It's Official: USAirways Wants American

[captfred]

I'd like to see any Monday morning FI qback do a better job than what Sully & Skiles did. With a windshield full of river, I'm thinking it would change the outlook on checklists & ditching switches.

Everyone lived. Any woulda coulda shoulda is pure BS. It was a once in a generation event that ended successfully.

Great outcome for sure-I have always said I would rather be lucky than good. No one can fault his energy management. I do know if the houses are getting bigger I push those thrust levers thru the firewall even if we went thru a formation of 747's. As for the ditching switch: it closes the outflow valve, emerg ram inlet, avionics vent inlet and extract valves, pack flow control valves, and fwd cargo isolation outlet valve. Most of those are below the waterline and all will soon be if the ditching switch is not depressed for a water landing, water ditching or whatever you wish to call it. Yep the low altitude did not permit execution of a long drawn out printed procedure. Those 2 things take about 1 second and seem to be common sense to me along with getting the ignition on.

BTW no one ever saw superman at his desk for the made up managemnt position they gave him before he quit. I did read a interview with him in the NY Post where he claimed the incident improved his homelife if you know what I mean. Apparently his old lady liked the pay raise.

Now back to your regular programming. Not worried about American and merging. I feel sure USAPA will take great care of everyone(Not).

 

[Carl S.]

Sully soiled himself once he took the stand in the DFR case in PHX. All West pilots lost any respect for him when he did USAPA a favor and tried to use his fame where he had no place being. Both are long gone from LCC thank God. P.S.- Is Cleary flying or out on medical like most ex-USAPA henchmen?

 

[captfred]

BTW I read about Skiles getting a SIC type rating in that beautifully restored DC-7 now on display in CLT. Why SIC-did he tube his PIC checkride?

He also made his way into the witness box in fed court in PHX. A jury found USAPA guilty of DFR violations in less than 2 hours deliberation time in a unanimous verdict. Apparently the testimony of these 2 superheros was not very compelling.

 

[charlie2]

Sully soiled himself once he took the stand in the DFR case in PHX. All West pilots lost any respect for him when he did USAPA a favor and tried to use his fame where he had no place being. Both are long gone from LCC thank God. P.S.- Is Cleary flying or out on medical like most ex-USAPA henchmen?

Lost respect? You mean you had respect for an east pilot before he testified? I think you are a lier.

 

[captfred]

What is a 'lier"? Did you obtain anything more than a GED before you got hired as a eastie?

 

[ALGFLYR]

What is a 'lier"? Did you obtain anything more than a GED before you got hired as a eastie?

Shouldn't that read: "an eastie?"

 

[charlie2]

What is a 'lier"? Did you obtain anything more than a GED before you got hired as a eastie?

No....what's your point?

 

[B-atch]

BTW I read about Skiles getting a SIC type rating in that beautifully restored DC-7 now on display in CLT. Why SIC-did he tube his PIC checkride?

He also made his way into the witness box in fed court in PHX. A jury found USAPA guilty of DFR violations in less than 2 hours deliberation time in a unanimous verdict. Apparently the testimony of these 2 superheros was not very compelling.

Verdict that was OVERTURNED by the 9Th. And all proceedings STRICKEN from record due to the courtroom shenanigans of the West's pocket judge. Remind me again how the Wake trial concluded.....

 

[LearLove]

According to the daughter-in-law I just sit in a seat and push the "land" button and the auto-pilot does it all....I tried to tell her but I could tell it wasn't sinking in.

Wait - we have an "land" button? And here I am this whole time using this steering wheel thingy along with these 2 levers. Damn I knew I should have paid attention during systems.

 

[charlie2]

Wait - we have an "land" button? And here I am this whole time using this steering wheel thingy along with these 2 levers. Damn I knew I should have paid attention during systems.

It's just to the right of the take off button...duh

 

[Whine Lover]

A lot of those buttons don't even work.


In the 727 there is a light/button right in front of your face that says " Eng. Fail - Push To Cancel".

Do you know how many times I pushed that button and the engine was STILL failed?

Every single time...

 

[Metrojet]

Sully soiled himself once he took the stand in the DFR case in PHX. All West pilots lost any respect for him when he did USAPA a favor and tried to use his fame where he had no place being. Both are long gone from LCC thank God. P.S.- Is Cleary flying or out on medical like most ex-USAPA henchmen?

I had a full response - but i decided it was a waste of typing - i hope everything works out fine for u in the next merger since u have been so unhappy in the last one

Metrojet

 

[TWA Dude]

Verdict that was OVERTURNED by the 9Th.

True. So how come the company's DJ suit quoted the Addington case so often? Surely if it didn't matter the judge would've said so. I know you believe the appellate court ruled on merit versus ripeness but Judge Silver should be educating you soon enough.

And all proceedings STRICKEN from record due to the courtroom shenanigans of the West's pocket judge.

Does the West own Judge Silver as well? What about the judges who dismissed the RICO, MDA, and status-quo suits and imposed the work slow-down injunction? Believe me, if the West had judges in our pocket people like you would be personally liable for the damage the East's treachery has caused us.

Remind me again how the Wake trial concluded.....

Okay: the jury unanimously decided in about two hours that USAPA violated it Duty to Fairly Represent the West pilots. Any thing else you need reminded?

 

[Carl S.]

Metrojet, go ahead a spin your DREAM DOH tale. Face it, Sully and Skiles had no place in a courtroom about something they had nothing to do in the making, just showboating with their 15 minutes of fame. No respect for USAPA stoogies that jumped of the sinking USS USAPA and do not have a dog in this fight anymore. I loved Sully's daughter's integrity tale the best!!!

P.S. - Mckee is going DOL about his election lost with Tracy P. helping, talk about sore losers....

 

[waveflyer]

Only winners are mgmt and lawyers