Search

Notices
Regional Regional Airlines

Pinnacle CA suspended

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-09-2010, 03:55 PM
  #191  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Feb 2010
Position: A320/A319/B737 Sys Acft Maint Controller
Posts: 303
Default a/p REFUSAL

Originally Posted by Swedish Blender
The captain should have said he wanted to wait for the weather. Refusing because the A/P is inop is lame. You are supposed to be a professional. What, can't hand fly?
Leave out the A/P excuse and I would agree

I know several people who used to have to hand fly a Lear at 410 from the midwest to the west coast.
************************************************** ******
It wasn't that the AP didn't WORK ! That was a spurious argument !! As was the time of day, or whether he felt ok. If he didn't his response ws he was "fatigued". The real question was, whether he *could* land cat1 or 2 upon destination arrival because cat3 can't be flown without the autopilot and autothrottle operating. The answer is NOT whether you CAN
But whether you SHOULD! Too many times CAPT's make the right decision and base it on the WRONG reasonings. And THAT puts them right in the bullseye of Management, because the MEL is a "LEGAL" document as well as an operational document.
strfyr51 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
usmc-sgt
Regional
44
03-11-2012 02:04 PM
laserman2431
Regional
30
02-23-2009 06:56 PM
Windsor
Regional
108
02-04-2009 07:11 AM
EmbraerFlyer
Regional
38
10-11-2008 07:08 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Your Privacy Choices