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mtsu_av8er

mtsu_av8er

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Please cancel your IFR after landing at airports with closed towers (Like Asheville, NC last night) so that the folks behind you can get in. Now, I really don't mind holding over the mountains for 35 minutes while we coordinate with our ops guy to find one of your ops guys (that already went home because you guys were done) - in fact, I was getting paid, and it was nice practice to do it old-school style with just an RMI and DME! And, the local Law Enforcement (*edit*) probably needed to go earn their pay anyway. But, I don't think that the passengers enjoyed the additional delay, since we were already 5 hours late leaving Cincinnati.

Now, it's hard stuff, I know, and in your 300 hours of total time before you got hired, you didn't have to deal with this stuff. But, please . . . for the sake of paying passengers, local sheriff's departments, operations guys, Atlanta Center controllers, and crew scheduling departments across the country, CANCEL YOUR IFR FLIGHT PLAN!
 
mtsu_av8er said:
Please cancel your IFR after landing at airports with closed towers (Like Asheville, NC last night) so that the folks behind you can get in. Now, I really don't mind holding over the mountains for 35 minutes while we coordinate with our ops guy to find one of your ops guys (that already went home because you guys were done) - in fact, I was getting paid, and it was nice practice to do it old-school style with just an RMI and DME! And, the local Law Enforcement (*edit*) probably needed to go earn their pay anyway. But, I don't think that the passengers enjoyed the additional delay, since we were already 5 hours late leaving Cincinnati.

Now, it's hard stuff, I know, and in your 300 hours of total time before you got hired, you didn't have to deal with this stuff. But, please . . . for the sake of paying passengers, local sheriff's departments, operations guys, Atlanta Center controllers, and crew scheduling departments across the country, CANCEL YOUR IFR FLIGHT PLAN!
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Sounds like your enjoying the job Lloyd!:)
 
mtsu_av8er said:
Now, it's hard stuff, I know, and in your 300 hours of total time before you got hired, you didn't have to deal with this stuff. But, please . . . for the sake of paying passengers, local sheriff's departments, operations guys, Atlanta Center controllers, and crew scheduling departments across the country, CANCEL YOUR IFR FLIGHT PLAN!
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Okay...how do you know he was a 300 hr guy? Maybe he used to be a freight dawg and had 2500TT when he got hired. You just never know...unless you know for sure. Do you?

Ps. how do you handle all of your Superpowers? :)
 
TheAlchemist said:
Okay...how do you know he was a 300 hr guy? Maybe he used to be a freight dog and had 2500TT when he got hired.
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Impossible, Freight Dawgs never forget anything, If we forget we DIE! Why doesn't a CRJ have an autopilot that cancels IFR, it does everything else for you.
 
TheAlchemist said:
Okay...how do you know he was a 300 hr guy? Maybe he used to be a freight dog and had 2500TT when he got hired. You just never know...unless you know for sure. Do you?

Ps. how do you handle all of your Superpowers? :)
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Because everyone that flys an RJ now-a-days was hired with 300 hours. . .you didn't know this? :panic:
 
It very well could have been wonderful Lockhead (however you spell it) Martin and the fantastic job they are doing with FSS. I have had more than one flight plan go "uncancelled" by these jokers.
 
Dugie8 said:
It very well could have been wonderful Lockhead (however you spell it) Martin and the fantastic job they are doing with FSS. I have had more than one flight plan go "uncancelled" by these jokers.
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Ah, good point. Flight plan cancellations/filing has become miserable w/ Lockheed. You might as well cancel your flight plan online, instead.
 
newty said:
Impossible, Freight Dawgs never forget anything, If we forget we DIE! Why doesn't a CRJ have an autopilot that cancels IFR, it does everything else for you.
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I actually think freight Dawgs are the sharpest pilots out there...I was just messing with him
 
Dugie8 said:
It very well could have been wonderful Lockhead (however you spell it) Martin and the fantastic job they are doing with FSS. I have had more than one flight plan go "uncancelled" by these jokers.
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Coulda been, but you can talk to center on the field on the radio . . . you don't have to change frequencies!
 
This is pretty funny, last time I was in Ashville I had a similar experience. ExpressJet and us boarded and taxied to the r/w to pick up the clearance out (field was uncontrolled) and we couldn't leave...because Shaniqua had picked up their clearance at the gate prior to boarding!!! ATC gave 'em half an hour too, hey we were gettin' paid so whatever!

Don't be too quick to point fingers at a particular pilot group...
 
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