Frontier almost pulls a "Sully"

[xanderman]

I do not view Sully in the same way anymore....He is out for $$$ and fame....that is it in my view.

Ding! And no I'm not talking about your fares...

 

[kf4amu]

But then you seem to be so enamored with the "Sully" and can't seem to grasp that he and his crew were damn lucky. Period. Tell me how do you think the "Sully" would have done in darkness? Or IMC? What if he had a crosswind at touchdown? What if the river was crowded as it usually is?

I never brought up Sully. You're the enamored one. You sound like that airline captain guy on SNL that switched flights with Sully and was pissed he didn't get to crash in the Hudson.

 

[Megalops]

Funny the Boeing test pilots crashed the sim 31 consecutive times trying to recreate the double spindle failure profile in HRL. They still claim you can't fly out of a spindle failure and have nothing but priase for our guys who did it.

Just think if the news would have got ahold of that one everyone would have been talking about how SWA flies our 737's single pilot with only an F/O much like they made it sound that Sully did it all himself.

And a WEST TEXAS boy to boot.

 

[Whataburger]

And a WEST TEXAS boy to boot.

Flew with him 3 trips before I found out he was the guy who flew out of the spindle failure. I found out when someone else told me. The Captain took the plane after it happened and promptly gave it back to the FO.

 

[xanderman]

I never brought up Sully. You're the enamored one. You sound like that airline captain guy on SNL that switched flights with Sully and was pissed he didn't get to crash in the Hudson.

Might wanna look the definition of enamored...

Besides the "Sully" is part of the subject of the thread. I think maybe you need a little recap on comprehension. And for the record I loved that skit on SNL!

 

[kf4amu]

Besides the "Sully" is part of the subject of the thread.

Since when do threads on FI stay on the subject?! HA! :beer:

 

[xanderman]

Since when do threads on FI stay on the subject?! HA! :beer:

I just checked and you are correct. You did not bring up the "Sully." However the thrust of my post was that he is no more a hero than any other pilot faced with difficult and unpredictable situations. In fact the investigation may prove that more could have been done. Thus my point about getting it to EWR. If you fly the bus you'll know what I am talking about. Gotta get those thrust levers up to toga...

 

[Metrojet]

It's when both "spindles" that actuate the flaps snap at one time leaving flaps 40 on one side of the jet and ZERO on the other side. You can imagine.

The FO was an aerobatic hot shot that made every right move the first time. Truly amazing.

But back to the F9 dudes. Well done!

Gup

Gup:

Is this a splt flap failure? I had that once on the 737, where one of the inboard flap actuactor broke and the other inboard flap fully extended. My memory is fading but if I remember correctly - that on the 737 the flap indicator and protection from split flaps is only provided by the outboard flaps - you can have a major problem with the inboards and it wouldn't indicate that in the cockpit - other that the extreme roll you would experience .

If that is what your talking about in night imc with flap 40 - I am impressed.

Metrojet

 

[DCAA320]

Those F9 boys are BETTER than Sully - they kept power on the aircraft.

Gup

You are such the ********************iiiing moron

 

[weasel_lips]

I just checked and you are correct. You did not bring up the "Sully." However the thrust of my post was that he is no more a hero than any other pilot faced with difficult and unpredictable situations. In fact the investigation may prove that more could have been done. Thus my point about getting it to EWR. If you fly the bus you'll know what I am talking about. Gotta get those thrust levers up to toga...

Dude, you are such a jealous douch bag.

 

[xanderman]

Dude, you are such a jealous douch bag.

Jealous? I don't need to run around and claim Sully as my hero to feel better about my career. In fact lips aren't you an eastie? I have found the easties hang their entire self worth on the image projected to the public. Always the "I'm an international widebody Captain!" bullsh1t. You guys need to get over yourselves. Grab the coat tails of ol' Chesley if it makes you feel better but I'll never believe he is any better than any other guy out there doing what we do.

 

[kf4amu]

Jealous? I don't need to run around and claim Sully as my hero to feel better about my career.

I think most people are glad he is taking the opportunity to use his unasked for fame and bully pulpit to highlight the awful state of the industry.

Trivialize flight 1549 if you want, but there are plenty of pilots who would have killed everyone on board, plus people on the ground.

 

[St. Nic]

Thank you k4!

 

[xanderman]

I think most people are glad he is taking the opportunity to use his unasked for fame and bully pulpit to highlight the awful state of the industry.

To my knowledge he has highlighted the dismal state of this industry from a pilots perspective once. Once! Yes it was before congress but we all know that they listen to the people with the money and that ain't us. The rest of the time he has been "highlighting" his book... He's no hero. He is taking advantage of his newly found fame and running to the bank. Do I blame him? No. But that kinda behavior is far from from hero behavior in my book. Like I mentioned earlier, do you think the Frontier Capt will get a book deal? Will he get to be an honored guest at the next Superbowl? Or get to be the Grand Marshal in the Rose parade? He did the exact same thing! That's all I am saying.

 

[St. Nic]

Xan, why are you so jealous of Sully? Are you one of those lottry winners from AWA that can't stand to see how experienced the east pilots are compared to you?