Incident at ATL

[Dr Pokenhiemer]

I used to fly a C-210 into ATL twice a day. It was a blast. I had to keep the speed at 160-180kts on final, avoid wake turb. on landing and takeoff every day. I think all the airline pilots appreciated the fact that we could go faster than them inside the marker and be out of the way when they were on short final. I just laughed to myself everytime a 757/767 pilot asked ATC, "Did you say I'm following a 210?" I knew I'd be no factor for him, but he didn't. :laugh:

 

[falconvalley]

I used to fly a C-210 into ATL twice a day. It was a blast. I had to keep the speed at 160-180kts on final, avoid wake turb. on landing and takeoff every day. I think all the airline pilots appreciated the fact that we could go faster than them inside the marker and be out of the way when they were on short final. I just laughed to myself everytime a 757/767 pilot asked ATC, "Did you say I'm following a 210?" I knew I'd be no factor for him, but he didn't. :laugh:

Isn't that funny? Don't most pilots start in smaller, piston-driven aircraft? I laugh everytime I hear tension in a controller's or high-performance pilot's voice when I'm going into an airport not frequented by smaller aircraft. Some must forget though low performance aircraft don't have the top speed, their top speed can be much higher than Ref+10 and unlike a 737, they can wait until an 1/8 mile final to start slowing down.

But then there are the times where a "little guy" has a bad day and small GA gets a bad rap. It happens...

 

[Princedietrich]

Ok so I guess it was one of ours.


Good thing they're lenient on that whole "read speak and understand" thing.

 

[uscpilot]

Good thing they're lenient on that whole "read speak and understand" thing.

What?? Elaborate please.
WDR11

 

[Princedietrich]

It's ok, you're a windrider you wouldn't understand.

 

[uscpilot]

It's ok, you're a windrider you wouldn't understand.

Well I was a starchecker for four years. Its only been a year since I went to the Dark Side. I dont think that they could have been brain washed me that thoroughly.
WDR11

 

[Princedietrich]

You are very special. You want to go to the island.

 

[ukaviator]

Bad luck I guess!!

Was coming into ATL last night (same sh!t) and another baron (callsign 'starcheck'), sounded like he was having radio issues.
Controller called him about 5 times with no joy. It sounded like he broke off the approach to 8L, I could be wrong though.
String of bad luck i guess

 

[100fly]

I am sure that we have all pressed on the brakes a little harder than needed to make a taxi way. Just glad that I have anti skid now

 

[txpilot1_99]

I was riding in the airplane that was having radio problems. Not a usual thing with Airnet planes. We had no problems all the way out of BHM, and when switching to the final controller, we received no reply a couple of times, went back to 121.0, and he vectored us away from the airport to make sure we had radios working, then we continued the rest of the flight uneventful.

I'm not sure what happened or what you're trying to imply with Airnet. We have some old Barons and things break. Having said that, I have never had any problems with MX or flying any Airnet airplane.