have its merits when Potomac wants to get things done.
 
On a good day I can manage 230 to the marker and be on speed and sink through our VFR check of 500 AGL. That involves spoilers out to 1000 AGL and I don't really like doing that so I normally will hold 200 to the marker... unless of course one of those pesky saabs is doing 180 in front of me:insane:

Actually, I get slowed for Dad a lot more then I do for props. Stupid 757s doing 170 down the slope.
 
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