Anyone who asserts that IFR-rated pilots do not experience spatial disorientation thereby reveals that they are not instrument trained. Hop into a full motion sim or just fly a GA aircraft under the hood and see how long it takes for the instructor to have you completely disoriented. As others have pointed out, it is easy to lose the horizon on a dark night or a hazy day over water. Max Johnson Certified Cookie Baker Certified Cookie Baker Instructor Cookie-Baking Oven Maintenance Technician Boy Scout Baking Merit Badge with Crossed Oven Mitts Top Cookie Vendor at 1997 Stuber Forks, Iowa Carnival 2006 National Champion Raw Cookie Dough Eater (9.7kg in 11 minutes) Vanilla Bean Growing Consultant (Looking at you, Cap'n Buck)

(Written on 2021年 02月 12日)(Permalink)

Ummmm... I believe you missed the point, Cap'n. But never mind, this is likely not the venue for broad humor.

(Written on 2020年 11月 20日)(Permalink)

Wow, Captain Buck's accomplishments boggle the mind, don't they? How could anyone challenge his opinions when confronted with his dossier? He even left out a few things: Vice Chairperson, Happy Valley PTA Certified Xerox machine toner and drum changer Licensed hedge trimmer and rose bush pruner Dryer of dinner dishes Lawn mower Frame and Powerplant Mechanic Advisory Board member, Schnicklefritz Post 666, Boy Scouts of America Three time bowler of a 300 Grand Admiral of the Fleet, Dinkins Bay Skiff-and-Dinghy Club

(Written on 2020年 11月 20日)(Permalink)

We wear generally them until the cockpit door is closed though some of my colleagues wear them throughout the flight.

(Written on 2020年 09月 26日)(Permalink)

When I was a greenhorn FO, I used to tell a lame joke when welcoming the pax. "There are two smoking lounges on this aircraft. Feel free at any time during the flight to step out onto the wing and light up." One day a grizzled old captain said, "You should stop telling that story, son. In the first place everybody has already heard it. In the second place, one of these days some stupid SOB will try it."

(Written on 2020年 09月 04日)(Permalink)

I propose a $50,000 fine for any journalist who uses the word "tarmac."

(Written on 2020年 08月 14日)(Permalink)

Per my friend and neighbor, professor of pulmonary medicine at the local med school, instances in which a mask would be medically contraindicated would be vanishingly rare. That said, I share the concern of others regarding emotional support animals. I've flown many a guide dog and other service animals with nary a problem while "support" animals have frequently caused issues. I returned a flight to the gate once to deplane a woman with an absolutely out of control cat. To her credit, the woman agreed that the cat couldn't fly and apologized profusely to the FAs, the pax, and to the FO and me.

(Written on 2020年 08月 07日)(Permalink)

Don't know much about virology, do we?

(Written on 2020年 08月 07日)(Permalink)

And your evidence in support of this remarkable assertion would be?

(Written on 2020年 07月 10日)(Permalink)

I'm too young to remember the heyday of the Electra but it was an experience of riding in the jumpseat of an old cargo-converted Electra as a child that convinced me to become a pilot.

(Written on 2020年 07月 03日)(Permalink)