Recent content by Alice R

I probably wont answer your question but hopefully give you something to think about . A close call is in the eye of the beholder and I think most pilots would base it on the amount of time you have to react and avoid a collision . To expand on your heavy iron comment , take a look at how TCAS...

Im with you on this . What I meant by " Stick it out " was the pilots who finished all of their ratings . Some either decided flying was not for them or they got discouraged by what was going on at the time . I passed on a lucrative corporate gig early on , and although I cant say it would have...

Not to argue but I was mainly responding to the " Those days are long gone " statement . You have variables in any career . As far as looking back , I learned to fly during the fallout of deregulation . Alot of people told me I was nuts ( Which I probably am ) to pursue a flying career back...

Actually , those days are here and now . I dont know what the next 20 years will bring but consider this ; If a 25 YO took this job 20 years ago he/she would be 45 today and ( Provided normal career progression ) would be a domestic narowbody captain at most of your major airlines ( Granted ...

FWIW , Being able to relate to your CFI is important . Glass panels are much more intuitive than steam gauges . The newer 172s also have glass panels . Dont worry about intelligence . You go at your own pace . I started flying before I could drive and I rode my bike or took the bus 1 1/2 hours...

John gave a good answer to your original question . Im not exactly sure what your follow up question is . You either have verticle guidance or you use LNAV mins . The unit doesn't know what mins you bug . Baro VNAV , or what is refered to as Uncompensated Baro VNAV is not available on most GA...

The speeds change about 1 KT for every 2000 LBS . Flaps 15 ( Which is still used at some carriers during unstable conditions ) would add 12-15 KTS . NOT speculating mind you , but with 130 people , this plane was not very heavy . MSLW is 154300 ( This varies by customer ) .

Wow , Thank god that thing didn't go into the water . Not speculating here but just for reference , the 800 suffers from high take off and landing speeds . You can plant the thing anywhere but touching down smoothly within the TDZ actually takes a bit of work . The dry no wind rollout distance...

The mind can play funny tricks at night . Seriously , What you saw is correct . This is an optional system installed on some Boeings and lots of GA aircraft . It would be a pain in the neck to try to land a 737 with the lights flashing . They go steady at 50' RA . Hope this helps ...

Try http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/12/10/askthepilot344/index.html And http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/12/if_youve_been_wondering_about.php I want to add that MSP ARTCC is notorious for being slow . I flew JFK-SEA 3 times last month after this happened and for kicks...

Ron , New to POA and I was gonna stay out of this thread till I read this . Most all of what you posted has been corroborated by investigators and other sources . Apparently the crew wasnt the only ones to drop the ball also and even Babbit is looking into why ATC didnt start looking for these...

John , New member here . I agree with what you said about GA and the FARs but the Otto Pilot thing is never gonna happen . This has been studied in the past in great detail and it was determined as far back as the 70s (In a basic nutshell ) that there is too much that goes on during even a...

Hi , Newbie here . I didnt see the " Introduce yourself " thread so Ill just start here . Not using my full name thanks to an internet stalker situation awhile ago . If you need my last name feel free to PM and Ill give it to you . You will not find a FAR reference to this . The answer lies in...