Southwest off the runway at KDEN.

[be-400xpdriver]

Go sit in front if a mirror and say "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!"

 

[Ex737Driver]

Now, that's funny...

Don't kid yourself, Driver--cultural reputatons has absolutely nothing to do with this. If American Airlines, who has a reputation for taxiing absurdly slow, did the same thing, you'd have the same numbnuts making the same inane comments. If you really don't think "anyone would be saything here," then you obviously don't know the first thing about Flight Info (or human nature).

Do you really think the Captain was taxiing at 45 kts (Southwest's maximum is 20 kts, or up to 30 kts on long parallels) after landing in Denver with freezing fog, snow, and visibility issues? Really?

Southwest is always gonna' have its haters, just like Delta has its haters, USAir, United, etc., all have theirs as well. I mean, for cryin' out loud--the guy who started this tread titled it "Southwest off the runway at KDEN," even though he went on to list text from a story mentioning that it was actually only a taxiway. You'd think a guy whose FI name was "BE-400xpDriver" would know the difference, especially since he's claiming to be a pilot himself. Yet he deliberately mistates the facts in his thread title just to make it look more serious for Southwest. Why do you suppose THAT is? And of course, YOU make not one, but two comments relating to Southwest taxi speeds, which had absolutely nothing to do with this incident.

Don't worry--I'm sure that someone hates whatever airline YOU work for as well.

Bubba

It's not reputations but observations. You can honestly sit there and say SWA doesn't taxi fast? or faster? Plz. Wait for the DFDR info. We limit 12 kts in the turn at UAL and I guarantee as an airline we violate it every day. I'm sure SWA does it faster and yeah, I've seen them do it faster. Oh, everyone hates UAL.

 

[Ty Webb]

I went back and read all of Megalops' previous posts in this thread in Christopher Walken's voice to myself and nearly split a gut.

How 'bout Mistah Chow? How you like that, bitches? :laugh:

 

[CA1900]

I went back and read all of Megalops' previous posts in this thread in Christopher Walken's voice to myself and nearly split a gut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Ee3qJEVZQ


:laugh:

 

[Mr. Johnson]

Somebody better call Patroni!

Sadly, far too few will make the connection. Classic flick.

 

[Dgpr]

Classic film, indeed

"Thats one nice thing about the 707... it can do everything but read"

 

[njcapt]

How 'bout Mistah Chow? How you like that, bitches? :laugh:

[derail]

I used the search terms walken greasy slopes to find this:

http://youtu.be/kngBtoylIVM

I've been wanting to see this Walken scene again for quite some time now:

http://youtu.be/BGPcSd7DDLk

Yeah:

http://youtu.be/1o0Vv8lr41w

[/derail]

 

[Ty Webb]

Well, if the OP wanted to talk about the watch, why didn't he just say so? :laugh:

Vintage Walken . . . . Don't forget this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8

 

[Ty Webb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Ee3qJEVZQ

Asians doing Christopher Walken impressions?

Now, THAT settles it! Nice find! :laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[CA1900]

:beer:

 

[rajflyboy]

Its pretty simple

Rushing in an airplane bends metal and could and does hurt people

 

[scoreboardII]

just wondering, are you on the NTSB investigating team?

 

[race#53]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fOEEb_wQ4g&feature=endscreen&NR=1

 

[Ops check good]

Its pretty simple

Rushing in an airplane bends metal and could and does hurt people

Last time I checked.... the plane is going quite fast when it slams into the ground on landing. Sliding off a taxi way into the grass is not going to damage it. Man you are worse than the media.

 

[glasspilot1]

Seriously though, it puts a pretty big pit in your stomach when you try to turn and the plane just keeps going straight. You realize your just along for the ride.

I can identify with your first sentence. I disagree with your second. That's why the Capt is paid the big bucks; to not be "along for the ride".

I was a "baby" Capt on the 727, maybe 10 hours since my ioe was signed off. Landing in DTW just after dark. The temp was dropping and the runway was going from cold water to ice quickly. Of course tower had a NWA 3 miles behind me. The 2 previous arrivals had hinted at less than good braking reports. As I came out of reverse (80 kts) I started to brake. Immediately I could tell it was slick as snot. I told the F/O & F/E I was going back into reverse 'cause of the braking and also said: "Tell him we will miss the next taxiway". I used reverse way below the normal speed and slowed to a crawl and picked out the next taxiway. Of course tower had to send NWA around. NWA had some choice words, I told the copilot to call the braking "poor".

I was going dead slow as I turned off the runway and the nosewheel still wanted to slip and slide. But I'll tell you I was glad to buy the crew a couple beers that night!

 

[Turtle21]

Jerkoffs or not, if there wasn't an apparent correlation between SWA and the 45kt taxi, I really don't think anyone would be saying anything here. Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

45 is only on Day, VFR, Dry.... snow is limited to 40 straight and 30 in a turn.

 

[redflyer65]

You know IT,,,,,,,(,High five) Darthvader balloon man,( so cool) you never know who's flyn the corndog huh?? , I just told my buddy (check airman SWA) they should do something. ( he's really cool, he goes to the BOQ and the STP,ETC, ETC,) about all the pervs that were hired... Anyway, that will change. They have a new thing at higher power about blizzards and braking, ( way beyond me) but anyway ACE that and your golden at SWA, Rainbows!!!!!

In other news....my tire dropped off the edge of the driveway today as I was backing out. Oh, the horror!!!

It's been really entertaining reading Megatool's post. Worth every dollar of my original ten dollar fee.

 

[CA1900]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fOEEb_wQ4g&feature=endscreen&NR=1

:laugh:

 

[canyonblue]

It's obvious who the Management Pilots, or wannabes, are on this thread. They're the ones who are so fast to blame the flight crew as always. Please do us all a favor and stay off this forum, and get back to shafting pilots.

 

[Ty Webb]

Oh, the horror!!!
.

Apocalypse Now reference. . . Nice job! :beer:

I see your "Oh, the horror", and raise you a "Charlie don't surf!".