Summer in Alaska

[HangerRat]

Until your engine quits, coughs, sputters for 2 seconds and you run out of Altitude, Airspeed, and Ideas all at the same time.... Personally I would go get a cup of coffee and wait an hour until you could get a thousand or so feet in the air.. (but that's probably why I got fired)

1000ft lol

 

[mar]

Let's make a deal.

(but that's probably why I got fired)

I don't know why you got fired. So I won't judge you and let's make a deal that you won't judge me.

Every pilot should make decisions in the following order:

1) Is it safe?
2) Is it legal?
3) Is it comfortable for the passengers?

Beyond that, if you acknowledge that grey areas exist, then you'll admit that Safety doesn't always equal Legality.

Good luck.

 

[wrxpilot]

Mar, I couldn't agree with you more! Safe doesn't necessarily mean it's legal.
We have a Captain who doesn't like alternates. EVERYTIME we add an alternate to his destination when it doesn't meet the 1-2-3 exception for FAR Part 121.619 he calls to chew our @ss and amend his release to get it removed.

The other day his destination was above mins requiring an alternate but the remarks in the metar stated there was a funnel cloud. He as usual called and wanted his alternate removed. The entire dispatch office got in on it. The dispatcher stood his ground and kept the alternate. The Captain said he will be speaking to management.

Why would he not want an alternate??

 

[Singlecoil]

Mar, I couldn't agree with you more! Safe doesn't necessarily mean it's legal.
We have a Captain who doesn't like alternates. EVERYTIME we add an alternate to his destination when it doesn't meet the 1-2-3 exception for FAR Part 121.619 he calls to chew our @ss and amend his release to get it removed.

The other day his destination was above mins requiring an alternate but the remarks in the metar stated there was a funnel cloud. He as usual called and wanted his alternate removed. The entire dispatch office got in on it. The dispatcher stood his ground and kept the alternate. The Captain said he will be speaking to management.

I think I know that guy; nickname: Fumes F______.

 

[mar]

The Hard Way

EVERYTIME we add an alternate to his destination when it doesn't meet the 1-2-3 exception for FAR Part 121.619 he calls to chew our @ss and amend his release to get it removed.

Weird.

Some people will only learn the hard way.

I always thought options were good--especially in flying.

 

[nosehair]

The other day his destination was above mins requiring an alternate but the remarks in the metar stated there was a funnel cloud. He as usual called and wanted his alternate removed. The entire dispatch office got in on it. The dispatcher stood his ground and kept the alternate. The Captain said he will be speaking to management.

??...so why are you putting an alternate when one is not required??

...and don't tell me safety. Writing down an alternate on a piece of paper doesn't change a thing. Of course you should always have at least one alternate in mind, if not 2 or 3. Plans B & C. Yeah, I'm not talking about that. I just don't see the reason for putting it on paper. The alternate you put down on paper when wx mins require it is just a way of showing that you have done your homework. But why are you causing irritation just to put down your homework on paper when it isn't rquired and does not enhance safety or have any good effect?

 

[nosehair]

Oh, OK, yeah, that 121.619 does seem to require it. My post was not about whether or not you should have one - you should always have one, regardless of anything, there should always be some planning in the alternate area, my post was what difference does it make whether or not you post it on your flight plan. But that reg seems to imply it - so I don't know why the Capt has heartburn on putting it down.