TXTBOOK
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone, I noticed 2 things that were strange to me traveling from LAX to ORD on an AAL Super 80. Thought someone could shed some light.
First: I looked up, and saw one of the 2 pilots (not sure if it was C or FO) standing outside the cockpit, on the airplane phone. Then, the cockpit door opens, and the super hot FA walks out, and the pilot walks in and closes the door. Is there a requirement that a crew member must take the seat of one of the pilots when they get up for some reason? What was going on here?
Second: Right before landing (a pretty bumpy approach), the pilot applied quite a bit of power. I'm talking about no more than 25 feet off the ground when I heard the engines spool and felt the power. I was sure we were going around, but then the power dropped off, we touched down, reverse thrusters, etc. I've never experienced a jolt of thrust like that near touchdown, and was wondering what what going on here.
First: I looked up, and saw one of the 2 pilots (not sure if it was C or FO) standing outside the cockpit, on the airplane phone. Then, the cockpit door opens, and the super hot FA walks out, and the pilot walks in and closes the door. Is there a requirement that a crew member must take the seat of one of the pilots when they get up for some reason? What was going on here?
Second: Right before landing (a pretty bumpy approach), the pilot applied quite a bit of power. I'm talking about no more than 25 feet off the ground when I heard the engines spool and felt the power. I was sure we were going around, but then the power dropped off, we touched down, reverse thrusters, etc. I've never experienced a jolt of thrust like that near touchdown, and was wondering what what going on here.