How many regional pilots can REALLY meet this requirement?

UAL747400 said:
Yeah, I did a crosswind in the 20s once and it was a tippy, squirrely bastard. If it weren't for the 150 foot wide runway and landing on one side and drifting to the other side, I'm not sure it would have ended well. So long as the mechanical turbulence isn't bad, I'm convinced a 210 with a full load could do a 100 knot crosswind! :D
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On the other hand, I've landed a V35 in a 25kt crosswind. If it's 26, I'll politely decline. :)

I've done about 20 in the 210. Handles it pretty well.
 
INS's have lots of parts, 3 laser gyros (one for each axis) and accelerometers. Each part obviously has a tolerance it operates within. So the aggregated tolerances can get fairly good sized, and allowing precession over time.

I would say way more than a mile with no position updating to the nav solution, even with a blended INS solution. For example, the 747-400 has 18 hours of NAV time with a non-updated INS. With GPS updating, that Nav Solution is unlimited. However, the triple-mixed INS solution does not allow low RNP operations.

Thus a "Crazy Ivan" when you get a dme triangulation update.

However, the attitude platform is great.
 
I think we bucked that trend about two years ago!

Some people just can't handle vegas.
 
MikeD said:
Remember though, just because there are boxes in the back and just you onboard, there are still those on the ground beneath you to think about.....you're always potentially risking someone's life, even when single pilot.

My old cargo company lost two 208A Caravans and a 208B Caravan which were Fedex birds, and a PA-31 which was flying UPS cargo, all in a 3 year timespan. All except the 208B were fatal, and one of the 208As went into a neighborhood area, with only the pilot being a fatality, but it could've been worse.

This single-pilot cargo accident, thought not WX related, is an example of the potential for there being things other than just the pilot at risk:

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So we shouldn't fly at all then? I never mentioned that I would fly less safe because there are boxes instead of passengers. Just better to get stupid mistakes out of the way and learn from them before taking the reins of a CRJ with passengers in the back. Passengers are a guaranteed death. People on the ground, not so much. I don't mention ground casualties as it should be obvious.
 
Maurus said:
So we shouldn't fly at all then?
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Where did you get that idea from? I was simply saying that guys who think they're only single pilot and no one else is at risk when they fly, oftentimes forget that when they end up a smoking hole in the ground, their plane has to go somewhere. And its not always in the middle of nowhere.

I never mentioned that I would fly less safe because there are boxes instead of passengers. Just better to get stupid mistakes out of the way and learn from them before taking the reins of a CRJ with passengers in the back. Passengers are a guaranteed death. People on the ground, not so much. I don't mention ground casualties as it should be obvious.
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As I said, it's not always obvious, which is why I made a point of it by expanding on your post. You'd be surprised how many pilots it's not obvious to, many of which I come across being the younger crowd such as yourself, though it does span the age range. A number of pilots I meet seem to think their PIC responsibilites only have to do with the airplane itself and its contents, and nothing else.
 
Maurus said:
So we shouldn't fly at all then? I never mentioned that I would fly less safe because there are boxes instead of passengers. Just better to get stupid mistakes out of the way and learn from them before taking the reins of a CRJ with passengers in the back. Passengers are a guaranteed death. People on the ground, not so much. I don't mention ground casualties as it should be obvious.
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So you plan to go regional now???? 8)
 
MikeD said:
Where did you get that idea from? I was simply saying that guys who think they're only single pilot and no one else is at risk when they fly, oftentimes forget that when they end up a smoking hole in the ground, their plane has to go somewhere. And its not always in the middle of nowhere.



As I said, it's not always obvious, which is why I made a point of it by expanding on your post. You'd be surprised how many pilots it's not obvious to, many of which I come across being the younger crowd such as yourself, though it does span the age range. A number of pilots I meet seem to think their PIC responsibilites only have to do with the airplane itself and its contents, and nothing else.
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I'll admit that I do my best to find a more comfortable ride when I have passengers. Just boxes? Get home fast. Pax? I'll go around the turbulence that I can.
 
msmspilot said:
I'll admit that I do my best to find a more comfortable ride when I have passengers. Just boxes? Get home fast. Pax? I'll go around the turbulence that I can.
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That's all cool. No problem with that. Maurus's post on the previous page just happened to be a good segue to the point I wanted to make, because he brought up an interesting way of thinking in his. Some pilots understand that concept great, others not so much. Here though, it seems like guys get it, which is good.
 
Maurus said:
I have no idea. Just got a good internal at Delta. Delta requires that we are a "child of magenta" prior to getting an interview however.
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I don't think they necessarily require it...you're just competing with people who have glass/FMS/jet experience already, and present less of a training risk (not saying that you personally are a training risk!).
 
dasleben said:
I don't think they necessarily require it...you're just competing with people who have glass/FMS/jet experience already, and present less of a training risk (not saying that you personally are a training risk!).
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I'll admit. There was some sarcasm in my last post. When hiring ramps up who really knows what required and competitive mins will be. However seniority is everything. The whole part 121 glass/FMS stuff probably wont drop off till further into the hiring than I would like.

In the end a well rounded pilot (not fat!) would be better than a 0 to hero RJ guy right? That is one reason why I am entertaining the thought of going to a regional once I have my PIC time.
 
MikeD said:
That's all cool. No problem with that. Maurus's post on the previous page just happened to be a good segue to the point I wanted to make, because he brought up an interesting way of thinking in his. Some pilots understand that concept great, others not so much. Here though, it seems like guys get it, which is good.
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For some reason it came across as "hey stupid, people die on the ground too" instead of what you meant. No idea why.
 
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