No, I would rather be on the street than be commuting to reserve on the 9 in Detroit. It only doesn't make sense if you equate any employment with good employment.
I know lots of guys are just "happy to have a job", but I'm not one of them. I will go do something else before I start...
It basically comes down to this. Too little pay for too long a time. Throw in the possibility of going backwards in seniority, and it looks even less appealing.
I completely understand the NW enthusiasm, but I would like to see them vote it down, too. I have no problem with parity, and no...
Fair enough. That it 'should' be a fair SLI is still a big "SHOULD". If I vote in favor, it will be b/c I feel that it is acceptable, not because it is the best we can hope for right now. To me, it is either acceptable or it isn't.
Problem is, that is hard to determine with so much left...
If the SLI is going to go through and look the same no matter what the vote is, then I have even LESS reason to vote for it. We already have LOA 19. There is essentially nothing added by the JPWA. Do we somehow lose LOA 19 if the JPWA doesn't pass?
LOA 19 was acceptable because it meant...
Having a car is nice, but not required. Should be enough people in class to carpool on occasion. Crashpads are still fairly abundant, but seem to be getting tight w/ the flood of newhires.
Suggestion, start looking first week of indoc, so you aren't scrambing the second week and settling for...
Tough call. If the wx was that low, I probably wouldn't be out SE IMC unless I was over very friendly terrain. If I'm VFR below it, and the terrain is friendly, I could always keep a landing site in sight, which adds some options. If I had to come down through the clouds and then break out...
Wow, for a while, we almost had a valuable, interesting discussion on SE IMC. Thankfully, we have returned to an ego contest.
Most folks are aguing from a standpoint of absolutes...SE IMC = Bad, or not. The reality is that flying of any kind w/o options is bad. If you are on one motor with low...
One final question. Your claim is to be to find the truth. Obviously, you don't trust the govt, so you will never be satisfied w/ anything they tell you. You directly say that the web site does not offer theory (because you can't).
So, if the govt isn't to be trusted, and if you aren't...
Already addressed your radalt issue in a previous post...however, you have dodged the question again...what do YOU think happened?
With all of your research, data, expertise and rabid desire to prove the govt wrong....SURELY you can come up with a plausible alternate chain of events.
Still...
Straight from your website, "We do not offer theory or point blame"
That is the ultimate conspiracy cop out. ANYONE can find errors in any imperfect process. The report was conclusions reached after an investigative process. Of course it is not without error.
By refusing to offer any...
Oh, and if that was referring to the onboard radar altimeter, it is still not surprising. Between radalt error in that environment, sample lag in the recorder and timeline error of at least +- 3 sec, 500' is not much at those speeds.
Anyway, trying to be open minded, but still can't figure...
Radar sweep lag time approx 5 sec.
400 kts = 675 fps
vert velocity error in radar lag...easily w/i 500'
Even if it was being tracked by a target tracking radar, those deviations wouldn't be surprising. What do you expect, radar data to coincide w/ a govt report to w/i 3 mm and .003...
Good post.
Agree with most of your post. I fly my cherokee for recreation only and almost exclusively cross country. So I'm not familiar enough with the terrain that I would be over most of the time to have any level of confidence should my engine quit. Also, a lot of DARK spots around here...
Again, I was not posting to argue your view. I did say that I support your right to have it.
I was simply looking for a rational reason to question another man's patriotism.
However, since the original post, I did go to the web site. I did not find any Elvis references, but also did not...
Wow RJ,
You completely destroyed any resemblance of credibility w/ that last post.
I have served...have flown Southern Watch...twice, and Noble Eagle (day after 9/11) and Enduring Freedom...etc., etc.
For you to call that man a disgrace to America simply solidifies your position on the...
Original point
Don't want to rehash the argument on the definition of risk, but am interested in the original question.
I fly piston singles in IMC if:
Day (don't fly piston singles at night VMC or IMC)
No convection
No icing
1000' ceilings (to find a landing spot in case of engine failure...
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