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LEX Comair Crew on a nap/cdo/
My apologies if I've misunderstood. I'll read them again. I have nothing but respect for regional pilots who do their job day in and out with vigilance in the cockpit, always keeping their head above the underlying morass of drawbacks, difficulties, and traps that are inherent in the job which... -
Apology
Unless he issued erroneous (unlikely) or confusing instructions to the crew with regards to which runway they were cleared to T/O from, I wouldn't blame this controller even partially. Yes, a good "heads-up" by the controller at the right time could have turned this tragedy into a non-event... -
FAA Violated staffing policies
Thank you so much for basing your point on something I DIDN'T say, or even infer in the slightest. Twenty years ago GPWS had already been invented, and I was among those arguing it should be in every jet or large aircraft. I wanted one. I hate crashing into mountains. AA's Cali accident... -
LEX Comair Crew on a nap/cdo/
acaTerry... Your original point was to agree with the poster who said "maybe we should never fly early mornings". I said as long as there was adequate rest...and I explained this I meant they had been given time toc adjust their sleep schedule (pattern) prior to the event, then beginning duty... -
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Apology
acaTerry... .....the businessman pilot who buys too much airplane to handle does it so he can get there wherever he's going faster. They push into conditions they shouldn't because they are more concerned with what's happening/missing at point B and a schedule than with using good judgement... -
FAA Violated staffing policies
Airports under construction affecting ramps, taxiways, runways....very common Charts and plates having lag-time before updated to reflect reality.....very common Tower controller not being able to see T/O or landing traffic due to restricted visibility...... very common. All three of these... -
Apology
You know what Terry?....that stuff you're talking about?....a professional pilot will block it out. While they're flying. The "businessman/lawyer/doctor" pilot living FAR above the average income level yet takes off in their Trinidad or Baron stressing-out about their worldly problems drill... -
LEX Comair Crew on a nap/cdo/
aca Terry, No I don't see the trend and I doubt there is one. Most accidents where fatigue is cited as a factor occur at the end of a long duty day, not at the beginning if legal rest was met. And if rested/adjusted, the fact that it's night or day when the duty occurs is irrelevant in terms... -
LEX Comair Crew on a nap/cdo/
I'm with you on not commenting on the accident crew. Yep, that scheduled 12-24/released and reassigned 24-14 sucks and I absolutely disagree with rolling-reserve like that. Pilots can adjust to a reserve schedule (day or night, and it's reasonable for a company to expect them to), but not to... -
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FMS warning for non-aligned takeoff?
If you mean visually verifying, yes. It's the norm with reduced visibility and/or nightime ops. At many airports even in good conditions a controller can't even see the entirety off all runways from the tower due to terrain or obstructions. And sometimes, there's not even a controller at the... -
FMS warning for non-aligned takeoff?
Like BVT says, your father's a wise man. I guess we all want to be like that..."putting it off" until we hang it up by doing whatever it takes to cheat the Fate. -
LEX Comair Crew on a nap/cdo/
How about regulating yourself? (Please note: This is STRICTLY a response to Icelandair's scenario-question about resting...I'm treating it as a hypothetical as he's laid it out. It is NOT a comment about this accident crew or their rest. Nobody knows yet who was scheduled where, doing what... -
1990's - "The Good 'Ol Days"
Is there some unspoken rule that says when we're thinking of, and remembering the 90's as the "good old days" it has to be about airplanes, flying, or flying jobs? Because when I think of the 90's the first thing popping into my head long before any of those things is Michelle Pfeiffer in a... -
Mistakes because of Fuel Savings?
Wow...you're serious. Is anyone else here thinking "Captain Planet"? -
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LEX Comair Crew on a nap/cdo/
Lag-time in charts so not up-to date, light bulbs out, darkness, airport construction, early mornings...these are among many other detractors to safety that go with the territory in this business. There will always be those factors. Our business as professionals is to operate in such a way... -
FMS warning for non-aligned takeoff?
You're right. There are many good plans, yet no perfect ones. Nobody's perfect either, and yet our imperfections vary. The goal, however, remains the same...safety. Uneventful flights. We're given many aids, procedures, rules, agencies, standards, and information at our disposal to try and... -
Hypocrisy at its finest
That's probably true, because although I haven't lived or flown in the U.S. for many years, but instead stick to Africa, the Middle East, E and W Europe, with some SE Asia and a "-Stan" or two thrown in for good measure, I've never experienced one of those English Boys' School circle jerks. -
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Comair Crash
Question: How long has Lexington been in Comair's route structure? No doubt the investigators will try to determine how familiar the crew was with the airport through company records. Sympathies to all the families and friends of passengers and crew. -