CRJ Pilots

[Ailerongirl]

The flight crew probably did not go to Embry-Riddle. When it's a Riddle crew up front, the flight is flawless and the landings are always perfect. At Riddle, they told us how much respect we are going to command in this industry because of our alma matter.

The only mistake you will find a Riddle grad has ever made was wasting all of that money down in Daytona Beach. After that, the brainwashing takes over and we are convinced that we are the best.

While people at other colleges were wasting their time meeting girls and going to parties in their spare time, we would go to any airport and watch airplanes land. We had to go to one where there are no Riddle planes, because it gets boring watching perfection. We would then go back to our dorms and circle-jirk over the latest edition of Flying magazine.

Forget spring break, give me the MD-90 simulator anyday. I am the envy of all of my fellow flight instructors back here in the "world". They ooooh and aaah when I tell them how hard it is to fly. Then I go to my car, the one with all of the ERAU stickers plastered all over it, and get out the sim manual. I charge people to look at it. They are even more impressed with jumpseat stories from my days as an intern.

The girls are impressed when I tell them I'm an instructor pilot and attended the Harvard of the Skies.

When I grow up, I want to follow in the footsteps of the Riddle professors. After spending many years in the industry always chasing but never acquiring the job I'm after, I will become an alcoholic and teach at Riddle, promising my pupils that they will ALL be 777 captains one day.

I bet you wish you were me.

*laughing* Is this the Alumni mantra?

 

[Skybound737]

Riddle....that was the best **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** post ever. For those who think you are serious...well, no comment.

 

["TheBigPicture"]

Riddle, I was laughin' my a** off with that one. I can't wait till the license plate comes out so I can get one for my car.....or maybe they'll send me a free one if I ever send a dime back to the alumni assoc.

 

[BeCareful!]

RiddleMan -

Your smear of ERAU is unfortunate. I know it's not the be-all-to-end-all of aviation education, but it is what it is, and if you were lucky enough to attend you should be grateful.

I attended PRC, and then taught there. I was a good start for me; I'm saddened that your experience in DAB wasn't as good, perhaps; even more sad, though, is that you would de-value your degree by bashing ERAU publically.

As a ten year vetran of the airlines, including three years at a major, I can tell you that the Riddle degree really does hold some value in this industry. If you want to bash something, bash the PFT academys. Someone in your shoes would do best to show a little class, and some gratitude, if not respect.
Good luck; you'll need it.

 

[Poppa Hodax]

Respect is earned, just like contempt

I gather they did not stress grammar or spelling at ERAU.

 

[BeCareful!]

I gather they did not stress grammar or spelling at ERAU.

I'm sorry, Poppa: where did I go wrong, grammatically? Yeah, my spelling on quick replies to internet stuff isn't the best, but was my post really that poorly written?

Actually, they did stress grammar and spelling

Anyway, why the disrespect?

 

[sdflyer2]

Early delivery models of the CRJ were prone to darting off the runway. There were a number of instances, but fortunately, no accidents. The aircraft manufacturer traced the problem to a bad fetzer valve in the nose-wheel contol assembly. Because of the bad press, the valve manufacturer, Toronto Fetzer Valve Assembly, Inc., went Chapter 13. The early CRJ's used the "B" model fetzer. The AD required the heavier duty "C" model.

Raytheon / Beechcraft used the "B" model fetzer valve in the 2002-2003 King Air 350 and had to do a recall of that production run of nose-wheel assembly unit. (Some of the 350 drivers probably know a bit more about this than me, so jump in).

As mentioned above, the "C" model is heavier duty and American made.

Bottom line...

When performing your preflight, be sure to check the fetzer. If its stamped: Toronto Fetzer Valve, it's a no-go..call MX ASAP! If its stamped : MADE IN THE USA, you're good to go....

My 2 cents....

 

[SiuDude]

Is there a switch that disables nosewheel steering in the air?

 

[RiddleMan80]

Hi all,

In case some haven't noticed, yes I am a fictional character. I also love humor. Sometimes this board gets so serious, someone has to break the tension. Yes, this was all meant in the name of fun. Yes, I went to Riddle, but only for a semester, and I graduated from another university.

Why pick on Riddle? I have a lot of friends who went there, and we always joke around about who is the "best". I kid them about being uptight and they kid me about stuff and we all get in a good laugh. Besides, a lot of people have started a sentence with the phrase, "well at Riddle....". So, I couldn't help but use it. Apologies to anyone who ever took offense.

Like I said, sometimes this board can get very wound up and uptight. It's my job to inject humor now and then to loosen things up.

Cheers,

Riddleman80 (or whoever I am)

 

[BeCareful!]

Is there a switch that disables nosewheel steering in the air?

Yeah, but you turn it on after engine start, and it stays on until after shutdown. Turning it off airborne would be a no-no.

 

[ArcticFlier]

it was probably one engine spooling up faster than the other when the reversers were deployed or assymetric braking, or a gust of wind, but my personal opinion is that it was an EMP gun.

AF