Yes it does speak volumes...
It says that the pilot corp at EJM is filled with losers who cannot get hired on anywhere else. Now, of course, this cannot be said of everyone and there are some extremely good pilots there.
EJM has had plenty of incidents that can be blamed on the poor airmanship and judgement of its pilots. Some of these include:
- damage to Falcon 50 leading edge devices due to their being deployed during high speed flight instead of spoilers.
- damage to Falcon 50 nosegear on takeoff due to improper pre-flight by first officer.
- damage to Citation wing on landing due to improper pilot judgement in flying an approach in icing conditions and not applying increase to Vref as required by SOP.
- damage to main landing gear and tires on Citation due to improper brake burn-in procedure used by pilot. No trng. had been given on procedure and pilot did not ask for guidance.
Add to this numerous incidents of aircraft not making crossing restrictions, violating prohibited airspace in Washington DC, descending below MDA's on instrument approaches and one aircraft asking Aspen tower for missed approach vectors. I spent 20 months there and have no problem understanding why many of the folks there have no other opportunities to strive towards.
Sorry, but the truth is the truth no matter how painful it may be.
It says that the pilot corp at EJM is filled with losers who cannot get hired on anywhere else. Now, of course, this cannot be said of everyone and there are some extremely good pilots there.
EJM has had plenty of incidents that can be blamed on the poor airmanship and judgement of its pilots. Some of these include:
- damage to Falcon 50 leading edge devices due to their being deployed during high speed flight instead of spoilers.
- damage to Falcon 50 nosegear on takeoff due to improper pre-flight by first officer.
- damage to Citation wing on landing due to improper pilot judgement in flying an approach in icing conditions and not applying increase to Vref as required by SOP.
- damage to main landing gear and tires on Citation due to improper brake burn-in procedure used by pilot. No trng. had been given on procedure and pilot did not ask for guidance.
Add to this numerous incidents of aircraft not making crossing restrictions, violating prohibited airspace in Washington DC, descending below MDA's on instrument approaches and one aircraft asking Aspen tower for missed approach vectors. I spent 20 months there and have no problem understanding why many of the folks there have no other opportunities to strive towards.
Sorry, but the truth is the truth no matter how painful it may be.
