Worst weather, ever...

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 03:13:23 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
Yep! Here in the Tampabay area, it's been 75-80 degrees
every day this year. Not a single drop of precipitation
so far....kinda boring.

I had to do a Cat 2 autoland in Tampa Monday night.

D.

For me that's just a little bit too much technology. I know I've been
aboard once or twice when this has happened, but I'm happier being
drunk in the back than having to watch computers do their thing
outside of my control.

z

Jay Honeck wrote:

Anyone else got the winter blues?

A good friend of mine flies for Northwest Airlines. Lest any private
pilots think that this lousy winter weather affects only us, allow me to
share the thoughts of my buddy who captains DC-9's. This email was
written on January 13 at a time when there was a huge cold front
extending from the Great Lakes all the way south to the Gulf. He is
based at DTW. One personal comment: The life of a career ATP is not as
glamorous as it otherwise may appear.

"Just arrived at VPS (Fort Walton Beach) at 1730 and it's raining like
crazy. Were staying at this hotel in some resort because all the hotels
down here are in renovations because of the hurricanes. We were
scheduled to arrive at 1100 hrs. but due to wx we been rescheduled 3
times on this three day trip. We call it line of sight crew scheduling.
Because of the flight delays and extra time spent in the air everybody's
running into 30hrs. in 7 day problems and turning into pumpkins. Last
week I was legal for 43 minutes so they Deadheaded me to Saginaw MI. to
fly the return leg because the other pilot could only fly to Saginaw.
The flight was legal because it was blocked for 42 minutes. The FAA
says that riding in the back with 100 other people is rest.

Well, guess who's been flying from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Been
flying back and forth through this front all week. Just came from DTW to
Memphis to VPS. Yep right down through the middle of it. Strong TRW's
in January....go figure. Been in so many holding patterns I'm getting
dizzy.

Harrisburg (MDT) has had it share of fog lately. I flew in last
Thursday as part of my trip after a 9.7hr. hard fly day (8.2 hrs the day
before). They were calling it 1/2 mile 100 ft. obscured with fog and
drizzle. At decision height just picked up one strobe which allowed us
to go down another 100ft where we just saw the lead in lights to follow
to the runway lights. Just the kinda approach you want after a 14 hr.
day and 9.7 hrs. of flying. It's been like this the last 2 weeks."

"Capt.Doug" wrote

I had to do a Cat 2 autoland in Tampa Monday night.

Just a little patchy fog...got the first rain of the
year last night.

Bob

A good friend of mine flies for Northwest Airlines. Lest any private
pilots think that this lousy winter weather affects only us, allow me to
share the thoughts of my buddy who captains DC-9's. This email was written
on January 13 at a time when there was a huge cold front extending from
the Great Lakes all the way south to the Gulf.

It was 38 degree rain here early yesterday morning.

It's now -12 Fahrenheit.

Gotta love the Midwest in January!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

It just takes a few really good lawsuits from parents of kids with broken arms
who were fooling around on the snow/ice at the bus stop to make the districts
close at the drop of a hat (or forecast).

RST Engineering wrote:

"Never first attribute to malice that which can be explained by stark
stupidity."

Jim

At first I thought the school district was being overly cautious. I now
realize they are merely lazy, stupid idiots.

"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
...
It just takes a few really good lawsuits from parents of kids with broken
arms
who were fooling around on the snow/ice at the bus stop to make the
districts
close at the drop of a hat (or forecast).

Sane thing.

RST Engineering wrote:

"Never first attribute to malice that which can be explained by stark
stupidity."

Jim

At first I thought the school district was being overly cautious. I
now
realize they are merely lazy, stupid idiots.

"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
...
It just takes a few really good lawsuits from parents of kids with broken
arms
who were fooling around on the snow/ice at the bus stop to make the
districts
close at the drop of a hat (or forecast).

OR, having a lawsuit from the parents of the newly licensed driver(who has
never driven on snow), sliding off the road, into a telephone pole, or tree.
(or off an un-guard-railed side of the mountain) I believe that is one of
the biggest motivators, in my area.
--
Jim in NC

OR, having a lawsuit from the parents of the newly licensed driver(who has
never driven on snow), sliding off the road, into a telephone pole, or
tree.
(or off an un-guard-railed side of the mountain) I believe that is one of
the biggest motivators, in my area.

Of course this goes without saying, but that is absurd.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote
Of course this goes without saying, but that is absurd.
--
Jay Honeck


But sadly, reality.

I'll give an example, of the pressure the lawsuit happy public has put the
school board under.

A few years back, I let a student run a table saw, for just a couple cuts,
without a guard on it. He screwed up and left the blade too high. The wood
kicked, and in his hurry to get away from it, he stuck his other hand into
the blade. It cost him part of one finger.

He got a few hundred thousand settlement, when he was as much (or more) at
fault as the school, and me. The school has told me that if there is ever
one more serious accident, they will close down the wood shop, because the
insurance cost will be too much to be able to afford. (the premium went up
by about double, already)

Absurd is just *one* word that comes to mind.
--
Jim in NC

Absurd is just *one* word that comes to mind.

Wow -- that's B.S.

Thankfully, they still teach "shop" in Iowa City junior high and high
schools.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"