Compass Airlines Capt. Steven Peterka Receives ALPA’s Superior Airmanship Award

[BobbyBiplane]

From a Compass Pilot who wants to remain anonymous:
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This idiot???

Have you ever met this guy? Have you ever flown with this guy? He could make a missing comma an emergency. What was APLA thinking?

My experience is that he will make any event, no matter how small, a major issue, particularly if he make himself either a hero or victim. The NTSB and ALPA should be required to spend a four day with him. What an idiot. What a dama QUEEN.

Compass, on behalf of every FO ever subjected to this idiot's cockpit, get rid of him. He is a menace and should not be in charge of an airplane.

Compass management - this guy is an idiot and probaly insane. Please save us before he causes an event. He is NUTS.

 

[CX880]

Hahaha nice.

 

[Quack]

yeah but getting a burning plane on the ground from 36000 in less than 8 mins is pretty good...no matter what you think of the guy.

 

[schafjet]

From a Compass Pilot who wants to remain anonymous:
_______________________________________________________
This idiot???

Have you ever met this guy? Have you ever flown with this guy? He could make a missing comma an emergency. What was APLA thinking?

My experience is that he will make any event, no matter how small, a major issue, particularly if he make himself either a hero or victim. The NTSB and ALPA should be required to spend a four day with him. What an idiot. What a dama QUEEN.

Compass, on behalf of every FO ever subjected to this idiot's cockpit, get rid of him. He is a menace and should not be in charge of an airplane.

Compass management - this guy is an idiot and probaly insane. Please save us before he causes an event. He is NUTS.

He had the same reputation at Sun Country. I never had to fly with him as a Captian, so I can't confirm, but his reputation did proceed him. He's done some hopping around and has worked at a lot of carriers... SCA, Polar, JetBlue and now Compass, so that progression raises some questions. All I know is management and the F/A's hated him at SCA.

 

[se1776]

What's next for this guy Colgan?

 

[ultrarunner]

He had the same reputation at Sun Country. I never had to fly with him as a Captian, so I can't confirm, but his reputation did proceed him. He's done some hopping around and has worked at a lot of carriers... SCA, Polar, JetBlue and now Compass, so that progression raises some questions. All I know is management and the F/A's hated him at SCA.

JetBlue to Compass???


Well, he does keep getting hired....

Interesting

 

[crj567]

Maybe he is a tool, I have no idea, but at least he is not as big a tool-poser- homo as the guy who is making the reality show circuit right now.

 

[goodgig]

I wouldn't know this guy if he spat in my face, but from the looks of this article, it seems he did a pretty decent job.
http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2009/8-5-09_09.038.htm
So, that should not be acknowledged?

 

[mesaserf]

I passed my pee test with flying colors last week. When do I get my plaque?

Union proud baby!

 

[altimaklr]

Funny how they didn't mention the other flight attendant at all in the article.....hahahaha :angryfire:nuts:

 

[Flash]

Sounds like someone took a creative writing class

 

[kf4amu]

Sounds like he did a good job, but he must have flown Dash 8's in a prior job. A diving right turn in a 35-40 degree bank sounds like about normal for me.

 

[7on7Off]

Sounds like someone took a creative writing class

"After the passengers walked safely out of the airplane, it became evident that the fire was severe"

Walked? After a descent like that, and a severe fire, no one walked!

 

[1080P]

What's next for this guy Colgan?

Nope a seat in the next DELTA newhire class............

 

[schafjet]

I wouldn't know this guy if he spat in my face, but from the looks of this article, it seems he did a pretty decent job.
http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2009/8-5-09_09.038.htm
So, that should not be acknowledged?

This is true. Even though he is considered a monsterous pain in the ass to a lot of his fellow co-workers, his pilot abilities, as far as I know, have never been questioned.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

yeah but getting a burning plane on the ground from 36000 in less than 8 mins is pretty good...no matter what you think of the guy.

That's nothing, the Peenuckle guys got it from 410 to a house in quite a bit less time than that, and they weren't even on fire till they hit the house!
PRB

 

[Lear70]

Moderator reviewed.

Tasteless, but not in violation of the Terms Of Service.

 

[WayBack]

The courageous action by Flight Attendant Gloria Heurtematte to attempt to extinguish the fire

Most FA's, especially the elderly, wear enough perfume to suck the oxygen away from a fire.

 

[Motown]

That's nothing, the Peenuckle guys got it from 410 to a house in quite a bit less time than that, and they weren't even on fire till they hit the house!
PRB

20-minutes (21:55-22:15)
Two and a half times longer.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

20-minutes (21:55-22:15)
Two and a half times longer.

Point completely missed, see post #17, I specialize in the edge!
PBR