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What Dasleben said. My FMC (It's nice, but not quite as nifty as the one on that other fleet!) can only do whole numbers as well. I'm not sure if there are any models that can take a decimal for the offset. But if there are, the thinking behind this rule would probably be that it would be...

This would work if foreign rest rules and regulations were worse, or even on par with current 121 rest rules. But if you take into consideration that the U.S. has some of the worst/least restrictive rest rules around, it wouldn't do much good. I've heard that even the new rest rules, compared to...

Oh, and I'd like to join Polar in thanking everyone who wrote to their senators or otherwise made some noise about Inhofe's disgraceful amendment!

How about this: being on reserve 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. No rest. You're sitting in Shannon, Ireland, sleeping at night, awake during the day. You go to bed each night at 9pm after climbing the walls due to boredom. Scheduling calls you at 9:30pm and tells you to head on out to the...

Unfortunately it's days are numbered. I'm enjoying each flight as much as possible, it'll be a shame when they park the last one. It's a shame, but such is progress (and escalating maintenance costs).

Looks like it's a parts plane. They've harvested quite a bit from it already....another photo on airliners.net shows the nose gear and center gear missing (a particularly rare and valuable DC-10 part!)

Each side of the elevator is divided into two...an outboard and inboard section. Maintenance is able to unlatch and lower a portion of the inboard elevator in order to gain access to the #2 engine; that's what you're seeing in the photo. They can do the same thing with the main gear wheel well...

I've seen that bizarre FE panel photo before. I thought about the same thing....it would be great if someone could dig up a photo of the overhead!

The ERJ was my first jet....I loved it! While some might rag on it for having no autothrottle/VNAV etc... I thought it was the plane with the best of both worlds. Lots of Glass and a crap load of automation, but still required some ability to actually fly an airplane (ie- no speed...

Nah. Seems like theres some emphasis in the NPRM in getting everyone under the same rules...even 135 has been put on notice. And I'm with ATN_pilot...carriers might have some pull to get a few things tweaked in there, but not enough for such a major change.

God, I'm glad this puts an end to that. Supplementals are gonna get hit hard, but then again, they've had it waaaay too easy with that steaming pile of obnoxious "rest" regulation that is subpart S for too long. I'm just glad the FAA has finally acknowledged that flying for a Supplemntal...

Nope...they aren't allowed to. As a previous poster mentioned, they're only allowed to search for weapons and any other items that actually threaten safety. Specifically searching for any other contraband is a no no, and would go beyond the administrative search exception. Having said that...

That looks like something similar to a Litton 72. I never got to use those, but I did (and still do) have the pleasure of using it's descendant...the Litton 92. Unlike the modern FMSs, you have no ability to program in airways....each waypoint must be typed in individually. This gets...

Good stuff.....just out of curiosity Spira, were you a foreign student? I should have put a disclaimer in my post....I'm not all that up to speed on the current rules and such that govern international students. I used to be pretty damned sharp on this stuff 10-12 years ago, but these things...

If the students are here on a J visa, then it's very much legal for them to work as CFIs. Generally speaking, if you are here on a J stduent visa, you can accept employment so long as you meet the following criteria: 1) It's part time 2) You're working for the University/school that...

I know standards dropped for a few years during the 250 hour pilot hiring binge by regionals, but did they drop so low that success was measured by how many "graduates" got through just the first week of airline training?

I used to be told the same thing...and of course I vaguely recall there also being a statement written in big red letters on the report stating "DO NOT LOSE THE REPORT!" (or something to that effect). Of course, technically what they said is true....the testing facility itself cannot replace...

The AIM has always been "advisory", and not "regulatory" by nature. However, 91.13 has always been the FAA's "gotcha" on any regulatory issue that falls into a potential grey area. And AIM procedures, as I understand, have been used in evidence against the defendant in multiple NTSB court...

NC_BE300, Thanks for the effort! As a Comair employee, you'd definately be able to push this a little further then I could as a lowly OAL jumpseater. And keep in mind, they said EVERYONE (icluding Comair and Delta pilots) must list 24 hours ahead if they want to jumpseat, not just OAL. Of...

I was hoping the entire time the Captain would come up to the gate area, but unfortunately this time that didn't happen. It was a fairly quick turn at 30 minutes, and the B gates are set up to where it's a fairly lengthy walk to the plane and back. Since this "TSA policy" seems to only exist...

Thanks, I really appreciate any help!

Do you work for Comair? If you do and have the relevant scetion in the manual that covers this 24 hour rule, I'd greatly appreciate a copy of the page(s). I have a feeling this is all a matter of misinterpretation of a policy and would love to see the exact language.

Thanks for the responses. As for contacting my jumpseat rep., that has been done. And as far as the 75 minute rule posted....yep, I'm aware of it. Unfortunately, I only found that out after the flight (the last one out) left. A friendly and supportive Delta ticket agent pulled up the...

Well, I got denied a jumpseat today. I was trying to Jumpseat on an ASA flight from CVG to YUL (Montreal). I've done this multiple times in the last 6 months (always from CVG non-stop to YUL and back) to visit my girlfriend there and never had a problem. Well, today, the Comair gate agents...

I'm not sure where everyone gets this whole "continuously employed" by an airline requirement in order to use an expired ATP written. You do not need to be continuously employed by an airline, just employed. That and complete that air carrier's approved upgrade training program. Here's the...

Let me get this straight....no pay raises AND a transition to a 12 month bidding system? I'm not sure what this will do to min. guarantee, but assuming it remained the same, aren't you losing almost a whole month's pay check? The increase in days off per bidding period for reserve pilots...

I particularly liked the suggestion at the end of the article stating something to the effect that airlines should just increase seat size for everyone! Are people really that simple minded...do they not realize what that will do to fares across the board? I'm no fan of the current way we're...

When I was a new hire at CHQ, I remember taking an hour or two out of our day from Indoc. to meet with the M&H rep. to be measured for our uniforms. I remember being fairly impressed with the detailed measurements he was noting...it was going to be a perfectly fitting new suit! Boy was I...

Fins, This is a very much legitimate and legally required endorsement for acting as PIC of a pressurized airplane that has a service ceiling/max operating altitude greater the 25,000ft. As another poster pointed out, you can find all you need to know about it in 61.31. It's listed along...

ppragman, You must be a joy to fly with, if you PIC an airplane with an SIC. Really. I particularly like this gem of yours: "You aren't responsible for a damn thing unless you're in the left seat" Oh really? Try telling that to a friend of mine who got his certificate suspended several...

If you're giving someone money to fly their planes, it's not a job.

Did I read that right....an $1800 per month payment? That seems incredibly high, even for a 90K loan.

Awesome pics! I was in Pordenone (small town by Aviano) a few days ago. I had a few overnights there, but got too busy exploring the bottom of litre beer mugs with fellow crews to hop on a train and take the journey into Venice. I'm really kicking myself over that. I did get to fly out of Venice...

Purdy Neat makes a great bag...just got my first one a month ago and love it. I had a Travelpro before, and the morons at noservisair in Ireland broke the J-hook clip off (and to add insult to injury, threw the j-hook away). Not that it was hard to break....it was made with incredibly flimsy...

I was paying about $90/hr wet for a C-172 and instructor in 1999/2000. The 172RG went for about $120/hr with instructor. Some of you guys are paying more for a single complex these days then I was for a multi back then. The other day I looked up rental rates at some of the local flight schools...

We do it all the time. Typically our clean speed with slats retracted is well above 250kts if we're heavy. We'll notify ATC, but of course don't need specific permission to accelerate beyong 250 since the regs already allow us.

Really? Sometimes I think it's even worse over there. Especially Heathrow last summer...I had to deadhead through there more then once. What a nightmare. You know things are bad when you actually start to miss the TSA and think to yourself "The TSA wouldn't be this bad!". Ireland has been...

Nice to see someone trying to make a difference. The rest regulations are so inadequate it's almost criminal. Nothing proves more that the airlines have the FAA in their pockets and are the ones who really call the shots. However, with their deep corporate pockets, good luck getting anything...

Nice pics Doug. Brings back the memories. That road is Avenida Paulista...in Jardim Paulista, very deep downtown. I used to live a block away, and it's been a while since I've been there, but used to be very familiar with that road and area when I was 14 or so. You picked one of the best...