most captains have flown the smaller jets- 737, 767, before being coronated as captain for 777. However the airline seniority system works, it seems just a little unusual. 30 years old- how many total hours in turbine aircraft is another fact we need to know here.

(Written on 27.07.2017)(Permalink)

I stand corrected and informed. thanxs

(Written on 26.07.2017)(Permalink)

what could possible go wrong with authorizing the air force to gun down recalcitrant drones within American airspace. Think about that a bit. The drones are not so easy targets, the air force weapons( think cannons) is classic overkill, and every once in a while, the air force will miss the drone and somewhere on earth, western hemisphere, the ordinance will strike something other than the drone. Think about The United State Airforce Counter Drone Command. coming soon....

(Written on 26.07.2017)(Permalink)

Is boeing planning on selling less aircraft in the future, so that less workers are needed? Has boeing figured out how to produce more with less labor?

(Written on 25.07.2017)(Permalink)

back in the day of GCA approaches, a human controller monitored and controlled the approach, and we seldom heard of such a departure from competent piloting as was evidenced by Air Canada. Hard for me to imagine this horrendous approach being other than pilots not paying attention. THis will be a wake up call for only a short time, so for longer lasting results, the FAA may consider mandatory uses of ils systems on even visual , clear day or clean night approaches. THe system is on the plane, so use it and be safe or be safer.

(Written on 23.07.2017)(Permalink)

makes the case for using a localizer approach set up even in visual clearances.

(Written on 13.07.2017)(Permalink)

blue lights are taxiways. Yellowish ones, which also have red and green light patterns at their tips, are where we generally aim the airplane to contact the runway. It also has a number, in big white blocks from 1 to 36. That is another clue. seriously, someone ought to look down the runway after dark to see if there is extraneous light emmissions, otherwise use the runway.

(Written on 13.07.2017)(Permalink)

this stinks a lot. Are they figuring terrorists already in the country are flying out, and maybe the homeland security geniuses can catch one or two this way? Count this one as a 9.5 on the stupid scale. Makes me want to wear a mustache flying back into the US from abroad, just to mess with the morons.

(Written on 13.07.2017)(Permalink)

this is a predictable outcome of a culture of "i don't care to give service to another human being". The culture comes from the top of the company, and platitudes from the boss are inadequate. No empathy, no consideration, no "if I were in their shoes", robotic and unkind robotic at that.

(Written on 07.07.2017)(Permalink)

I don't welcome the advent of flying cars, because I am well aware of the skills and capabilities of automotive drivers up close, and I am not impressed. There will be numerous altitude and heading violations, and unless these come equipped with 50 calibers, how are we to protect ourselves????

(Written on 06.07.2017)(Permalink)