How these guys got hired at Mesa, I have no idea

[PropPiedmont]

From a June 2007 aviation interviews.com gouge:

To fill you in, the 'her' is a Mesa lady captain, asked this applicant a question:



Wow. Lose the Glideslope and you're gonna descend to 100 ft above the TDZE lights?!?!


Seriously?!?!?


"She said the MDA changes and go missed"

Duh! The lady captain is absolutely correct. You have to now use the LOC mins, since the glideslope is out of service. MDA changes, you must use the higher LOC only mins. Go Missed, brief the LOC-only approach, and then shoot the approach again.

Check his attitude: "I don't think she knew" LOL!

The scariest part is not just the fact this applicant responded he'd go down to 100 feet above the lights if he lost the glideslope... the scariest part is that his OTHER friends ALL AGREED with him.


Man, the money I would pay to see the look on the face of a Mesa IOE captain if his/her new hire FO said to continue to 100 ft above the lights if the glideslope went out.

Didn't Shuttle America try this technique last winter in CLE?

 

[WSurf]

Worse part, upgrade in 2 years. Imagine that guy and his new fo going to Charlie-West.

Yikes.

Can you say, "Burnt Spot on Side of Mountain?"

 

[capt1900]

I'm flying with people right now that can't even remember what city we are in or where we are going. And as far as ILS approaches go, forget it! Let alone any non precision app. I had to stop and slap myself only to realize that I wasn't dreaming, I am flying with idiots! Jumpseaters beware!

 

[CheckandSet]

Every time I jumpseat on mesa they scare the $$$ out of me! Back in 2001 it was hard to get a job with less then 1500 hrs - now -- this is becoming very scary!!

 

[WSurf]

How about the most Famous Mesa Approach Brief-------

On approach to ROA at Night and Gusty winds to 33. Female Captain to Female First Officer "Go Around is No Option".

 

[Turtlesfly]

By the way, at XJT they love to fail the GS just inside the marker on your type ride. Happened to me. If you continue to MDA it is a serious debrief and a possible bust. You didn't brief it and you (probably) didn't start the time . . . they expect a missed.

 

[shamrock]

I'm flying with people right now that can't even remember what city we are in or where we are going.

Jeez, I've been doing this for 7 years and still have a hard time remembering where we're going. For some reason it tends to worry the passengers when I tell them we're starting out descent to Columbia when we're really going to Charleston. Hey, at least I got the state right!

 

[Flyer1015]

How about the most Famous Mesa Approach Brief-------

On approach to ROA at Night and Gusty winds to 33. Female Captain to Female First Officer "Go Around is No Option".

Was this an emergency? Or a low fuel situation perhaps?

I know one regional airline (that operates the CRJ200) requires a minimum of 450 lbs of fuel in each wing for a go around. In other words if you got less than 900 lbs fuel total, go around won't be an option.

 

[WSurf]

Was this an emergency? Or a low fuel situation perhaps?

I know one regional airline (that operates the CRJ200) requires a minimum of 450 lbs of fuel in each wing for a go around. In other words if you got less than 900 lbs fuel total, go around won't be an option.

Enjoy!

http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com.../9914-mesa-incident-10-16-01-interesting.html

 

[Flyer1015]

Enjoy!

http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/1-1-scale-commercial-aviation/9914-mesa-incident-10-16-01-interesting.html

The captain briefed that a go-around was not an option due to hills on the other side of the runway.

?!?!??!!?