"The real world never uses checklists"

ppragman said:
That doesn't mean we didn't use the checklist. We read every item off it. Or the captains would do their flow, then call response it. Same thing in the single. I do my flow, then check it with the list, or is that verboten?
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You are correct in that you did not articulate that. In fact, you said the total opposite in your first post.

Do, then check, like you finally said. :)
 
ppragman said:
Memorizing for single pilot is almost mandatory in my opinion. You have to have it memorized incase it's too bumpy to hold onto the checklist, or you're too busy trying to fly the airplane to read the thing, or it falls someplace where you can't reach it, etc..

Its a checklist, not a do list, you do all of the things in your flow, then look at the list and make sure they're all completed. Especially the emergency ones. I don't want to pull out the checklist if I have an engine fire/failure in flight. I may not have much time before I plant it in if I don't do something immediately. I'll check it once the situation is under control (power restored, fire extinguished, or initial immediate action items accomplished).
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With you 100%. 5000 hours and I've never forgotten anything important enough to scratch paint. And I don't want to be crawling all over the place trying to find the checklist when I'm supposed to be flying, especially without an A/P.
 
A-300F4-622R said:
Hey, what's the service ceiling of a C-5?
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Shoot...really depends. If it's an old leaky "A" model, you're lucky to get to FL350. A tighter "B" model that is light closer to FL400, although I have only done that once in 11-12 years of flying. Now the cool CF6 "M" model, it cruises along @ FL410 no problem and I *think* can get up to about FL450. I loved the step climbs crossing the pond...start out at about mid 20's and might luck out and get to FL350. Oh, those were the days!!!
 
HeyEng said:
Shoot...really depends. If it's an old leaky "A" model, you're lucky to get to FL350. A tighter "B" model that is light closer to FL400, although I have only done that once in 11-12 years of flying. Now the cool CF6 "M" model, it cruises along @ FL410 no problem and I *think* can get up to about FL450. I loved the step climbs crossing the pond...start out at about mid 20's and might luck out and get to FL350. Oh, those were the days!!!
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I thought it was the height of the vertical tail plus the height of the jacks.
 
PeanuckleCRJ said:
It was quite the cowboy culture before the 3701 and MKE accidents. They slowly reeled it in, to a degree.
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And it slowly reeled right back out. Hence the current rash of de-quals. Some guys say "It's because I was a vocal 'no' voter." But I can really only think of one situation I've heard of where I think the guy got the shaft because of that.
 
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