Delta pilots fly thru thunderstorm

[Dornier 335]

Those guys need to slow down, their dangerous!















Sarcasm off.

Wrong once again! They need to monitor guard!

And it's not their! Sigh...

 

[Freebrd]

their, there, they're who cares really

 

[ironspud]

WINDCHECK? Rocket surgeon pilot?

 

[Erlanger]

Check out their flight path. Looks like they were trying to get between the weather but it closed in on them.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=33

 

[Freebrd]

they were trying to get between
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=33

that's what she said

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Those guys need to slow down, their dangerous.

They're dangerous. You were probably typing too fast.

 

[gobyebye]

Yep, after Chinese ATC refused a requested WX deviation

http://www.bizjournals.com/twinciti...mels-delta-747-over-china-nwas-spirit-of.html

That should never be an excuse for why you flew through a thunderstorm. You tell the controller you are using your captains emergency authority and do what you need to do. 20 years ago in my training I was told that controllers are here to serve the pilots. While that might be a stretch, I definitely feel like now they have a "do what we say or we'll violate you" mentality that pilots are so afraid of, and that's not right, and doesn't foster a safe environment.

 

[FLYN4LVE]

That should never be an excuse for why you flew through a thunderstorm. You tell the controller you are using your captains emergency authority and do what you need to do. 20 years ago in my training I was told that controllers are here to serve the pilots. While that might be a stretch, I definitely feel like now they have a "do what we say or we'll violate you" mentality that pilots are so afraid of, and that's not right, and doesn't foster a safe environment.

Have you ever flown internationally?

 

[SIG600]

That should never be an excuse for why you flew through a thunderstorm. You tell the controller you are using your captains emergency authority and do what you need to do. 20 years ago in my training I was told that controllers are here to serve the pilots. While that might be a stretch, I definitely feel like now they have a "do what we say or we'll violate you" mentality that pilots are so afraid of, and that's not right, and doesn't foster a safe environment.

We're talking about China here, not Atlanta center.

 

[Baronman]

We're talking about China here, not Atlanta center.

"We're declaring an emergency and deviating 30NM Right "R" of course"

They should understand that.