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Ok guys. It was not wake turbulence. I've been through wake turbulence before. The aircraft simply sent from a 15 degree or so banked turn to the right into a sharp 30 to 40 degree(approx) turn to the left very abruptly and then remained in the left hand turn. As if the pilots flew through the localizer, or missed a turn when they were told to exit the hold.
Like I said before, we all have bad landings. However I don't think I am alone on this one, but I have never badly sideloaded an aircraft in essentially light winds.
I have never seen a flight crew show their passengers that they were scared.
Now that I have formed my own opinion here, I will get off my soap box.
I...After leaving the hold it seemed that we were being given a tour of the entire state. During those vectors while in a gentle half bank right turn the crew yanked the airplane to the left. You would have thought there was a MIG on our tail. All of this was done with 9 degrees of flaps extended in pretty choppy air. For sure they teach you, or at least review basic aerodynamics during groundschool...
...Flying at low speeds, in a swept wing aircraft, in choppy weather you don't turn an aircraft at a roll rate of an extra300...
I flew on a Freedom flight from JFK to PHL last week and it was my first experience with the Freedom product, besides listening to them try to copy a clearance on the radio. In the beginning I gave the crew the benefit of the doubt. The Captain and the FO did a nice job with the PA welcoming us aboard and preparing us for T/O. We took off on our 29 minute flight to PHL and didn't hear another word from them. Not after 29 minutes and not after 45 minutes. Nothing at all. We held for a while at 8K and still nothing. After leaving the hold it seemed that we were being given a tour of the entire state. During those vectors while in a gentle half bank right turn the crew yanked the airplane to the left. You would have thought there was a MIG on our tail. All of this was done with 9 degrees of flaps extended in pretty choppy air. For sure they teach you, or at least review basic aerodynamics during groundschool. To finish the ride we ended with a very nice sideloaded touchdown. Winds were steady at 12 knots. When I walked off of the plane that Captain looked embarrassed and a little freaked out. Performance numbers aside, Delta should discontinue this brand based on customer service alone.
Maybe they got an RA and they just saved your a$$ or ATC issued an immediate turn for traffic. Point is second guessing when your sitting in the back is pointless and childish. As far as the bad landing you should no from your "Vast experience" that we all make bad landings. Philly is a tough airport to fly in and out of in general, with the tower given you s- turns or warnings that you, "will pass just behind a heavy when landing 35."
Would you inform your pax if you had to use abnomal manuevers to comply with an RA?
Do you consider PHL a tough airport to use? I understand that it may not be your most favorite, but I don't think I would say that it is hard to use, or any different than flying into any other airport in the Northeast.
Also, only on Mesa...."window shades must be up for takeoff and landing."
Would you inform your pax if you had to use abnomal manuevers to comply with an RA?
Also, only on Mesa...."window shades must be up for takeoff and landing."
the point being when sitting in back you have know idea what circumstances are taking place up front. Now maybe the pilots were idiots but maybe something happened that made the flight not routine. I for the most part give fellow professionals the benefit of the doubt.
Also, only on Mesa...."window shades must be up for takeoff and landing."
Hey PA44Captain, Are you one of those FOs that want to change the faa atp mins to 300 hours RJ SIC time?? By the way when you hold an ERJ it's usually clean. Those Mesa ERJ crews are senior in the company that FO you saw had at least a year or more in the right seat and most likely during that time had flown JFK to PHL more than a few times. You of all pax should know better than to judge the guys upfront.
I flew on a Freedom flight from JFK to PHL last week and it was my first experience with the Freedom product, besides listening to them try to copy a clearance on the radio. In the beginning I gave the crew the benefit of the doubt. The Captain and the FO did a nice job with the PA welcoming us aboard and preparing us for T/O. We took off on our 29 minute flight to PHL and didn't hear another word from them. Not after 29 minutes and not after 45 minutes. Nothing at all. We held for a while at 8K and still nothing. After leaving the hold it seemed that we were being given a tour of the entire state. During those vectors while in a gentle half bank right turn the crew yanked the airplane to the left. You would have thought there was a MIG on our tail. All of this was done with 9 degrees of flaps extended in pretty choppy air. For sure they teach you, or at least review basic aerodynamics during groundschool. To finish the ride we ended with a very nice sideloaded touchdown. Winds were steady at 12 knots. When I walked off of the plane that Captain looked embarrassed and a little freaked out. Performance numbers aside, Delta should discontinue this brand based on customer service alone.
come on be honest....you fly for Mesa dont you????