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03-08-2012 | 06:55 AM
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From: Mish-she-gan
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I found a couple of the comments interesting....
http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-thin...wont-tell-you/
http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-thin...wont-tell-you/
03-08-2012 | 03:05 PM
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I have surprised over the last few years how lax some airlines have become in enforcing the "seat belt light" while in flight. I guess the airlines have figured out that if a passenger gets hurt because they were up walking around when the plane hits "clear air turbulence" that the airline liability is not as great if sued by someone who disobeyed the light.
Regarding the pilots receiving a compliment for a nice smooth landing, it is often the Captain that is saying Good Bye when exiting the plane and in most cases it was the first officer that actually landed the plane. Last week we had windy conditions at Dulles International (IAD), (with winds gusting to 31 Kts out of the west) and I was listening to my scanner. A Quatar airlines 767 had two "go-rounds" before the third one was successful. I am fairly certain that their were some white knuckled people on that plane. Just like on THIS VIDEO
Today, I almost went to Dulles to watch the circus. Winds gusting to 33 KTs @ 230* with a + / - 15 KT wind shear (change in airspeed) on final. The active runways were 19L, 19C and 19R. IMO, that is when the pilots "earn their money". With the lag in throttle response I am fairly certain that there were some "hot" (higher speed than normal to help prevent weather vaning or stalling) landings, where the pilots "planted" the aircraft on the runways pretty hard.
Regarding the pilots receiving a compliment for a nice smooth landing, it is often the Captain that is saying Good Bye when exiting the plane and in most cases it was the first officer that actually landed the plane. Last week we had windy conditions at Dulles International (IAD), (with winds gusting to 31 Kts out of the west) and I was listening to my scanner. A Quatar airlines 767 had two "go-rounds" before the third one was successful. I am fairly certain that their were some white knuckled people on that plane. Just like on THIS VIDEO
Today, I almost went to Dulles to watch the circus. Winds gusting to 33 KTs @ 230* with a + / - 15 KT wind shear (change in airspeed) on final. The active runways were 19L, 19C and 19R. IMO, that is when the pilots "earn their money". With the lag in throttle response I am fairly certain that there were some "hot" (higher speed than normal to help prevent weather vaning or stalling) landings, where the pilots "planted" the aircraft on the runways pretty hard.
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