US Senate Proposes 3-hr max tarmac rule.
07-16-2009, 03:11 PM
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I think its a great idea. I wouldn't want to be sitting in one of our coach seats for three hours without any chance to get off the airplane. Try thinking of your passengers as much as it pains you.
07-16-2009, 03:31 PM
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Please rest assured, we LOVE our passengers, they pay our salaries. But since you're passing legislation that feels good and is totally uncoupled to any sort of economic reality or government responsibility, would you mind passing a bill that mandates that all pilots have jobs for life, get paid $1 million a year, and no airline is allowed to go out of business.
Thanks.
07-17-2009, 02:52 AM
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If implemented, any passenger who's on your plane 3+ hours on the tarmac would be able to effectively order the PIC to return to the gate. Immediately. Nice to know that that fat dude in seat 34e or the gum-smacking teenager in seat 29b who wants off would have the power to override your PIC authority and massively inconvenience the other 200 people on the plane and , eh?
I don't know if it should be 3 hours but, a line has to be drawn somewhere. Also, there should be provisions for exceptions. Overall, I think the Senate is on the right track on this one.
07-17-2009, 04:59 AM
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The bags have to be removed.
07-17-2009, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by HIFLYR 
And the whole time 3 hr you had the seat belt sign on.
I have never understood why you pax guys sit in the penalty box with a engine shut down and keep the seat belt sign on; company regs? While dead heading and seen it where most of the operating crew goes to the head and all the passengers are trying to tie an knot in it or cork it.
I guess your engines start much faster than my A300's "CF6's" and our slow starters PW. I have never flown a jet that you could start the engine, complete checklist and be airborne in 90 secs.
And the whole time 3 hr you had the seat belt sign on.
I have never understood why you pax guys sit in the penalty box with a engine shut down and keep the seat belt sign on; company regs? While dead heading and seen it where most of the operating crew goes to the head and all the passengers are trying to tie an knot in it or cork it.I guess your engines start much faster than my A300's "CF6's" and our slow starters PW. I have never flown a jet that you could start the engine, complete checklist and be airborne in 90 secs.
07-17-2009, 07:35 AM
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This whole issue is an attempt to regulate and codify common sense. First of all 3+ hour times are very rare and 5+ hour times are extremely rare. Do we really want to put in place a regulation because it affects .0001 or less percent of all flights. If this happens once it is national news and people assume it is happening all the time. It usually is weather related, and in any case let the Captain and dispatch make the call - not some screwed up politicians. Airlines know how much bad press they receive on this issue and go to great lengths to avoid it. If they really are concerned about it how about building some new airports. Oh I forgot NIMBY.
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07-17-2009, 07:54 AM
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