Question for CRJ pilots

[Max Q]

Here comes the flash!

 

[ILS8L]

Lighten up Francis!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrllCZw8jiM

 

[Tarzan]

Why, after years flying the darned thing do you continue to use the flight SPOILERS to slow the airplane? I'm getting a little tired of seeing it, frankly. I guess they didn't teach the difference between a speedBRAKE and spolier at ATP or Riddle Diddle. Yet you all think you're da bomb.

Flame away, hosers.

Linky

 

[ex j-41]

Your at 250 knots, 10,000 feet. ATC tells you to decent to 4000 feet. And slow to 170. By the time you chop the power wait till you get to 200 knots for flaps, you are now exiting their airspace. In order to comply with ATC you sometimes have no choice.

 

[CFI2766]

Not speaking for everybody, but I personally use the spoilers so that I can extend my time aloft, thereby clogging up the airspace with at least one additional RJ for a little bit longer. I've heard the heavy drivers really like it when they get 10/28 because there is a long line of RJ's set up on the inboard here in Atlanta...

 

[sunlitpath]

Don't be afraid of the flight spoilers. They work great, and they are free.

 

[BOX OFFICE]

I can't believe how many serious responses this obvious flame bait got. C'mon guys!

 

[say again]

I can't believe how many serious responses this obvious flame bait got. C'mon guys!

Not many serious responses. More mocking, sarcastic ones.

 

[Flyin2low]

I use the flight spoilers and the APU intake door to slow and I went to Riddle Diddle. Ha......

 

[glasspilot]

I think the op's point was regarding slowing the plane in level flight. I've seen a few guys do this and it would take a very strange situation for that to not be bad form.

As far as descents, that handle is for MY mistakes, not ATCs. If I'm about to miss a crossing restriction, then by all means the boards come up. If ATC forgot and wants "best rate" then they stay down. If ATC gives some crazy crossing restriction that's going to require 3,500 fpm or more then there is an easy fix..."unable".

If anybody thinks its okay to use the spoilers to simply slow from 300 kts to 200 kts in level flight, then I'd say you are a less than stellar pilot.

Fly safe,

gp

 

[say again]

Do it, do it

 

[say again]

If anybody thinks its okay to use the spoilers to simply slow from 300 kts to 200 kts in level flight, then I'd say you are a less than stellar pilot.

gp

Not that I do this, but do you think they honestly care what you'd have to say?

 

[777forever]

Bad Form? WTF? Is someone keeping score like in figure skating? Saying unable to reach a crossing restriction just because you don't want to pull the spoiler out is ridiculous

 

[Fly-By-Cable]

Hey glasspilot. I too try to use the energy of the airplane rather then pulling spoilers but if needed, I have no problem using them. Next time you get cleared for a five mile final at night in uncontrolled airport from 5000 ft. Just slip it and then see just how stellar you are. Before you start about atc screwing up let me just say that it would be the same as you missing a hand off, and atc refusing to repeat. Let me guess, when a ramper wants to borrow a pen to correct load menifest you deny him?

 

[flyboyike]

Where did this idiocy of using the spoilers is in "bad form" came from?

Well, some guys use that spoiler handle as an on/off switch. They just go right to max up in one yank and then back down in one push. I was taught one click, wait for the advisory message, then continue one click at a time as needed. Same with stowing them. Much smoother that way.