PSA CRJ-700 AA midair collision

[derg]

We’ve gone from stories with Al Haynes, to Monday morning quarterback with I can do no wrong with @Cherokee_Cruiser …FML

This is true.

A current event happens, a good news announcement, ANYTHING delta-related, that handle starts getting turned and POP goes the CruizERRRR:

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Yes. In fact, he spoke at a NJC back in 2007 (at least I think that was the year).

One of the kindest, most chill guys you’d ever meet. Wanted no speaking fees, just wanted us to donate to a charity. His presentation sticks with me, especially when he broke down when one of the survivors stood up with the child that wouldn’t have been born if he just gave up. The play-by-play of what went down was gripping.

Meeting Sully was a similar experience.

 

[averettpilot]

All the years I flew at PSA I never did the circle to land at night. It was always during the day.

The very first time I did it was my final flight on IOE as a DEC. At night. I’m not sure I’ll even be doing it during the day, helos in the area or no. It only lets ATC get an additional departure out and that’s not worth the extra risk, complexity, or briefing brain power considering ATC is still understaffed and prone to errors. Not long ago there was a King Air landing 33 and they cleared a departure on 1. Too many errors there.

 

[MikeD]

The very first time I did it was my final flight on IOE as a DEC. At night. I’m not sure I’ll even be doing it during the day, helos in the area or no. It only lets ATC get an additional departure out and that’s not worth the extra risk, complexity, or briefing brain power considering ATC is still understaffed and prone to errors. Not long ago there was a King Air landing 33 and they cleared a departure on 1. Too many errors there.

The whole circle to land 33 from a 1 approach seems by all accounts to be a convenience, both for the airline and for ATC, as opposed to any overarching operational necessity. Hence it being a tower offering to the individual aircraft rather than an instruction. Like you say, more aircrews may possibly elect to decline the circle to 33 offering than have before.

 

[DeltaAlphaNovember]

The very first time I did it was my final flight on IOE as a DEC. At night. I’m not sure I’ll even be doing it during the day, helos in the area or no. It only lets ATC get an additional departure out and that’s not worth the extra risk, complexity, or briefing brain power considering ATC is still understaffed and prone to errors. Not long ago there was a King Air landing 33 and they cleared a departure on 1. Too many errors there.

I used to work at the FBO at DCA before 9/11. Back then with the airlines and the corporate/GA planes it was insane. They used runway 4/22 on a regular basis in those days. I can't even imagine having all that go on now.

My line check on IOE when I got recalled to PSA in 2010 was DCA-HPN. That was a fun day.

 

[ERfly]

Meeting Sully was a similar experience.

That surprises me for...reasons.

 

[🦈💜]

They’ve figured out a work around with the “super Charlie’s”.



“Grew up” in GA, and have been a staunch defender for most of my life, but the big money has moved it and it’s become really, really tiresome.

Even reading the EAA mag these days, every single article is about some resto that cost money way beyond a reasonable expense, even for the JC crowd, or the people doing it are juiced in with the right people. That • gets old to read about. Shops and hangars are saturated with people whose coin has outstripped the downward sloping supply, and the resulting price escalation will never outstrip them like it has most of us.

All of this, 100%.

American GA was the crown °°ing jewel of aviation.

It's all downhill from here.

 

[WacoFan]

This is true.

A current event happens, a good news announcement, ANYTHING delta-related, that handle starts getting turned and POP goes the CruizERRRR:

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Delta hasn't been anything but a steaming pile since they changed from Huff-Daland Dusters. I SAID WHAT I SAID!

 

[Autothrust Blue]

That surprises me for...reasons.

I mean, the typical RJ pilot reaction to the guy is more indicative that the fire warning was not spurious.

 

[zmiller4]

All whilst informing the universe of the Probable Cause in the first 20 minutes. Is there anything the man can't do???

Urinate in an upright position?

 

[jtrain609]

Urinate in an upright position?

Savage.

 

[roundout]

Urinate in an upright position?

Rekt

 

[derg]

Urinate in an upright position?

You chose violence.

 

[ERfly]

I mean, the typical RJ pilot reaction to the guy is more indicative that the fire warning was not spurious.

Having worked at USAir, I heard stories. That's all I'm going to say.

 

[MikeD]

Having worked at USAir, I heard stories. That's all I'm going to say.

You can’t drop that in here and then clam up!

Stories!

 

[ERfly]

You can’t drop that in here and then clam up!

Stories!

He apparently was not the most well-liked crew member in the Burgh. Not easy to get along with. After 1549, they attempted to make him an instructor. That didn't work well, either.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Urinate in an upright position?

I was going to make a your mom joke, but nevermind.

 

[///AMG]

Meeting Sully was a similar experience.

I met him once. Ate 6 cauliflowers in front of him, made him lasagna, and then called him a fat body for eating it. He cried but I told him id never tell

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

This kills me. I think Al Haynes was posting here too before he died.

I didn’t know O’Brien had been here. His protege is friends with a number of us here though.

Rumor has it that Les Abend’s mustache has a secret account here.

 

[BobDDuck]

Meeting Sully was a similar experience.

I met him a few times when I was still commuting SFO-CLT-DAY. He even let me have the nice jumpseat on the 321 once! Seemed nice enough. Quiet though.