Allegiant Air

Reply Subscribe

Page 151 of 637

151

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

02-01-2016, 12:56 PM

#1501

cheers1977

Line Holder

Joined APC: Oct 2010

Posts: 84

Quote:

Originally Posted by disco inferno

Does what? Walk arounds? No, every captain does them. -1 Most everyone here in FLL are a blast to fly with.

I know, I was a captain there....

02-01-2016, 01:32 PM

#1502

eagleatr

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Mar 2005

Position: Off to the left!

Posts: 464

Quote:

Originally Posted by Italianaviator

Did he make a bad impression, hence the reason no one has been called since?

I have no idea. I didn't keep in touch with him. Most hiring stopped everywhere soon after he left and didn't restart until recently.

I think the (former) management from NWA/DAL had more to do with it than anything else.

02-01-2016, 01:56 PM

#1503

CLMP

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Feb 2010

Posts: 519

Quote:

Originally Posted by Italianaviator

Did he make a bad impression, hence the reason no one has been called since?

Nope. I've known him for 15 years. He's actually a 717 Check Airman. The management that was spit out from the merger and washed up at AAY may be the culprit.

02-01-2016, 03:35 PM

#1504

j3cub

Gets Weekends Off

Thread Starter

Joined APC: Jan 2009

Posts: 279

Quote:

Originally Posted by CLMP

Nope. I've known him for 15 years. He's actually a 717 Check Airman. The management that was spit out from the merger and washed up at AAY may be the culprit.

I've spoked to several former NWA pilots on the Delta jumpseat who say GB didn't leave Delta on good terms and wouldn't have any influence on who does or doesn't get hired.

02-01-2016, 05:56 PM

#1505

Turbosina

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Aug 2015

Position: Guppy Gear Slinger

Posts: 1,927

Quote:

Originally Posted by KONZ

I can't speak specifically for Allegiant (I don't work there...), but all DC-9s (incl. the DC-9-80) have a requirement to check the upper wings for ice whenever the ambient temperature is < 10 deg C and there's precipitation or the temp/dew-point spread is (I think) less than 2 or 3 degs. Those black strips just outside of the overwing exits aren't for traction as you're going out of the overwing exit. They're rumble strips. When you rub the wand (the long white pole you were referring to) over them, they should feel rough. But if you don't feel the roughness when you rub the wand over them, you have to get deiced... even if it's 10 deg C outside.

The DC-9s all have a super-critical wing. And it's susceptible to icing on even relatively-warm days.

What location were you at?

Ah, interesting. We were at EUG. Temps were +2, no precip near the airport but we had flown through icy clouds on the arrival.

Thanks for the info. Learned something new!

02-01-2016, 07:02 PM

#1506

j3cub

Gets Weekends Off

Thread Starter

Joined APC: Jan 2009

Posts: 279

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbosina

Ah, interesting. We were at EUG. Temps were +2, no precip near the airport but we had flown through icy clouds on the arrival.

Thanks for the info. Learned something new!

It's required at 14 degrees C or below if temp dew point are within 3 degrees, visible moisture, etc. Flying through ice prior to landing would do it too.

02-01-2016, 07:24 PM

#1507

KONZ

New Hire

Joined APC: Jan 2016

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by j3cub

It's required at 14 degrees C or below if temp dew point are within 3 degrees, visible moisture, etc. Flying through ice prior to landing would do it too.

Thanks! My memory's fading, along with my basic instrument skills...

02-01-2016, 07:27 PM

#1508

KONZ

New Hire

Joined APC: Jan 2016

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by j3cub

I've spoked to several former NWA pilots on the Delta jumpseat who say GB didn't leave Delta on good terms and wouldn't have any influence on who does or doesn't get hired.

So I wonder why G4 folks aren't getting called...

02-01-2016, 09:10 PM

#1509

Swedish Blender

Where's my Mai Tai?

Joined APC: Aug 2006

Position: fins to the left, fins to the right

Posts: 1,747

Just as FYI, captains do the walk around at UPS. The only exception is on augmented crews where the IRO usually does the wall around.

02-01-2016, 09:31 PM

#1510

DENpilot

Banned

Joined APC: Nov 2008

Position: doggy style

Posts: 1,006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turbosina

Ah, interesting. We were at EUG. Temps were +2, no precip near the airport but we had flown through icy clouds on the arrival.

Thanks for the info. Learned something new!

You can thank SAS 751 for these checks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandi...nes_Flight_751