Originally Posted by
BoeingMEL
er..fair comment fox niner... but how often did you get as far as cranking up the APU? And then lining up on the wrong (and unlit) runway? And then attempting take-off without that last compass/runway check?
I worked an RJ recently on a very short, early morning leg. Cleared them for approach, sent them to CTAF (so early the tower wasn't open yet), a couple minutes later they are back on frequency, missed approach. I asked them what was up, they said "We have to go back [to their departure point] and pick up a flight attendant".
