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KodiakRS posted:I actually got delayed a few hours yesterday because the crew bringing in our airplane didn't notice the "ILS OTS" notam for an airport with 1 mile vis in the forecast. To be fair to them the notam was a single line of text buried in literally a dozen pages of warnings about deadly hazards like windmills that are actually 3' taller than marked. FAA Flight Standards posted:*fingers in ears*
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Captain Apollo posted:Why aren't we attacking that dumbshit pilot for violating blatantly obvious flight restrictions? It's UNBELIEVABLE to me that someone could be so idiotic to not check flight restrictions before flying. UNBELIEVABLE? How about we take a look at a list of accidents caused by "dumbshit pilots" in recent history: -Pinnacle 3701 -Comair 5191 -American Airlines 1420 -Colgon 3407 -Air Fance 447 -Asiana 214 All of these were fatal accidents cause by crews who made UNBELIEVABLE mistakes. It concerns me that you think something as simple as failing to check NOTAMS is worthy of labeling someone a clown and revoking their license for life. Every pilot makes mistakes, gets lazy, or lets thing slide. From new private pilots, to multi thousand hour widebody captains, to kodiak the bitter fo, to the Almighty Sky God Captain Apollo. All of us. Sometimes those mistakes go unnoticed, sometimes they result in a violation, and sometimes they result in the deaths of hundreds of people. The important thing is that we learn from them and as a community change the way we operate to prevent things like them from happening again. All of the accidents I listed resulted changes ranging from new industry standards (runway xx aligned call out) to full blown regulation changes (117). This is why the rest of us are talking about fixing the NOTAM system. Not because we don't think the pilot made a basic mistake but because fixing a broken system that leads to people making that type of mistake is a lot more productive than calling people clowns on the internet. KodiakRS fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Oct 30, 2016 |
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KodiakRS posted:I actually got delayed a few hours yesterday because the crew bringing in our airplane didn't notice the "ILS OTS" notam for an airport with 1 mile vis in the forecast. To be fair to them the notam was a single line of text buried in literally a dozen pages of warnings about deadly hazards like windmills that are actually 3' taller than marked. But if you were IFR and at the MEA you'd only have 997' of clearance and that's just unacceptable.  e: I've always had a gripe with taxiway closures at 24hr controlled airports, for example at my home base they're resurfacing a lot of the taxiways and fully 1/2 of the NOTAMs are twy clsd. Great if ATC routes me that way I guess I'll let them know "hey check the NOTAMs you big dumb, that's closed" The other half are to let us know that radials off of the local VOR are unusable, even though the unusable portions are reflected in all the respective charts. I don't get it, they've been like this all summer. It's a pain trying to teach students the importance of checking NOTAMs and then 99% of them are useless information for essentially any type of flight. fake e: here's the current list, only one of them is actually useful as pertains to the safety of flight 10/074 (A3213/16) - TWY C BTN TWY H AND TWY C7 CLSD. 29 OCT 21:38 2016 UNTIL 30 JAN 23:59 2017 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 29 OCT 21:38 2016 10/070 (A3204/16) - TWY B BTN TWY B3 AND TWY F WIP CONST DLY 1330-2330. 30 OCT 13:30 2016 UNTIL 01 NOV 23:30 2016. CREATED: 28 OCT 19:09 2016 10/069 (A3203/16) - RWY 13/31 CLSD DLY 1330-2330. 30 OCT 13:30 2016 UNTIL 02 NOV 23:30 2016. CREATED: 28 OCT 19:06 2016 10/066 - OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1024649) 384311.00N1044318.00W (5.3NM S COS) 5921.9FT (301.8FT AGL) OUT OF SERVICE. 28 OCT 07:27 2016 UNTIL 12 NOV 07:27 2016. CREATED: 28 OCT 07:27 2016 10/056 - OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1025252) 384846.00N1044853.00W (5.4NM W COS) 6090.9FT (206.0FT AGL) OUT OF SERVICE. 25 OCT 20:42 2016 UNTIL 01 NOV 23:59 2016. CREATED: 25 OCT 20:42 2016 10/027 (A3151/16) - TWY P, N, TWY M BTN TWY G AND TERMINAL APN WIP SURVEYING DLY 1400-2300. 20 OCT 14:00 2016 UNTIL 03 NOV 23:00 2016. CREATED: 18 OCT 20:34 2016 10/025 (A3148/16) - TWY G BTN RWY 17R/35L AND TWY M WIP SURVEYING DLY 1400-2300. 20 OCT 14:00 2016 UNTIL 03 NOV 23:00 2016. CREATED: 18 OCT 20:14 2016 10/018 (A3136/16) - TWY A4 CLSD TO TRANSIENT. 12 OCT 16:59 2016 UNTIL 31 OCT 18:00 2016. CREATED: 12 OCT 16:59 2016 08/085 (A2799/16) - TWY C5, C6, C7 CLSD. 15 AUG 13:00 2016 UNTIL 22 DEC 01:00 2016. CREATED: 13 AUG 13:39 2016 07/033 (A2468/16) - APRON GENERAL AVIATION RAMP BTN TWY A3 AND TWY A4 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 135FT. 11 JUL 17:51 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 11 JUL 17:51 2016 06/076 (A2087/16) - BRK NAV DME 210-230 BEYOND 30NM SFC-16900FT UNUSABLE. SFC - 16900FT, 01 JUN 21:41 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:42 2016 06/075 (A2086/16) - BRK NAV DME 305-045 BEYOND 27NM SFC-12900FT UNUSABLE. SFC - 12900FT, 01 JUN 21:40 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:40 2016 06/073 (A2084/16) - BRK NAV DME 330-045 BEYOND 20NM SFC-10400FT UNUSABLE. SFC - 10400FT, 01 JUN 21:38 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:38 2016 06/072 (A2083/16) - BRK NAV DME 250-267 BEYOND 30NM SFC-16900FT UNUSABLE. SFC - 16900FT, 01 JUN 21:37 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:37 2016 06/070 (A2081/16) - BRK NAV VOR 330-045 BEYOND 20NM SFC-10400FT UNUSABLE. SFC - 10400FT, 01 JUN 21:34 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:34 2016 A2085/16 - /BRK/ DME 230-250 BEYOND 30NM U/S. SFC - 17800FT, 01 JUN 21:39 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:40 2016 A2082/16 - /BRK/ VOR 305-045 BEYOND 27NM U/S. SFC - 12900FT, 01 JUN 21:36 2016 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 01 JUN 21:37 2016 e.pilot fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Oct 30, 2016 |
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Umm, guys, I'm pretty sure Captain Apollo was being sarcastic.
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KodiakRS posted:This is why the rest of us are talking about fixing the NOTAM system. Not because we don't think the pilot made a basic mistake but because fixing a broken system that leads to people making that type of mistake is a lot more productive than calling people clowns on the internet. Read his post again, but go "Hurr durr" before and after. Then you'll get it.
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Side note: But, Apollo, shouldn't we also abolish medicals too?
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KodiakRS posted:UNBELIEVABLE? How about we take a look at a list of accidents caused by "dumbshit pilots" in recent history: You're smarter than this.
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My all time favorite notam was one about the dangers of man portable missile launchers that intelligence services thought had been acquired by al-queda elements in Africa. It was a "short term" notice to avoid overflights of certain parts of Kenya. It was a solid paragraph of text that the FAA notam page would give you for literally any flight inside the U.S.Captain Apollo posted:You're smarter than this. If it was any other poster I probably wouldn't have gone there but with you it's always so hard to tell. KodiakRS fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Oct 30, 2016 |
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I thought it was pretty obviously sarcastic knowing apollo :3 So I just registered for the NGPA job fair in January. Any other airline goons going?
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Never thought I'd complain that a heater in a C172 was too hot, but apparantly that's a thing. I had the control module of my LightSpeed Zulus clipped to the side pocket and the heater was blowing onto it for the better part of a 2-ish hour flight. Yeah it melted the plastic of the entire module as well as the battery door. It's all deformed and held together with elastic bands and electrical tape. Before I start considering shelling out money for a new headset or getting this one repaired - what do you airline guys use? I'm at 1470 hours as of today and about to start making moves to try and get a gig on some sort of regional aircraft (gunning for a job at SkyRegional on the E175, also looking at Jazz and Porter where I'd be likely on the Q400, maybe wind up at Georgian on the B1900). If getting this thing repaired is not feasible, is there any merit to getting an ANR headset for these gigs, or is it a waste? I figure I can limp these along for the time being unrepaired but its not a long-term solution.
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Humblebrag but I fly a 747 and I still use an ANR headset. They just kill all of the wind noise and make flying much less fatiguing. You should be able to get yours fixed but if for some reason they won't the Bose a20 is the best ANR I've ever worn and any David Clark headset is going to be bombproof. Edit: I had a lightspeed headset long ago and had it repaired several times and their customer service was top notch. Only reason I sold it was my head was too big for it and the plastic construction just wasn't up to flying with me 80-100 hours a month. VOR LOC fucked around with this message at 03:07 on Nov 2, 2016 |
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Desi posted:If getting this thing repaired is not feasible, is there any merit to getting an ANR headset for these gigs, or is it a waste? Totally depends on the plane you end up in. If it's the 1900, you'll need full on ANR like any GA plane. If it's the ERJ, that might be total overkill. I'm halfway through IOE on the CRJ, and it's so quiet that a few flights in I realized that I had forgotten to turn the ANR on on my Bose A20, and shrugged and continued to leave it off because there is no need. I already have the headset from before, and if I was buying a new one it would probably be one of those lightweight on-the-ear Walkman-type ones. vessbot fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Nov 2, 2016 |
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DC Pro-x, argument closed. They're light, work as well as the bose at almost half the price, and the customer service is excellent. Hell I accidently fried mine by putting the batteries in backward and they still fixed it, no questions asked. The Slaughter posted:I thought it was pretty obviously sarcastic knowing apollo :3  sometimes
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Now wait a minute. You're saying you put in some Batteries (AA's I presume) backwards and it fried your headset?
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Butt Reactor posted:DC Pro-x, argument closed. Like I want some bullshit on-ear headset on me for 14 hours. Over the ear or gtfo.
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If a piece of electronics doesn’t have reverse polarity protection, and you didn’t buy it at the dollar/pound store, that’s a mistake on the manufacturer’s part.
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I fly with the Pro-X in a PC12 it works really well. e: also on ear is really nice with sunglasses as the arm doesn't get squeezed in to my head or break the seal of the pad on my ear. I also use them in piston stuff, and the noise cancelling works just fine there too, even better than the Sennheiser S1 Digital I had before it honestly. e.pilot fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Nov 2, 2016 |
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Desi posted:Before I start considering shelling out money for a new headset or getting this one repaired - what do you airline guys use? I'm at 1470 hours as of today and about to start making moves to try and get a gig on some sort of regional aircraft (gunning for a job at SkyRegional on the E175, also looking at Jazz and Porter where I'd be likely on the Q400, maybe wind up at Georgian on the B1900). If getting this thing repaired is not feasible, is there any merit to getting an ANR headset for these gigs, or is it a waste? I figure I can limp these along for the time being unrepaired but its not a long-term solution. I started out with a basic DC headset on the Q400, and it worked just fine, but I upgraded to a set of A20's about six months ago, and haven't looked back. Primarily, it's amazing how much nicer the ANR makes life, especially on a loud airplane like the Q400. Since 90% of the flight deck noise on the Q400 in flight is from the windshield wipers (seriously, who thought parking the wipers perpendicular to the airflow was a good idea?), the ANR makes the flight deck far quieter than it was with my old DC's, which makes a big difference on long days or when dealing with a mumbling captain or controllers. I carry spare batteries with me, but a pair of AA's will comfortably last 30-40 hours before I need to swap them out, and the headset will continue to work if the batteries do quit. The only downside to the A20 on the Q400 is down to a stupid engineering decision Bombardier made with the airplane, and it's more of an annoyance than a serious problem. Bombardier decided to put the headset jacks on the back wall of the flight deck (for the FO, the plugs are behind their right shoulder), which means the battery box sits on top of a bunch of circuit breakers or gets caught between the seat and avionics rack, but I just use the clips attached to the headset cord to hang it off the overhead rail for the sun visor, which works nicely.
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VOR LOC posted:Like I want some bullshit on-ear headset on me for 14 hours. Over the ear or gtfo. Gotta agree with Butt Reactor. I flew with DC-X's for about 900 hours and I never felt any pain or pinch even when wearing some thick-framed Ray Ban sunglasses. This was on flights up to 12 hours in the 7X. The Telex 850's that came with the aircraft (which I'm unfortunately using again at my new gig), while weighing about half of what the DC-X's do, are much less comfortable and offer way less noise cancellation. I had used the old Bose aviation headset (over the ear) in the BBJ and it still managed to pinch a bit and felt like dead weight on top of my head.
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Let's argue about pilot shirts and shoes next. Then which BBQ joints are best.
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ausgezeichnet posted:Let's argue about pilot shirts and shoes next. Then which BBQ joints are best. Van Heusen or gtfo. My flight schools let me wear a dress shoe which felt more like a low-cut boot than a proper dress shoe. Was nice when the ramp was wet or snowy.
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Platystemon posted:If a piece of electronics doesn’t have reverse polarity protection, and you didn’t buy it at the dollar/pound store, that’s a mistake on the manufacturer’s part. I blew up a buddys telescope a few months ago because it has no reverse input protection. $2000 telescope, $2 engineering on the electronics.
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ausgezeichnet posted:Let's argue about pilot shirts and shoes next. Then which BBQ joints are best. Any shoe as long as it's well polished and not slip on.
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VOR LOC posted:Humblebrag but I fly a 747 and I still use an ANR headset. They just kill all of the wind noise and make flying much less fatiguing. You should be able to get yours fixed but if for some reason they won't the Bose a20 is the best ANR I've ever worn and any David Clark headset is going to be bombproof. DCs are bomb proof unless you give the, to rampers, especially in Denver.
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The Slaughter posted:I thought it was pretty obviously sarcastic knowing apollo :3 Not this year, but a few friends went specifically for the legacy airline face to face time.
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Captain Apollo posted:Now wait a minute. You're saying you put in some Pretty sure that's what I did, I was in a hurry and slammed a couple AAs in the controller box without looking. Imagine my displeasure when I tried turning on the ANR and nothing happened... ausgezeichnet posted:Let's argue about pilot shirts and shoes next. ausgezeichnet posted:Then which BBQ joints are best. 
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My instructor's last day is Friday, he's got an airline job now! Hopefully my next instructor is good, too...
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Hah, touched a nerve on the whole headset thing. Consensus seems to be around an ANR of personal preference I guess. I got around to calling Lightspeed today and they offered to fix 'em for $100 so I think I'll take them up on that when I have a slow week coming up or something. Pretty awesome customer service though, they said that had it been within five years (I'm 5-months over) they'd have fixed it for free, regardless of the fact that it was physical damage. Ah well, $100 beats buying a new one.PT6A posted:My instructor's last day is Friday, he's got an airline job now! You know where he's going and his hours? I'm looking to start making moves in the next week(s). Traditionally the airlines in Canada have looked down on instructors in favour of the North/Bush guys but the rumour mill says times-are-a-changing - kinda trying to figure my odds at various companies. Desi fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Nov 3, 2016 |
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Desi posted:Hah, touched a nerve on the whole headset thing. Consensus seems to be around an ANR of personal preference I guess. I got around to calling Lightspeed today and they offered to fix 'em for $100 so I think I'll take them up on that when I have a slow week coming up or something. Pretty awesome customer service though, they said that had it been within five years (I'm 5-months over) they'd have fixed it for free, regardless of the fact that it was physical damage. Ah well, $100 beats buying a new one. I know he's going to Georgian, but I'm not sure what his hours are like. I'll ask him on Friday and let you know.
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Butt Reactor posted:Eccos slip ons (yes I'm lazy, plus there's no metal in them so I don't have to remove them for security) Butt Reactor posted:Earl's Ribs in OKC, or go to hell Never went there while I lived in Oklahoma, but the best I ever had was SIxkiller's BBQ in Talequah (RIP).
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Desi posted:Hah, touched a nerve on the whole headset thing. If you don't use the same headset as me, well then gently caress you.
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Holy gently caress, I seriously regret telling the FAA I was on 5mg of Lexapro for the most minor of anxiety issues a few years back that only caused some minor, shallow breathing. I finally got the paperwork that tells me what I need to do to get my medical back and I think NASA has a less rigorous process for qualifying astronauts. I have to have like 3 doctors conduct an rear end-load of evaluations and god loving dammit, this is retarded. I don't have nor have I ever had any cases of depression and their standard protocol is treating everyone like they just threatened to murder their family and blow up a building.
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PPL is done, finally. gently caress that was hard. Not so much the flying part, I'm proof anyone can figure it out eventually, but coordinating work and everything else while simultaneously shoveling money into a hole in the ground was rough. About 18 months from demo flight and nearly a year since solo. 5% of the way to ATP! Am pondering starting IR this time next year, after this experience an accelerated course like GATTS might be a good option.
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i am kiss u now posted:Holy gently caress, I seriously regret telling the FAA I was on 5mg of Lexapro for the most minor of anxiety issues a few years back that only caused some minor, shallow breathing. I finally got the paperwork that tells me what I need to do to get my medical back and I think NASA has a less rigorous process for qualifying astronauts. I have to have like 3 doctors conduct an rear end-load of evaluations and god loving dammit, this is retarded. I don't have nor have I ever had any cases of depression and their standard protocol is treating everyone like they just threatened to murder their family and blow up a building. This is why you should never, ever, ever, EVER put your kids on meds that they don't absolutely loving NEED. Sucks dude, I'm sorry. 
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sanchez posted:PPL is done, finally. gently caress that was hard. Not so much the flying part, I'm proof anyone can figure it out eventually, but coordinating work and everything else while simultaneously shoveling money into a hole in the ground was rough. About 18 months from demo flight and nearly a year since solo. 5% of the way to ATP! I loved GATTS. Did multi engine there.
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i am kiss u now posted:Holy gently caress, I seriously regret telling the FAA I was on 5mg of Lexapro for the most minor of anxiety issues a few years back that only caused some minor, shallow breathing. I finally got the paperwork that tells me what I need to do to get my medical back and I think NASA has a less rigorous process for qualifying astronauts. I have to have like 3 doctors conduct an rear end-load of evaluations and god loving dammit, this is retarded. I don't have nor have I ever had any cases of depression and their standard protocol is treating everyone like they just threatened to murder their family and blow up a building. I went through that struggle for being on citalopram for all of 2 months, good luck man. Moral of the story, don't ever let anyone tell you that taking medications will have no impact on your future life and opportunities.
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I didn't really realize at the time that taking an SSRI would totally gently caress up my poo poo. The medication helped, it really did and I just stayed on it because there was really no harm. When I went on it, I hadn't flown in like 5 years and I didn't intend to in the near future. Well, I got back into flying in the summer and when my medical expired in September, it was GG. Ugh. I'm looking at the FAA website and if I stay off of it for 60 days, I can apply for "regular reissuance" with a note from my prescriber indicating that I'm not a lunatic. That's how I interpret anyway. Taken from here: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/app_process/exam_tech/item47/amd/antidepressants/
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