More proof the FemiNazi's are taking over Washinton

Jim Carter wrote:



BTW, reading the Fox article which did not contain the inflammatory or
bigoted comments offered by A1A pointed out that the article was
triggered by inoperative approach radar that the manager refused to have
repaired until regular working hours. To have it repaired when it failed
would have resulted in 2 hours of overtime. We don't know all the
factors bearing on the manager's decision, but traffic load and weather
surely could have been two.

It was not the Air Traffic managers responsibility. That is another
department completely and not under his control. If overtime were
required it wouldn't come out of his budget. Somebody got their facts
wrong on that.

On 09/06/06 11:49, Newps wrote:

Jim Carter wrote:

The aircrew wasn't having a good day to start with: they started
pre-flighting the wrong aircraft and the maintenance crew had to point
them to the one they were to fly.

When there are two identical aircraft sitting on the ramp next to each
other how do you know which one your supposed to take?

Don't they still have tail numbers?

"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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Don't they still have tail numbers?


Certainly. Are flight crews assigned by flight number or by tail number?

On 09/06/06 12:11, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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Don't they still have tail numbers?


Certainly. Are flight crews assigned by flight number or by tail number?



I assumed their paperwork would include the tail number. After all, how
else would they know which airplane to take ;-)

"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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I assumed their paperwork would include the tail number. After all, how
else would they know which airplane to take ;-)


By the gate assignment?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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I assumed their paperwork would include the tail number. After all, how
else would they know which airplane to take ;-)


By the gate assignment?


What about when there is a line of say three aircraft that are parked some
yards off the actual terminal building ?

Jay B

Mark Hansen wrote:
On 09/06/06 11:49, Newps wrote:

Jim Carter wrote:


The aircrew wasn't having a good day to start with: they started
pre-flighting the wrong aircraft and the maintenance crew had to point
them to the one they were to fly.

When there are two identical aircraft sitting on the ramp next to each
other how do you know which one your supposed to take?


Don't they still have tail numbers?

They've got N numbers of course. But you are assuming the crew takes
the same plane out that they brought in. Bad assumption.

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
news:hkGLg.18783$RD.9409@fed1read08...

What about when there is a line of say three aircraft that are parked some
yards off the actual terminal building ?


I've seen that. They're towed to a gate as they become available well
before they taxi for departure and probably before the crew arrives.

On 09/06/06 13:51, Newps wrote:

Mark Hansen wrote:
On 09/06/06 11:49, Newps wrote:

Jim Carter wrote:


The aircrew wasn't having a good day to start with: they started
pre-flighting the wrong aircraft and the maintenance crew had to point
them to the one they were to fly.

When there are two identical aircraft sitting on the ramp next to each
other how do you know which one your supposed to take?


Don't they still have tail numbers?

They've got N numbers of course. But you are assuming the crew takes
the same plane out that they brought in. Bad assumption.

I'm not assuming anything of the sort. What I assumed what that the tail
number was part of the flight crew's paperwork and that they looked at
that.

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From: Steven P. McNicoll ]
Posted At: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:52 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.ifr
Conversation: More proof the FemiNazi's are taking over Washinton
Subject: More proof the FemiNazi's are taking over Washinton

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I've seen that. They're towed to a gate as they become available well
before they taxi for departure and probably before the crew arrives.

Not necessarily - in STL the passengers are walked across the ramp to
the waiting ATRs