Oh Dacuj

Is it arrogance? Or ignorance? I've been surprised many times by the complete lack of industry (not professional) knowledge some employees possess.
 
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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Derg said:
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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Say it with me…


Delta, light chop is not moderate turbulence. :)
 
Derg said:
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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Eh… I don’t like it when my belly jiggles… I get pretty upset when I can’t drink my coffee. If guys want to sit in that crap let them. I want my insides and the ancient jet I’m flying to pass through the sky with relative ease. Save the beatings for days when it is unavoidable.
Makes me shake my head when guys want to stay put when 2000 ft (up or down) would put us in smooth air.

I also figure that in a service industry one would want to provide the best possible experience for the customer in hopes that they will return for repeat business. So make fun of Delta all you want but I appreciate the fact they try instead of just telling people to buckle up.
 
Derg said:
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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At least you don’t make the comment of “…this is a great job once the cockpit door is closed.”

Any shop where one has to say that, says it all about the place.
 
Derg said:
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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Totally with you. Having done cancelled bank checks and turbulence self-Inducing helicopters, I’m super happy to be at a place in my life where I’m looking for a better ride.
 
MikeFavinger said:
Totally with you. Having done cancelled bank checks and turbulence self-Inducing helicopters, I’m super happy to be at a place in my life where I’m looking for a better ride.
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Yeah, also totally with Dough (or should I say: Mister...ANderson) on this one. We're going .85 and carry hundreds of thousands of pounds of fuel, we can deviate a whole lot and lose maybe a minute or two.

That said, the grade inflation of turbulence reports is irritating, although I haven't myself noticed SJI being any worse than anyone else in that regard.
 
Derg said:
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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It was a bit interesting today flying on F9 out of LAS with some moderate chop lasting maybe 15 minutes and the CA came on and told people if they were getting nauseous to turn the air vent above them all the way up and it would help. A lot of arms shot up. I'd never heard a captain do that before, but it seemed to be appreciated. A nice gesture to remember the nervous flyers.
 
Avalon781ML said:
Eh… I don’t like it when my belly jiggles… I get pretty upset when I can’t drink my coffee. If guys want to sit in that crap let them. I want my insides and the ancient jet I’m flying to pass through the sky with relative ease. Save the beatings for days when it is unavoidable.
Makes me shake my head when guys want to stay put when 2000 ft (up or down) would put us in smooth air.
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This.
Most guys on my fleet are interested in a smooth ride as well; thankfully.
 
We don't hang out in moderate for long. I guess the biggest difference is we don't ask about rides ahead. We also have jumpseaters more often than not or a 3rd crew member. If they can't sleep because of the ride, we should be doing as much as we can to find something smoother.

When I fly on the pax carriers it's 99% of the time on Delta, so if they try a little harder I appreciate it.
 
Derg said:
I’ll put the big target on my back so you guys can have a swing for entertainment.

If you’re flying freight and giggle at turbulence reports and such, good for you.

However, onboard, we’ve got everyone from seasoned travelers who are hunky dory with turbulence to people scared crapless when they’re in the middle of a rough patch and there’s no end in sight. Now mix in flight attendants that potentially have carts out and their annual injury rate.

So yeah, it can be a serious thing.

Come at me bro(s) :)

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Truth, wasn’t flicking fun about it… well yeah I was.. and it was all in fun to be honest. But in reality, yes flying pax and FA’s is a different game than boxes. I don’t miss it, but respect it. I came from an airline that happened to have an FA break their back during descent into RNO. We had a special descent procedure solely stemming from that incident. The FO on the infamous Conpass severe turbulence flight is one of my good friends as well, he was pretty upset when the FA’s got hurt under his watch as a flight deck crew member.

edit**. Still don’t understand the reason for windchecks, if it’s windy it’s fricken windy, use your pilot brain and skills and either land or go around…
 
JDean3204 said:
edit**. Still don’t understand the reason for windchecks, if it’s windy it’s fricken windy, use your pilot brain and skills and either land or go around…
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Well...what if the winds pick up beyond tailwind or x-wind limitations and you're waiting for them to be legal for a moment? Or a pilot's personal minimums? There are for sure reasons lol.
 
JDean3204 said:
edit**. Still don’t understand the reason for windchecks, if it’s windy it’s fricken windy, use your pilot brain and skills and either land or go around…
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There's a lot of times I will see wind that's a lot different from what they are calling. So I like to know if something changed, or that the wind will shift. Especially in Denver.
 
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