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08-22-2017, 02:33 PM

#9631

freezingflyboy

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Originally Posted by sACKtis

He should be out trying to get laid instead of posting video shît

That guy is the personification of that old pilot joke where the pilot looks at his date after 45 minutes of talking and says "well enough about me. Let's talk about flying".

08-23-2017, 01:14 PM

#9632

WhaleSurfing

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Originally Posted by Adlerdriver

No critique from me. My memory from my pax days at UAL is fading but I think that was procedure at the time. I'd say it's probably the safer option, IMO.

FWIW, FedEx procedures call for wing illumination and taxi light for line up and wait. Forward facing landing lights and strobes once cleared for takeoff. I think we're the minority from what I see around the industry. It seems to come from an over-exuberance directed toward the preservation of night vision (probably started when it was almost exclusively night ops and little to no inbound traffic when we were flying). Old habits seem to die hard there.

That FEDEX procedure is from the FSAT the FAA put out over a decade ago.

08-26-2017, 06:29 AM

#9633

KnightFlyer

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To the SWA flight we followed out of OAK Thursday morning that said to ATC at the end of every frequency change "Thanks, we appreciate the great job you do every day."

08-26-2017, 06:47 AM

#9634

captjns

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Originally Posted by KnightFlyer

To the SWA flight we followed out of OAK Thursday morning that said to ATC at the end of every frequency change "Thanks, we appreciate the great job you do every day."

Good on them. A wee bit of courtesy, especially when requests by flight crews are granted, goes a long way, unless there congestion on the frequency?

Last edited by captjns; 08-26-2017 at 07:15 AM.

08-26-2017, 07:17 AM

#9635

CBreezy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KnightFlyer

To the SWA flight we followed out of OAK Thursday morning that said to ATC at the end of every frequency change "Thanks, we appreciate the great job you do every day."

Don't me a stuffy nerd.

08-26-2017, 07:21 AM

#9636

putzin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KnightFlyer

To the SWA flight we followed out of OAK Thursday morning that said to ATC at the end of every frequency change "Thanks, we appreciate the great job you do every day."

Hmmm... I think that's a great idea!

Thanks for the great post and all you contribute!

08-26-2017, 08:56 AM

#9637

Adlerdriver

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Originally Posted by WhaleSurfing

That FEDEX procedure is from the FSAT the FAA put out over a decade ago.

So, does that mean every airline that turns every light they have on when they take the active to line up and wait is wrong? Not really sure what you're trying to say.

08-26-2017, 08:59 AM

#9638

captjns

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Originally Posted by Adlerdriver

So, does that mean every airline that turns every light they have on when they take the active to line up and wait is wrong? Not really sure what you're trying to say.

As Fred T. Rookus from the FAA says.... "See and be seen!"... Lights on.