If these kids would ever wake up early enough to hear FedEx or UPS they are asking for vectors all night long. Also NWA 9s.
Center: "Sir are you able direct POLAR?"
/A plane: "No sir, but we are radar vector equipped if you'd like."
By early you mean 7:30a right?
Ever been in cruise at 3:30am?By early you mean 7:30a right?
That sounded like me one night. ATC asked if we were RNAV equipped and I told well, "Your NAV plus My NAV = RNAV.....Sounded like he was going to fall out of the chair and cleared us DIRECT when able...I love being radar vector equipped...
Ever been in cruise at 3:30am?
Dude those -9 drivers WORK FOR THEIR PAYCHECKS! I've ridden up front from Detroit to Newark a few times on them and there's NOTHING automated about that contraption. Heck the FO's don't even have heading select, they roll around the country using the roll knob AND LIKE IT.
I wish I was flying one of those things...
I believe the course was created for two reason
1. To help pilots adapt to a crew environment
2. The big one, to ease the transition from a six pack panel to highly automated glass panel cockpit.
Im hoping you mean they don't know how to properly cross wind land a CRJ-200 not they don't know what a cross wind landing is.
Well, I'd hope they use rudder in the 172 they trained in. They sure didn't use ANY in the CRJ. So, I'd say the answer would be "They don't know how to cross wind land."
Ah, I've seen that happen before. Lemme guess, they landed with crab still in and that whole plane swerved toward the center line almost scraping the wing.
If they insist on hiring these student pilots, the LEAST they could do is not let them touch anything but the Gear Handle and PTT for their first 1000 hrs in type, and only let them fly with Captains with a MEI and over 2000 PIC in type....the guy only had about 280 hours COUNTING OE, and lately the winds have either been calm or right down the runway.
By early you mean 7:30a right?
.If they insist on hiring these student pilots, the LEAST they could do is not let them touch anything but the Gear Handle and PTT for their first 1000 hrs in type, and only let them fly with Captains with a MEI and over 2000 PIC in type.