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mckpickle

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Colgan guys. Are you allowed to go VFR in your ops specs and if so how often do you do it and how restrictive is it?
 
Actually no we cannot per our ops specs. We can only be dispatched under 3585 IFR and Special VFR conditions for some odd reason. We also have to wear mouthguards and helmets when we fly unlike other airlines. Optional however is a dentist bib to stop the drueling. I wear one it is great I can druel all I want in flight. One really cool thing is when we do our preflight we don't have to have a flashlight we just bend over and point our backsides at the area of the plane that we wish to illuminate. They teach us this in training it is a semi difficult skill to master however it saves on battery costs throughout the year. They make us memorize our manuals in training so we don't have to carry them around which is cool. A little german like but it is cool. You have 2 weeks to memorize them. I don't carry a headset either they are banned. We now have EFB's which is super cool so we are a paperless cockpit except for the napkins I request to wipe myself with during flights. I don't know if you would count those though. Oh and the coolest thing ever is the super reduced engine conservation takeoffs. We did a 30 percent torque takeoff last night. Yeah we clip some trees and miscalculated but it was fun and that is what the helmets are for just in case.
-Sarah Wright ( Wilburs and Orvilles pin cushion HO)
 
Yes we can go VFR !George is insane and doesn't even work for Colgan. We can also go IFR. I heard that anyway not totally sure.
 
Hey what does the pickle mean in your screen name? Does it mean what I think it means? I like bumpy pickles. HIGH FIVE .......YOU LIKE?
 
LOL it's MC pickle he is IRISH he is small you wouldn't be interested. What a dumb F in question! Don't waste my humor talents ever again with this annoying dribble. Go debate with your other CFI's where the freezing level is and whether or not you should go IFR with your student who hasn't even soloed yet and on top of that is overweight and semi retarded and will never get a private anyway. Where is PROP I am not happy right now!
 

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