Variable tailwinds on the active happen once and a while at LGA... but more likely its a case of variable decision making abilities. Either you stick it... or try again. Not a lot of room for screwing around in LGA.

A reliable witness says that they tried to salvage a high approach and slammed the nose wheel down first. This report should be interesting.

Congrats on the move LD! I'm glad to hear you and the Mrs. finally made it out. Not the easiest path to gain some valuable experience but one that you will always remember. I know 'Character building' doesn't even begin to describe it...and I can assure you that you are not alone in your departure a...

Ok, explain again why a government-run non-profit patient-transfer organization needs a 'Brand' let alone a marketing campaign? Are there other government-run non-profit patient-transfer organizations competing to see who can spend all the tax-dollars fastest? Last time I checked, if you bounce off ...

Besides pilots coming in at #3, right behind fishermen and loggers, there are some other pretty interesting stats here.... Now, as I am sure most of the fatalities happen in the sub-705 levels, it begs the question why the Navajo/Kingair/Beaver/ overloaded 206 pilot would do that job, for who they d...

For the same weight as the 50D's you could use a helicopter helmet. Then sunglasses would be included. Plus you can wear it out to the bar and not be laughed at like you would with a traditional headset. For those keeping track, that's win, win and win.

This ain't the big city folks. They don't have a big office at the airport. It's a family run, out of the barn type of op. They do lots of flying, day *caugh* vfr. They may have 1 or 2 pilots for any season. Dispatcher? ahaha you mean some guy who answers the phone. You would live next to the owner ...

Err.... Why would you dump the cabin when you don't have to?... If you just turn the cabin alt. up, the rate controller will keep everyone's ears from exploding. Within a couple minutes you should be able to be at a nice, sleepy 10,000ft.

With over 1000 problem-free northern-commercial hrs on my Zulus, I too wonder what people are doing to break nice headsets. Many of my co-workers have the Bose and the 50D as well. The build quality of the expensive ANR headsets are not poor by any means. Just don't be overly rough with any equipmen...

Old and busted: Telex 50D New Hotness: Lightspeed Zulu Why in 2009, would anyone want to lug around 50lb earmuffs with 40ft of chord anchored by a half-ton 4xAA battery crate, is beyond me. If you're new or obsessed with passive noise cancellation or cant remember a spare set of AA's, just get DC's....

No you are right. There is no legislation that states you must be proficient in English. There is no legislation that says I MUST put the gear down for landing either, but I find its a little safer at the end of the day if I do. Legislation should not be expected to replace common sense. I would hop...

Agreed. Simply. ICAO chose one language to be spoken in aviation. Regardless of what language they chose, the reason was to be safer. The simple reasoning was that if we can listen to and understand the chaotic chatter on the radio we can build an 'air picture' of potential conflicts in our heads. T...

It's great that you guys love busting out the 'Hitler' references on the fly. I'm sure the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives in that conflict would agree with you using that argument in an aviation safety thread. Well played. Anyways... Being bored today I was checking out some of those LIV...

This post has drifted badly off topic. Lets simplify again since we seem to have to. Ask yourself this: If everyone on the radio, regardless of location, spoke the same language, would situational awareness be increased? Of course it would. Period. This is not about who should learn what language in...

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Everything else is just pretending...


Oh, and you don't need money for booze. Just make your own.

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This has to be the worst last few days in aviation, ever. And now this. Terrible. Not only was your landing on every major news-network but they also had amateur cell phone footage from every angle. Its #1 on Break and Liveleak. Your real name was posted everywhere too and probably now on every empl...

If anyone knows the names of the passengers, PM me.
I have family who sometimes fly with Jazz.

Thanks, BL

Glad to hear everyone is ok.

The real question is how did that RFI get so low?
and can this be preventable in the future?
I have some theories but maybe its too soon...

:shock:! Charlton Heston Blowup Doll is the only blowup doll guaranteed by the .50cal-esk power of the Gun Lobby. Now that sort of protection gets you in the mood for some Doll Love-Making. Even Texas says, "If making love to a plastic Charlton is wrong, we don't wont to be right." So when choosing ...

Well that explains all the brilliant PC12 position reports: "BlahBlah off of Fort Webe-pika-wanunk-skat Post at this time for the 'flight-levels', conflicting advise..." :roll: But seriously, this thread is good. Sometimes the PC12 crowd goes all 'I got EFIS' on you and ya gotta educate. :wink:

Ha. 50 hrs multi-pic is nothing. I did 50 hours multi PIC in the last 5 days and I didn't have to pay. When it comes down to it, 200 - 500hrs will get you the same job. I know when you have 250 hrs, 50 hrs multi sounds like a big deal but it isn't. There is no advantage. No employer cares. Stop tryi...

Errr, there is one performance figure where any KA trumps the PC12...

....The can is open, worms are served....

This debate is pointless. If you are really worried about getting out into the workforce quickly, then do your licenses privately. If then you dream of the dock and scrubbing exhaust asap, take a 50hr float coarse. If you want to do training up to the multi-ifr level in a thorough and professional c...

The issue is not the 1500hrs (Too high or too low?) or PPC req'd (Desprately req'd or Convenience?) ... or even The Wells ( 3 Bars! ) Real question is how many good in-company pilots, who have northern experience, and very close to the time required are being... slightly overlooked for a single turb...

ISTP touched me in my special spot.