Denny Crane

Call up the CPSC or the Duty Pilot and let them know. You might have to call up the senior scheduler too. I sure you can go on the trip but accessing the ramp for walkarounds will be a no-no! The pilot lounge I'm not sure. I think there is something in the FOM about this situation. Good luck!

Denny

JetFlyer06

icrew, just logged on about 30 mins ago and noticed it.

Carl Spackler

LOL!!

Carl

80ktsClamp

There's no iCrew holiday fun for iPad users.

That's it. I'm going to go tell a kid santa claus isn't real.

iaflyer

Is that true? "Sorry Captain, must of misplaced my crew ID again. I think the FOM states youl have to do the walk-around for each leg."

buzzpat

Thanks Denny. Found it in the FOM. Looks like the CA will be doing the walkarounds.

80ktsClamp

"Isn't that your ID right there?"

"No, that's my food discount card for when I get to the hotel. Need to borrow my flashlight?"

Scoop

Buzz,

The LAX 73N category is pretty laid back. After 9-11, I got pretty much the full system tour of DAL: I bounced from DFW-LAX-SLC-MCO-ATL-SLC and finally back to LAX. All of the guys that I flew with were pretty laid back, but the LAX 73N Captains set the standard for being relaxed. Another bonus is that in a category this size you often the know the guys you fly with. I also set the stab trim - aren't we supposed to? Then again I never had a captain complain or question me about it and I am also ignorant on the whole "Fletch issue." Of course I am one of the few, the proud, who use the 'Very Seldom" button, AKA VS, AKA vertical speed.

Scoop

80ktsClamp

The button on the 737 actually says "LVL CHG" or something like that, but on the 757/767 it says "FL CH," thus where the "Feltch" thing comes in.


I was a big VS fan on the 75/76 since the descend now function just parked the autothrottles and the airplane would waft around chasing the descent airspeed. I'd just dial in 1000 FPM until approaching the path and then put it back into VNAV for a smooth transition to idle.

The 73 automatically does the 1000 FPM thing when descend now/ALT INTV is done, so I typically will use that and never have to leave VNAV path. Terminal area I use VS until I need to get down then its LVL CH (which I'm now going to start calling "Ferd" and see if anyone notices.)

Techniques by 80, done. I need a drink.

Ferd149

The whole FLCH discussion is much more fun over too many beers. First time I saw it come up was in the NRT Sports Bar where we had a transplanted ALT to MSP capt with an old head MSP FO, me and my LAX Capt. The other FO, trying to get over/around some weather at one of the islands had asked for "FLCH, continuous thrust, bug me to XXX Knots" to which the answer was, "what?" I would have asked for "mountain climb mode"

My instance was that it must be "FLCH." If it's "flight level change" then the button above it would have to be "vertical navigation"

Like I said, a much better story over beer

I think most of the differences are driven by something else. For example, the radio head differences are due to the crazy town that is ATL. AWABS procedures and where it is in the checklist drives the Capt to setting the TO trim. Etc, etc.

Ain't no big th'ing.............it's all 6 of one, half dozen of the other. As for the FMC, when in Rome do as the Romans do.

Ferd