Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-13-2011, 02:54 PM
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12-13-2011, 02:55 PM
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Ok, so who is getting the money from the auctioned slots at each airport?
If it is the carriers: Did DAL "sell" the DCA slots and LCC "sell" the LGA slots since that is who held them PRIOR to the deal, or did each "sell" the slots AFTER the trade?
If it is the FAA who gets the money......F that.
If it is the carriers: Did DAL "sell" the DCA slots and LCC "sell" the LGA slots since that is who held them PRIOR to the deal, or did each "sell" the slots AFTER the trade?
If it is the FAA who gets the money......F that.
12-13-2011, 03:56 PM
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Ed,
Are you sure you want to do this? What if the balloon goes up and you are one of the last surviving males on earth? You will be expendable.
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12-13-2011, 03:58 PM
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Back in the mid-nineties or so Boeing 737's rudder PCU came under scrutiny as a result of some serious accidents. Had the FAA ordered the fleet grounded (like they did with the DC-10 after the American crash in 1979) that would likely have bankrupted SWA.
I've always wondered if there was political pressure brought to bear on the FAA because of the effect on SWA....naaah, couldn't happen.
I've always wondered if there was political pressure brought to bear on the FAA because of the effect on SWA....naaah, couldn't happen.
IMHO the FAA focuses way too much on paper pushing and way too little on the flight characteristics of the airplanes they Certify. A single source malfunction should not bring down a Part 25 airplane.
The 737's rudder control system was never a secret and nothing was discovered. It simply lacked any redundancy or a feedback loop which would cancel a run away PCU. I would agree with you, going further that the 737 should have never been Certified as originally designed. If so, it stands to reason the Certificate of Airworthiness should have been rescinded until an approved design was installed.*
* I would eat my words, if the 737 as originally designed flew fine with a rudder hard over (never tried it and I had moved on before the fix was in). My understanding is flight crews were trained around the design problem, which was the reason why a five year compliance window was granted.
12-13-2011, 04:22 PM
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This made me laugh ... While driving home I get a tweet on my cell phone ...
https://twitter.com/#!/NTSB/status/146640049079984130
LaHood is a moron.
https://twitter.com/#!/NTSB/status/146640049079984130
LaHood is a moron.
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12-13-2011, 05:34 PM
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12-13-2011, 05:50 PM
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12-13-2011, 06:12 PM
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12-13-2011, 06:23 PM
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A flight attendant friend of mine got married in her slinky white bikini. No, she doesn't work for the big D. She's too hot. She used to work at Skywest. Still smoking hot though.
(looked for pictures to share but digital didn't exist back then and the shoe boxes full of old school pics are buried)
Last edited by hoserpilot; 12-13-2011 at 06:49 PM. Reason: looked for pictures of the wedding.....
12-13-2011, 06:38 PM
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Darn you Carl!!! Thats twice this week that you made me abuse alcohol!! I spit some rum on my screen.
(day 46 since my last flight, reserve is cool!)
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