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08-15-2008, 05:17 PM

ashcroft

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question for fedex guys/girls

I was going into Fort Wayne last night and FedEx was doing practice approaches into there in a 75. Is that normal for you guys?? Seems it would be a little bit cheaper to hit the sim. I know it could have been a maint flight but the tower acted like it was a normal thing but jeez at the price of jet fuel and them flying around for 40 mins at 3000ft.

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08-15-2008, 05:21 PM

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The 757's are new on property. I'd bet they were doing aircraft certification versus pilot training. Unless the Feds are requiring bounces for some reason...

08-15-2008, 05:27 PM

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Like us with our new 747s...sims are good to a point, but sometimes you just have to fly the thing.

08-15-2008, 06:06 PM

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It was a new captain and a line check airman. I guess the sim program is not fully up to speed yet.

08-15-2008, 06:22 PM

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With a combined age in the cockpit of 120+ years

08-15-2008, 08:36 PM

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With a combined age in the cockpit of 120+ years

And I haven't seen any news coverage of an accident?

08-15-2008, 09:40 PM

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And I haven't seen any news coverage of an accident?

He gramps

, this cuts both ways.

Up here in ANC, there is a pilot from Lyden praising Senator Ted Stevens for the support of age 60-65 and then the pilot said how great it is to hang on to these experienced pilots and their talents not wasted. Although I haven't seen coverages of accidents, I think if the torch was passed (like it was for the last 40 plus years) we wouldn't be seeing any coverage either.