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170 block (97 hours were on OE trips) 1100+ credit Spent 7 of 12 months in the school house. Fewest hours I’ve flown in a year since 2002 and the fewest I’ve ever flown since starting with a Part 121 carrier back in 2008.

Same here. We have CKPs who treat OE like a funeral or tax audit as well. I’ve been on the receiving end of an OE like that and couldn’t wait for the trip to be over. I’m of the opinion that OE should be relaxing and enjoyable. Nineteen days of Qualification Training (plus another 2 weeks...

V1 at V1. Auto callout on the 737 at AA.

Yep. Nothing to see here. Case settled in under a week.

@DPApilot Looking back, that was some fun flying. Especially the EYW layovers. Can’t believe it’s been 12 years since we flew together.

Had a door pop open on a loaded Aztec one night. Had the gent in the right seat hold it slightly ajar to help with performance. Informed tower what happened and asked for a stop and go. Stopped, closed the door, and continued our work for the night.

Agree with the numbers. APA is running with and and continues to reinforce the best corrective action is to accomplish the Engine Fire Severe Damage Checklist in the event of severe damage that includes LRD activation in the #1 engine. Not sure about your shop, but our AOM directs that in...

Is it irreversible? 🙂 Again, wasn’t trying to create a procedure, but rather a discussion. Additional information I’ve have since found out from our technical team. On the MAX, the bleed valve is electronically activated and is also tied to the Engine Start Lever. i.e. taking the Engine Start...

Agreed, not memory items, but there is more reasoning for the Engine Fire Switch than fumbling with a bleed switch. Boeing wants the response to smoke or fumes in the flight deck to be the Engine Fire, Failure, Severe Damage checklist. Why? Because they want the associated Fire Switch pulled...

And for us it is item #4 on the quick checklist for severe damage. As opposed to the bleed only being turned off to drive the other pack into high flow. Officially, just follow the procedure as published by your shop/manufacturer.

If you want to close the left bleed valve, why not pull the #1 Engine Fire Switch? It will close the same valve and there are only 3 of those large rectangular handles within easy reach. IMO, that is easier muscle memory than trying to correctly identify one switch among many. Especially when...

All four crew members awarded the PSA Honorary President’s Award. First Officer Lilley posthumously awarded Honorary Captain. Link to the details. PSA Airlines

They can ask all they want. I still won’t report the traffic in sight.

FAA just confirmed 5342 from ICT and a Blackhawk.

FAA just confirmed that as well.

This is my house. I’m about a 10 minute drive to the employee lot at MOB. These pictures were taken about 4 PM and it snowed for another hour. Initial forecast was for snow between noon and 2 PM, with accumulation of 1-3”. Ended up snowing from about 7:30 AM until just after 5 PM. Total...

In theory, the smoke should start to dissipate after the engine bleed valve is closed if this happens during takeoff or initial climb. We were discussing this during recurrent this week and we all agreed that getting your mask on is paramount. Beyond that, we discussed the visibility going to...

Now that I have a little more time. We knew about the system back in February when our Fleet Bulletin was published. However, now that the incidents at SWA are really coming to into the light, it is getting more traction. According to Boeing, their solution is not to do a bleeds off takeoff...

It is my understanding that Airbus has logic that closes the associated engine bleed valve in the event of LRD activation on the LEAP-1A.

At my shop, we are allowed to push from the gate as much as 10 minutes prior. Anything more than that requires dispatch authorization.

Not at all!

Depends on how the boarding pass was issued. Actually issued a seat… no problem. Issued a boarding pass for the jumpseat and take a seat in the back… you show up on the final paperwork and it can create confusion. If I’m deadheading or using pass benefits on my own metal with a seat in the...

Even though English is the accepted language of aviation worldwide, you have to remember that for many countries English is very much a second (or third, or fourth) language. There are probably places where the only English they speak or understand (even on a basic level) is ICAO phraseology.

That distinction exists. It’s the difference between using “Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan” and “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”. I wish the primary instructors here in the US would move away from using the word “Emergency” to using the ICAO terminology mentioned above. Not only does it allow us to...

737 is one day. I think Airbus is two.

Here’s another kicker… You need the “special” one day ground school class and a trip with a CKP to be division qualified for “Latin America” flying, thus enabling you to operate to CUN. However, the trip with the CKP can not be to CUN as it is not to be used as an initial qualification trip...

But no special training required to fly to Mexico City. Makes AAbsolute perfect sense.

Look like pay rates will be effective August 1st.

APA just voted to send what they are calling TA 2.0 to the membership for a ratification vote. Voting opens the 7th and closes the 21st of August.

Company was quick to offer monetary increases. Then the APA BOD got involved, let go one member of the Negotiating Committee, and started adding items they wanted. Now we’ve delayed the Ratification Vote as there is no process to pull the TA. Still trying to figure out how they had a motion to...

Fixed it for you…

@JEP APU air inlet on the MAX

Even more so to hear the account first hand. I’ve worked with the Metrojet captain. He ran several of my recurrent sim events when I was on the E190.

Sounds like the -63 pilot was UAL and the 2 on the -17 were retired AA.

Pilots highly trained in the art of flying 200+ hours of premium while “negotiating”. Also highly trained to have no shame while doing so.

That doesn’t take much! Especially if it was during the ‘just how slow can we taxi the -80’ timeframe.

Those were going to be ‘yes’ votes no matter what.

Didn’t get past the BOD. 15-5 vote.

APA In all seriousness, I think politics have a lot to do with this TA. New Board members are starting their terms on November 1st, Fall Board Meeting will follow shortly after and the Negotiating Committee is redone every year during this meeting, even if they simply “waive policy” and keep...

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