I’m just a couple weeks from taking my Type rating ride in the -400/800. Shes an amazing bird and can still fly with 2 and even 3 engines out. The -800 is going to be replacing Airforce 1. She’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Those flying will continue flying until they revive cost prohibitive damage. If the passenger airlines dump them, they can be converted to freighters. I never dreamed I would ever be a pilot on this iconic bird, but. I’m thankful I have the opportunity to do so.

(Written on 2018年 08月 24日)(Permalink)

Not in jets. You’ll never see an airliner get sampled for water on normal operations. The fuel is screened by the fuel contractor for contaminants. The airlines fly so much that it’s really hard to have stagnant fuel. We fuel, takeoff, burn down to an hour or so of fuel remaining and then repeat. All while banking, pitching, etc. Very hard to get water in the fuel system in any measurable quantity.

(Written on 2018年 08月 17日)(Permalink)

Well at least the dog didn’t go on a wok. :)

(Written on 2018年 03月 17日)(Permalink)

Because if he did, that could mess up our system. We all know there is a chance we can be searched. Just not worth it.

(Written on 2017年 11月 17日)(Permalink)

It's a tricky business as no one wants to wait 8 years flying dash 8's in the regionals for QX and Alaska doesn't want to take pilots out of their already dwindling feeder pool to put them in the mainline Alaska jets. They should have made adjustments to their "flow" to Alaska years ago before this became such a critical problem. I see this as a huge problem for Horizon and a small problem for Alaska. Alaska still makes money even if QX isn't doing the flying. Skywest is picking up all of the extra flying that QX can't handle. Still works out ok for Alaska. It's just going to make QX pilots unhappy and leave for a competing carrier at some point.

(Written on 2017年 10月 14日)(Permalink)

Looks like he could use a review of the AIM. He will proably get a slap on the wrist since this went so public. He may be assigned remedial training on identifying markings at airports with a CFI.

(Written on 2017年 02月 17日)(Permalink)

That's why I almost always fly up to rvsm airspace by hand. Good to have a sense of what the airplane is doing. I usually kick auto off when cleared for a visual approach also. Good to keep the stick and rudder skills active. I agree about the reboot as well. Probably better to wait for more visual type weather before rebooting a flight instrument. Even if one is not indicating correctly. Usually there is an "abnormal checklist" procedure for correcting this.

(Written on 2016年 07月 23日)(Permalink)

So far, the best explanation of this is an un-commanded roll requiring a persistent 2° Input of aileron control in the opposite direction of the role. This is the only thing that makes any sense.

(Written on 2016年 07月 22日)(Permalink)

So am I the only one here who thinks the 777 is still probably in one piece after being diverted to some remote location? Not sure what happened to the poor passengers, but I don't think any convinsing evidence has proven the aircaft ever crashed. There is still quite a bit of conflicting radar evidence from Flight Aware. For example a Learjet 31a I fly had its tail number used for a 778W (which is a 777-200ER I believe.) From somewhere in China to LAX. Very strange, but the system they use ins't fool proof. FYI the 31a only has 3.5 hour legs before you're looking for a place to land. And one last thought. Why aren't there a bunch of seat cushions washed up somewhere? There are plenty of buyant items aboard that would have surely washed ashore somewhere.

(Written on 2016年 03月 12日)(Permalink)

The F-35 doesn't have enough thrust to takeoff without a ramp, or a normal runway? Maybe I'm just behind on the times but isn't there already one that can takeoff like the Harrier?

(Written on 2016年 01月 01日)(Permalink)