Can I clarify something here? Several folks here have made different variations of the following statement. "No crew is going to dump 100 tons of fuel and land overweight..." First of all the Max fuel load on an A380 is 287.419 tons according to several sources I found. That being the case a situation requiring a fuel dump shortly after take off would likely entail dumping a hell of a lot more than just 100 tons. Oh, and by the way I do believe there are restrictions on just where you can perform a fuel dump. You're certainly not going to do it over any inhabited areas such as cities or towns. Second - the reason for dumping fuel in flight is to PREVENT an landing overweight. That is the main reason aircraft have a dump system.

(Written on 07/10/2022)(Permalink)

So here's the reality check folks... We can talk all we want about diversity or equal opportunity or whatever else you want to use as a label but the bottom line is really this; is that person in the cockpit a safe, competent pilot? I don't give a damn if the pilot is male or female, Black or White or what their sexual preference is or their political party affiliation. What I'm expecting when I board that airplane is that the flight crew is trained, competent and sober. Everything else is total B.S.

(Written on 05/22/2021)(Permalink)

The word is "Wokeness".

(Written on 05/22/2021)(Permalink)

Maybe UA should change its name to "Diversity Airlines". It would sound more appropriate. So will UA lower their qualification standards to meet this new goal? That's what has happened in other fields. It's cheaper and quicker to just lower the standards than to actually work with these folks to build up their qualifications/competencies.

(Written on 05/22/2021)(Permalink)

So are corporations who crap on their employees and shovel money into the execs pockets. Execs might dream up the plans but the employees make it happen. Signed, ex NWA aircraft mechanic

(Written on 05/01/2021)(Permalink)

Naw, Trump and the Retardicans will beat Hunter to it because Trump's smart. He said so himself.

(Written on 12/26/2020)(Permalink)

And what does this idiotic comment have to do with what is being discussed here?

(Written on 03/05/2020)(Permalink)

That "Blue goo" you mentioned isn't even a disinfectant, it's just a deodorizer. Unless the airlines have changed juices since my mechanic days at NWA ('92-'05).

(Written on 01/02/2020)(Permalink)

I have a question for Allen Burgtoff who was on the flight. Did the flight crew inform the passengers why the masks dropped and why they were making the rapid decent? I mean during the event, not afterwards. That would have helped reduce the fear factor tremendously.

(Written on 09/22/2019)(Permalink)

I totally agree! We bandy the word "Hero" around way too much these days. It also irks me to hear the phase "Sports Hero" and the like. Does any sports player really rate the label "Hero" just because he/she made the winning play?

(Written on 09/22/2019)(Permalink)