KBNA LUV Fest

[rajflyboy]

Well

Every time I land at KBNA ATC gives Southwest priority over us and other aircraft at the airport.

Is LUV having donut and whiskey parties at night for these controllers in Nashvegas?

 

[vixin]

Give it up...so old already. Happens to everyone BOOO freakin Hooooo! Last time I was in BNA priority was given to a Hawker....oh my, maybe I should cry about it. SWA has alot more flights in BNA then anyone else. Law of averages say they will be first come first served. Had a Jetblue get put in front of us for a flow time (cant remember where, didnt really matter) maybe we should have complained about that also. :bawling:

 

[Lear70]

Just the way it is, my friend.

Lived in BNA all my life, primary flight training there in '87 and flying in and out ever since. Back in the 90's, when it was one of AA's bases, AA got the priority over everyone.

Now that SWA just about OWNS the A concourse (except for 4 AA gates and the 4 on the corner that don't even have jetbridges), the Airport Authority is hoping it will be the next Southwest base and get even bigger. Hence, SWA gets a lot of preferential treatment.

It's just business, don't take it personally. Fly safe, and have fun out there!

 

[Quimby]

Well

Every time I land at KBNA ATC gives Southwest priority over us and other aircraft at the airport.

Is LUV having donut and whiskey parties at night for these controllers in Nashvegas?

Weren't you whining about this a month ago?

You need to find some new material.

 

[GuppyWN]

If they LUV us so much why do they give us such a hard freaking time when we ask for RWY 31?

Or the 7 THOUSAND foot downwind.

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Gup

 

[OPECJet]

If they LUV us so much why do they give us such a hard freaking time when we ask for RWY 31?

Or the 7 THOUSAND foot downwind.

OR
OR
OR

Gup

Aw, c'mon. You know you guys love throwing the gear out, boards, flaps 40 then turn base abeam the numbers, retract the flaps back to whatever setting at 500 ft, and still put it in the touchdown zone

Last time that happened when I was in the back the nuns across the aisle from me started saying Hail Marys. I thought it was pretty shweet.

 

[get2flyin]

If they LUV us so much why do they give us such a hard freaking time when we ask for RWY 31?

Or the 7 THOUSAND foot downwind.

OR
OR
OR

Gup

Is it because they're landing and departing 13?

 

[SELFloadingCRGO]

Is it because they're landing and departing 13?

That doesn't matter, work us in for pete's sake!



SLC

 

[Lear70]

Or the 7 THOUSAND foot downwind.

You can thank the rich snobby people in Brentwood for the 7,000' downwind coming in from the west and landing north...

Your flight pattern takes you right over some very wealthy home owners southeast of Music Row right about the time you'd normally turn base. By holding you up at 7 and clearing you for the approach about 2 miles further south of a normal pattern turn, they either get you to extend your downwind or guarantee you're at flight idle as you make your turn.

I don't make the news, I just report it...

 

[JumpJetter]

Must be the pizza we send up to the tower on fridays.....you think I'm joking....

 

[StopNTSing]

Is it because they're landing and departing 13?

SWA=Seldom Wants Active :beer:
(though maybe not as true as it used to be with our increasingly dumbed-down ATC system)

 

[SennaP1]

SWA=Seldom Wants Active :beer:
(though maybe not as true as it used to be with our increasingly dumbed-down ATC system)

Funny.


But seriously who cares (to the O.P.) so you get to the gate or take off 30 seconds later. Good for SWA, I guess.

 

[Deerkiller]

Last time I checked I get paid by the minute. Let the SWA folks roll!!!!

 

[northstar]

One of the flight attendants on one of my trips a few weeks ago is based in MCO, and her dad is a BNA Tower guy. She said he LUVVS us for his travel benny's!

 

[Lear70]

One of the flight attendants on one of my trips a few weeks ago is based in MCO, and her dad is a BNA Tower guy. She said he LUVVS us for his travel benny's!

Initials? If she's 31, about 5' 4", dark hair, and her dad's the tower manager, I used to date her...

 

[freightdogfred]

SWA=Seldom Wants Active :beer:
(though maybe not as true as it used to be with our increasingly dumbed-down ATC system)

hey guys, what ever blows up your skirt.... But when the wind in Midway switches to the southwest, don't keep accepting 31C to gain a few minutes..bad fer bizness ya know

 

[Tejas-Jet]

This reminds me....I need to send my ATC, flat screen TV donation to SWAPA.

 

[Flying the Line]

Initials? If she's 31, about 5' 4", dark hair, and her dad's the tower manager, I used to date her...

Are her initials FAT? just kidding, trying to keep the posts full of humor instead of hate.

 

[Lear70]

LOL - ummm, no, not that I recall...

I may go ugly early, but there's no level of drunk enough to make me go FAT.

Of course, the last time I saw her was 10 years ago, so there's no telling now...

 

[JetDude]

C'mon Lear...Go Green! "All season" girls give heat in the winter and shade in the summer. Reduce your carbon footprint!