The time has come...maybe

[CaptBill]

Where do you live these days?

Things are going to become a little less busy at the Mrs address area, with the Matchplay golf tourney giving the proverbial finger to the Ritz here.

I live 15 minutes from work (IAH) and commuting has become history for me. Ain't gonna happen....

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Never, at least not this week.

You should... you flew United's first 737 from the Boeing plant, right?

Time to fly a new plane.

 

[Roger Roger]

The most difficult thing about the Avidyne system (for me anyway) is the dual GNS430s which are made by.....Garmin. Maybe it's just because I have a lot of hours now with the Avidyne, but I find it much easier than the G1000. Everything is in plane sight, nothing is buried in various sub-menus, and it's incredibly easy to call up what you want on the MFD.

I guess it's all what you're used to. I "grew up" flying Garmin so every time I would play with an Avidyne (mind you, only times I ever did that were at airshows and such) it was a big "WTF?!?!"

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I know the 2004 Cirrus POH is thicker then ERJ-145 books. Better avionics too.

I wouldn't necessarily say that.

I have yet to fly a Garmin set that would let me set up an arbitrary holding pattern. Driving around in OBS on HDG is a drag, yo.

 

[PhilosopherPilot]

Imagine working at a company where that's policy. We were told to rotate smartly to 14 degrees at V1/VR (usually the same number), and damn the consequences.

Absolutely terrible way of doing V1 cuts, but somebody decided *this is how it's done!!!*

I just spent 4 sim sessions untraining a previous XJT pilot from using that exact technique.

Keep it on then runway until you have control, rotate smoothly, and for God's sake turn on the damn autopilot as soon as you can.

I swear some of those old XJT habits are deeply ingrained!

 

[CaptBill]

I passed my maneuvers evaluation tonight and just have the LOE day after tomorrow. All down hill from here. We flew the Asiana SFO 28L profile tonight with conditions and automation set up exactly like they had it. I just about threw up when I heard the stick shaker go off as the airplane is settling into the seawall and there was nothing I could do about it. But on the bright side, I got to do some unusual attitude training (50 degrees nose up) and rolling over on it's back that was fun, but I'm sure the passengers and FAs weren't amused. Oh, and the windshear and CFIT are always fun too. It looks like I'll have a job for another year.

 

[derg]

I hope you didn't forget the approach brief.

 

[jtrain609]

I just spent 4 sim sessions untraining a previous XJT pilot from using that exact technique.

Keep it on then runway until you have control, rotate smoothly, and for God's sake turn on the damn autopilot as soon as you can.

I swear some of those old XJT habits are deeply ingrained!

The procedure showed up with ASA took over. I was told by one of the sim instructors that an Atlanta FSDO guy showed up in Houston and was livid that guys were keeping it on the runway until the aircraft was under control, and demanded that we rotate immediately upon reaching Vr when you lose an engine.

After that point, the procedure changed.

Prior to the merger, we were taught to keep it on the runway until you had the aircraft under control.

 

[PhilosopherPilot]

The procedure showed up with ASA took over. I was told by one of the sim instructors that an Atlanta FSDO guy showed up in Houston and was livid that guys were keeping it on the runway until the aircraft was under control, and demanded that we rotate immediately upon reaching Vr when you lose an engine.

After that point, the procedure changed.

Prior to the merger, we were taught to keep it on the runway until you had the aircraft under control.

Interesting. Well, sorry 'bout that!

 

[A300Capt]

I guess it's time to crack the books for 15 minutes before I think of something else that needs to be done

"The good news is we're all here ready to go, the bad news is that the scheduler forgot to schedule us a simulator."

Ughhh...15 mins of wasted effort (I hate that, reminds me of my college days...)! And, It's not like you can get that time back either.......bummer!

 

[Roger Roger]

I wouldn't necessarily say that.

I have yet to fly a Garmin set that would let me set up an arbitrary holding pattern. Driving around in OBS on HDG is a drag, yo.

And yet the 10+ year old Chelton system will not only let you set it up, but will GPSS the autopilot into flying a very nice hold.

 

[pwttogfk]

I wouldn't necessarily say that.

I have yet to fly a Garmin set that would let me set up an arbitrary holding pattern. Driving around in OBS on HDG is a drag, yo.

G2000 FTW. Fixes about everything that I don't like about the G1000. Did my last IPC in an airplane with it and I felt like I was cheating. Although I still like the G1000 over Avidyne--never had a total AHRS failure with a Garmin unit but I've had Avidyne bite the dust a couple times on me.

 

[rwgb1984]

The only thing I study is where the beer holders are.

Boeing couldn't spring for the cup holders but airbus was courteous enough to place them near the power levers. That way you don't have to ask anyone to "hold your beer" before you say, "watch this."

 

[FloridaLarry]

Derg the Magnificent said (re: Asiana):

I hope you didn't forget the approach brief.

Approach Brief:
Fly slow
Get low
Rearrange seawall, aka: get rocks off
Make up into down
Make down into up
Spin on ground better than spin in air
Oh, s$%@!
Apologize to ancestors

 

[jwp_145]

Unfortunately being based in Unalakleet I only get to commute on PenAir, ERA(Ravn), NAC, and Everts.

Isn't Aerial really much much older than she looks to be?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Isn't Aerial really much much older than she looks to be?

I dont know. I havent met her, Maybe down the road I will a chance to meet her.

 

[Seggy]

The procedure showed up with ASA took over. I was told by one of the sim instructors that an Atlanta FSDO guy showed up in Houston and was livid that guys were keeping it on the runway until the aircraft was under control, and demanded that we rotate immediately upon reaching Vr when you lose an engine.

After that point, the procedure changed.

Prior to the merger, we were taught to keep it on the runway until you had the aircraft under control.

Is it the FSDOs fault or the XJT training department for not telling the FAA to 'pound sand'???????

 

[derg]

The procedure showed up with ASA took over. I was told by one of the sim instructors that an Atlanta FSDO guy showed up in Houston and was livid that guys were keeping it on the runway until the aircraft was under control, and demanded that we rotate immediately upon reaching Vr when you lose an engine.

After that point, the procedure changed.

Prior to the merger, we were taught to keep it on the runway until you had the aircraft under control.

They're high.

Not that we're the king of the ring, but our philosophy is that you rotate when the aircraft is under control and "Don't be in a rush to rotate at Vr". Hell, we will even rotate the aircraft late in unstable weather using the RATOW to determine the new Vr speed.

That POI is high.

 

[surreal1221]

They're high. Not that we're the king of the ring, but our philosophy is that you rotate when the aircraft is under control and "Don't be in a rush to rotate at Vr". Hell, we will even rotate the aircraft late in unstable weather using the RATOW to determine the new Vr speed. That POI is high.

Yes he was.

Maybe.

But, I believe he is no longer around.

So...yeah.

 

[derg]

Yes he was.

Maybe.

But, I believe he is no longer around.

So...yeah.

I've got some friends in certain places in the FAA, I'll have to dig around a bit to see how they're talking smack behind this guy's back!