Who is the biggest loser you have flown with?

[pgcfii2002]

Hey, what exactly is VDP anyway???

 

[gkrangers]

Im surprised nobody mentioned the fact that you can go below DH if the runway lights are in sight..You may continue to 100ft and at that time must have the runway environment in sight to land. Approach lights are not the runway environment. Runway lights, reils, red terminating bars, or of course runway constitute the runway environment.

91.175...

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

Hey, what exactly is VDP anyway???

Visual Descent Point

Its basically a point on the approach where you should be able to proceed to visually so a normal landing can be made. ie if your shooting a VOR approach and the MAP is crossing the VOR which is on the field, I would be pointless going to the MAP if you are in a large, fast aircraft.

 

[pgcfii2002]

Thanks///

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

91.175...

Thanks Greg

I found this and I am bored so here ya go


Sec. 91.175 - Takeoff and landing under IFR.
(a) Instrument approaches to civil airports.
Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, when an instrument letdown to a civil airport is necessary, each person operating an aircraft, except a military aircraft of the United States, shall use a standard instrument approach procedure prescribed for the airport in part 97 of this chapter.
(b) Authorized DH or MDA. For the purpose of this section, when the approach procedure being used provides for and requires the use of a DH or MDA, the authorized DH or MDA is the highest of the following:
(1) The DH or MDA prescribed by the approach procedure.
(2) The DH or MDA prescribed for the pilot in command.
(3) The DH or MDA for which the aircraft is equipped.
(c) Operation below DH or MDA. Where a DH or MDA is applicable, no pilot may operate an aircraft, except a military aircraft of the United States, at any airport below the authorized MDA or continue an approach below the authorized DH unless --
(1) The aircraft is continuously in a position from which a descent to a landing on the intended runway can be made at a normal rate of descent using normal maneuvers, and for operations conducted under part 121 or part 135 unless that descent rate will allow touchdown to occur within the touchdown zone of the runway of intended landing;
(2) The flight visibility is not less than the visibility prescribed in the standard instrument approach being used; and
(3) Except for a Category II or Category III approach where any necessary visual reference requirements are specified by the Administrator, at least one of the following visual references for the intended runway is distinctly visible and identifiable to the pilot:
(i) The approach light system, except that the pilot may not descend below 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation using the approach lights as a reference unless the red terminating bars or the red side row bars are also distinctly visible and identifiable.
(ii) The threshold.
(iii) The threshold markings.
(iv) The threshold lights.
(v) The runway end identifier lights.
(vi) The visual approach slope indicator.
(vii) The touchdown zone or touchdown zone markings.
(viii) The touchdown zone lights.
(ix) The runway or runway markings. (x) The runway lights.

 

[gkrangers]

I know?

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

I know?

I know you know buddy. That was for everyone else and like I said bored and waaaay to much time on an overnight

 

[gkrangers]

I know you know buddy. That was for everyone else and like I said bored and waaaay to much time on an overnight

Gotcha...I would hope we all know..especially the ones with jobs.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

How did this guy get the job ?

He owned the company.

CE

 

[NorthShore]

Who is th ebiggest loser you have flown with?


His name is, oh wait, never mind, it was just a mirror, disregard.

 

[Hamburger]

Biggest Loser?

That's easy,

Every Captain that begins his briefing with the dreaded words:

"I'm pretty laid back"

Pay bump is great, it's great being in command, but the best part of being a Captain is never having to hear this.

 

[osu_av8r]

Dh

Man, it was drilled into my head as well about treating DH like an MDA. That's how we did it during initial training and that was how it was expected for stage checks and check rides. I drilled it into my students heads as well. When you think about it, the regs say you cannot CONTINUE the approach below DH. If you start the missed approach and that results in you going below DH then that is okay since you are not CONTINUING the approach.

Infact, the PTS makes no mention of going below DH in regard to tolerances, just that the decision to go missed must be promptly made at that point. This contradicts the mythical minus zero foot tolerance that was drilled into most of our heads.
Good topic. Something that is easily misunderstood and passed on.

 

[gkrangers]

Man, it was drilled into my head as well about treating DH like an MDA. That's how we did it during initial training and that was how it was expected for stage checks and check rides. I drilled it into my students heads as well. When you think about it, the regs say you cannot CONTINUE the approach below DH. If you start the missed approach and that results in you going below DH then that is okay since you are not CONTINUING the approach.

Infact, the PTS makes no mention of going below DH in regard to tolerances, just that the decision to go missed must be promptly made at that point. This contradicts the mythical minus zero foot tolerance that was drilled into most of our heads.
Good topic. Something that is easily misunderstood and passed on.

Agree with everything stated in this post....good post.

 

[stupidpilot]

Back in the day when I was flying on demand cargo we had quite a few losers.



The Captain whos wife allowed him 5 dollars per day to eat on. The wife who also called dispatch 27 times per day to try and locate her starving husband.

The Captain who on a 10 day rotation would carry an onion, and a block of cheese as a snack.

And.............for those who knew him, and flew with him. Does anyone remember Precious?

I totally remember PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!! Also, that Lear Capt who had the onion & block of Cheese bought a suit for his FEDEX interview from the Salvation Army store. He thought it made him look frugal so it would look like he would save the company $!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tracearabians]

WOW! we

 

[tracearabians]

What,s the deal with all these uniforms and hats ? I'm a nudist and it is very refreshing to fly totally naked !!

 

[Captain Oveur]

I wonder how many people in this thread are both the
author and the subject of a post
(hey, I sure some people I've flown with have considered
me at least a bit strange )

 

[aussiefly]

What,s the deal with all these uniforms and hats ? I'm a nudist and it is very refreshing to fly totally naked !!

LOL so whats it like flying a stick ????

 

[tracearabians]

Old doper I flew with out of KMEI would always fall asleep. Suddenly he would wakeup, grab the contol wheel and holler "Warp Speed" ! No lie !

 

[tracearabians]

Is that the same dude accused of murdering his wife ? They both worked for FEDEX and he also had a jump school east of MEM .