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Old 08-11-2024, 01:58 PM
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Old 08-11-2024, 04:34 PM
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Obligatory post to point out that Gary Leff is a hack and to question everything he writes.
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New cappy and wx dropped below high mins?

Yawn.
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Old 08-11-2024, 05:54 PM
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A poor choice of words on the PA at most. Nothing to see here. but the news will run with the words "not qualified" for a few days.
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Old 08-11-2024, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Timmay
Obligatory post to point out that Gary Leff is a hack and to question everything he writes.
Yup, another Gary Leff hit and run slam piece. He’s going to find himself on the wrong side of a defamation lawsuit one day.

Click bait title says, ‘Not Qualified to Land this Plane’, then in the article Gary writes, “pilot revealed he wasn’t qualified to land at the destination airport.”

The money must be drying up at the Leff household, he’s been getting desperate for clicks lately with misleading hit pieces.

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Old 08-12-2024, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
new cappy and wx dropped below high mins?

Yawn.
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Old 08-12-2024, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
New cappy and wx dropped below high mins?

Yawn.
Exactly and Leff is just an airline hating loser without a real job who provides no benefit to society. I wonder if he's friends with Sonicflyer?

I prefer honest PAs to subterfuge but in this case slightly different wording could have reduced the drama. This is what comes of new captains not getting enough mentorship.
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Old 08-12-2024, 07:09 AM
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Leff is the worst of the "do you know who I am?" bloggers who believe everybody in the industry exist solely to cater to him.
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Old 08-12-2024, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
New cappy and wx dropped below high mins?

Yawn.
No IFR WX for Jackson Hole during that time.

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fm082100 28010g16kt 6sm fu bkn150
fm090000 31008kt 6sm fu bkn150
fm090500 02010kt 6sm fu sct180
fm091000 01005kt 6sm fu sct150 fm091600 21007kt 6sm
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fm090500 02011kt 6sm fu sct180
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I appreciate the captain using straight forward talk to the passengers. The word from the captain must always be the truth.
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