CFI with 4 stripes in Cessna 172 shows CNN how to land at SFO

[Flyer1015]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwXZT8Q_0pU


Wow, just wow............

 

[NEDude]

What concerns me more is that there are Cessna 172's flying around SFO for the purpose of a news organization to get ratings, while there has been a week of delayed and cancelled flights, tens of thousands of passengers stranded or displaced, and millions of dollars lost due to the IROPS because of the crash.

 

[jonjuan]

Well, we've finally found general lee. :laugh:

 

[aveator]

Only on CNN..what a joke....

 

[jonjuan]

What concerns me more is that there are Cessna 172's flying around SFO for the purpose of a news organization to get ratings, while there has been a week of delayed and cancelled flights, tens of thousands of passengers stranded or displaced, and millions of dollars lost due to the IROPS because of the crash.

No kidding. Love the 747 holding to TO, waiting for general lee to exit the runway.

 

[rettofly]

Sterile cockpit, anyone?

 

[Mamma]

Wow. I guess we will soon see CNN going to high school football teams to show us how the NFL is supposed to do things.

 

[Redtailer]

Wow the level of airline arrogance here is staggering. Last time I checked flight in to US airports were not restricted to just the airlines. It is selfish and just plain arrogant to say that a 172 on a joyride should not be able to land at SFO because the airlines are too busy trying to make money. That goes against some of the principles upon which the entire US aviation industry is founded. Unless of course you are advocating that everyone should pay a fee to fly an airplane in the system.

As for the 4 stripes, is he or is he not the Captain of that airplane?

What A Holes....

 

[cl65capt]

172's have gotten much nicer since I learned to fly.

 

[CX880]

As for the 4 stripes, is he or is he not the Captain of that airplane?
.

I don't really think you can be a "captain" of a 172. If he's the captain where's the FO? It's just a ploy to justify the $$$$ students have to fork over for those "pro" flight schools

 

[dalad]

Wow the level of airline arrogance here is staggering. Last time I checked flight in to US airports were not restricted to just the airlines. It is selfish and just plain arrogant to say that a 172 on a joyride should not be able to land at SFO because the airlines are too busy trying to make money. That goes against some of the principles upon which the entire US aviation industry is founded. Unless of course you are advocating that everyone should pay a fee to fly an airplane in the system.

As for the 4 stripes, is he or is he not the Captain of that airplane?

What A Holes....

How much was his landing fee?

 

[chqflyer]

Sterile cockpit, anyone?

I was kinda thinking that too. He sure was jabbering at warp speed all the way to touchdown! ????

 

[Mamma]

Wow the level of airline arrogance here is staggering. Last time I checked flight in to US airports were not restricted to just the airlines. It is selfish and just plain arrogant to say that a 172 on a joyride should not be able to land at SFO because the airlines are too busy trying to make money. That goes against some of the principles upon which the entire US aviation industry is founded. Unless of course you are advocating that everyone should pay a fee to fly an airplane in the system.

As for the 4 stripes, is he or is he not the Captain of that airplane?

What A Holes....

What exactly did you find "staggering?" Please quote what was said that ruffled your panties into a tight wad. Someone mentioned a 747 waiting (and burning more gas per minute than full tanks on the 172). Was that the "staggering" remark? I think you're making a mountain out if a molehill or your just the type that jumps up on a chair when a mouse runs by.

 

[rettofly]

How much was his landing fee?

...not to mention the Signature ramp fee.

 

[JetMonkey]

Steriel cockpit applies to Part 121 and 135 only I believe..

 

[JUNK YARD DOG]

...not to mention the Signature ramp fee.

at least $140. min landing fee, then as you stated after Signature finished gouging the crap out of him, I bet he's into north of the 3 bills range.

http://www.flysfo.com/investor/SummaryFY0910.pdf

 

[BentOver]

At first I was thinking "what a joke!!" But after thinking about it I guess this is about the only way CNN can get an adequate news story from a pilot perspective actually landing in SFO. (unless they spent the $$ to do it in a private jet)

This story maybe cost them a few hundred $$...

The story with the crappy simulator pretending to be a 777 on the other hand!!!!:laugh:

 

[densoo]

The weird part of this whole discussion is that this 172 pilot apparently does know more about what keeps an aircraft aloft more than the international 777 Asiana crew. That would be lift. The Wright Brothers made a big to do about this awhile back.

 

[Kharma Police]

Haters gonna hate, you guys are just jealous.

 

[K-Mart]

The weird part of this whole discussion is that this 172 pilot apparently does know more about what keeps an aircraft aloft more than the international 777 Asiana crew. That would be lift. The Wright Brothers made a big to do about this awhile back.

Ha that was funny. 172 pilot showing more airmanship than a 777 pilot.

 

[Flyer1015]

Ha that was funny. 172 pilot showing more airmanship than a 777 pilot.

Well I see even some pilots have jumped on board the Kardashian style investigation and drawn their conclusion of why the accident happened.

 

[densoo]

Well I see even some pilots have jumped on board the Kardashian style investigation and drawn their conclusion of why the accident happened.

1. This is something new?
2. They stalled the plane.

 

[j-3]

Sterile cockpit, anyone?

He is flight instructing.

 

[Flyer1015]

1. This is something new?
2. They stalled the plane.

YES it is new. No other NTSB Chair has ever done what she has done. Then again, no other NTSB Chair is gunning for the Secretary of DOT position either.

Twitter pictuers, NTSB "tweeting" more than Kardashians, and the whole thing is a circus freak show. There used to be integrity in NTSB investigations, but this Chair has totally destroyed that concept. This is her last year at the NTSB, and this is the crash she needed to get her face/media time to make her viable for the Sec DOT job.

 

[hammer2]

...not to mention the Signature ramp fee.

Does signature have 100LL?

 

[humveedriver]

It wasn't a horrible piece of news. More fun than just some former NTSB dude (Feith) or pilot (Sully) giving their two cents. If I was doing the flying and talking, I might have said " do you see the two real big white rectangles on the runway? Not the arrows.. Not the sea wall.. The big rectangles. Yeah we want to land just a smidge after that.

 

[Dan Roman]

As was said, haters are gonna hate. People's opinion tend to define themselves more than those they are talking about. In this case the haters sure jumped on the finger pointing holier than thou bandwagon quickly.
Didn't see anything wrong with the story. At least they tried to put out what it looked like. I though the flight instructor did a nice job talking the laymen audience through it. Not sure if I could have done as well when I was at that stage in my career.

 

[LongBeachTrijet]

Sterile cockpit, anyone?

Does not apply to part 91

 

[imacdog]

Does signature have 100LL?

Yes at the introductory price of $8.44/gal

 

[rettofly]

Does signature have 100LL?

They did when I was buying Jet-A... but that was three years ago. Little bitty truck.