Roger Roger
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I was thinking more of a private strip at a mine in bush Alaska, but yeah.
Technicality Question that has probably been asked before
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The FAA throws around "Careless and Reckless" like MDMA at a Deadmau5 concert.
I've had three different events where I've stared the Federal Devil in the face and each time that was their trump card.
Personally, from what I've seen when they smell blood in the water, don't dabble in any grey areas, it's just not worth it.
And if you're a professional pilot hoping to move up in the world, fly conservatively. I can't stress that enough.
I've had three different events where I've stared the Federal Devil in the face and each time that was their trump card.
Personally, from what I've seen when they smell blood in the water, don't dabble in any grey areas, it's just not worth it.
And if you're a professional pilot hoping to move up in the world, fly conservatively. I can't stress that enough.
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Roger Roger
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Yeah, when Feds smell blood things get real, real interesting.
z987k
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You making up some new synthetics in your
One of my best friends is a Fed and, believe you me, they live in a world of fear themselves. If they DON'T bust you on something, their peers will bust them so they're going to go for the kill and they're going to find something that sticks if you give them enough rope to hang you with.
It probably sounds best in ghetto vernacular (shut up, @DPApilot), but "Da FAA don't play"
MDMA, sorry. Damn yooz autocorrect!
z987k
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Yet you look at operations that openly violate the regs daily, and the feds do nothing.
Or you have pilots with multiple hull losses to their name(each for willfully disregarding regs), injured people, and nothing either.
Roger Roger
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I've got some opinions on point 1, but they're best shared off the record.
z987k
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I also don't understand how paperwork errors are a higher priority than companies with no duty limits, or people actually crashing airplanes.I know.
Those other guys always have a better deal, don't they?
No clue. Evidence, laziness, the low-hanging fruit to pick…
The company I once worked for would "sacrifice" a pilot occasionally as the POI at the CMO would think they were being hard asses on us and would often not dig too deep into the operation.
If a small midwestern airline fired a pilot, on occasion, for being a bad boy, surely they're running a tight ship, right?
z987k
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No clue. Evidence, laziness, the low-hanging fruit to pick…
The company I once worked for would "sacrifice" a pilot occasionally as the POI at the CMO would think they were being hard asses on us and would often not dig too deep into the operation.
If a small midwestern airline fired a pilot, on occasion, for being a bad boy, surely they're running a tight ship, right?
I have found safety to be inversely proportional to the hard ass attitude.
Correcto.
Houston
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That is quite true. In matters of human behavior and judgment, black does not change to white without passing through a lot of gray. However, 14 CFR 91.13(a) is not unique as a legal requirement. I was just talking with an electrician who said that part of the code he lives with is that wires must be run "in a workman like manner". Exactly what that means is left to the judgment of the city inspector. Also, every state has similar gray area language in their laws regarding driving. As an example, driving the speed limit or less can still get a person a ticket for exceeding a "safe and prudent" speed based upon the highway conditions.
No flipping joke. Been there done that unfortunately.No clue. Evidence, laziness, the low-hanging fruit to pick…
The company I once worked for would "sacrifice" a pilot occasionally as the POI at the CMO would think they were being hard asses on us and would often not dig too deep into the operation.
If a small midwestern airline fired a pilot, on occasion, for being a bad boy, surely they're running a tight ship, right?
Scenario, "200 foot thick fog with 1/4 mile vis". Your reasoning, "you might hit someone landing." My question...who would be landing at some class gulf field in 1/4 vis? Last I checked I haven't found any cat three approaches into kbumble****.
PS Sorry mod's, but bumble**** is a great word and needs to be exempt from your filters. <3
z987k
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The question was about departing, not landing.
You don't say?!
ppragman
No pasa nada.
So you land - the fog rolls in - you're covered up.
Retired in SAN
Time to return to the saddle..
Good example...