In response to 757 guy (or 767 guy), I can't remember at the moment and don't feel like looking it up at the moment. You personally attempted to insult me 3 times in your short post yet you are 'attempting' exactly what you are ''implying'' that I am doing. I find that odd to say the least. I would never in a million years make a personal attack on one individual even he completely personified the general things that I find irritating.
I don't care one iota if you know who I am. If you are honest in your post, but I doubt you are, give me a ring and we can discuss our differing viewpoints.
It seems you either take offence to me as a human being from your experiences with me, or you are very angry that I have taken a shot at a group of people here on this forum. If the former is true then you should have told me how I offended you and I honestly would have reconsidered what I did or said to you. Since no one has ever said that to me nor have I gotten the feeling that someone is really pissed at me(and yes I realize that most times some things are best left unsaid), I will presume I have offended you with my beliefs about some things going on in the US of A.
I think some people are missing the entire point here. I am NOT an 'America Hater' at all. I simply feel that things have taken such a turn for the worse during GWB's tenure that is upsets me. I had mentioned earlier that I feel the entire world owes a debt of gratitude to the US, for a great number of years, because they took on ALL the worlds challenges and upheld things I believe to be honorable in a fine manner. In fact the US was a bastion of leadership, moral fortitude, innovation and creativity likely never seen before in history. And that is what I find so disturbing ! I honestly believe things have changed for the worse.
This is brought to light every time I read an email from Ed, or listen to some self-centered, image conscious pilot from the USA who can't make the effort or feels it is beneath him to come even close to making proper RT calls. Yes, I will openly admit I don't understand individuals I chat with who simply do not view events such as GWB's elections in the same way I do. It doesn't mean I don't like the person, it simply means I think he is misguided.
I will say though, the ones who defend GWB and epitomize the exact faults that I find are becoming more common among Americans, are exactly the same individuals who operate the aircraft or make RT in a manner that is not correct. And believe me, my RT can use some work too, especially after an 8 hour flight returning at 0600. I don't profess to be perfect or anything close to that, but here is the key difference. I accept that I mess up and do my best to improve. The pilots who don't even recognize mistakes such as RT, which is so simple to identify and fix, are also the pilots who don't recognize and fix mistakes that are more complicated. I believe there is a direct correlation between piloting skills and RT but of course I realize that there are some crappy RT guys who are otherwise brilliant pilots when it comes to knowledge or hands and feet skills.
As for your belief that I am Canadian and not adhering to the Canadian ideal of ' political correctness'........ I have never felt that political correctness is a virtue.
So here is my shot back at you, although I know I shouldn't I can't help myself. haha. You mentioned that I , and I quote ''is easily brought to tears from a steern suggestion that he may be high on profile''. Well I have never had a stern suggestion made to me about being high on profile. I did have one individual who became very nervous during one approach about 2 years ago into Dubai and you know what I did? I got my ass down, well below the profile, but simply because I didn't want to make any Captain feel he was outside his envelope. This was in spite of the fact that he clearly didn't understand energy management even in the most primative way. I will admit that my first reaction was........ ''are you serious?'' But I did not mean it in a bad way or a disrespectful way although I totally admit that was not the 'best' response, but I was a bit shocked when you made that comment. If anyone was close to tears, it was you mate, not me. I finished the approach well within the constraints of EK policy and without use of speed brake. I don't say this to suggest I'm so good, I say this to emphasize that you clearly do not understand energy management and are so worried about EK management response, that you got incredibly nervous even after I got well 'BELOW' profile. By the way, if this was indeed the flight and it was the only time a Captain got really antsy with me back then, YOU were the one that was 'close to tears' as you suggest. What was funny was that it was a really nice continuous decelerated approach, but then again, as I recall you were quite new to the aircraft and a new captain so I totally understood your nervousness.
As for me, I have never put a Captain in the position of being uncomfortable with something I was doing, even if I had to do things in a more conservative manner than I thought was necessarily....... as a means to stay within his comfort level.
If I am correct in my 'guess' of who you are, and quite frankly I don't even care, then I totally understand your POV regarding my posts here. You are not a typical Canadian and that is based upon my experience with you and from what our colleagues eagerly say about you without any prompting from others. Your name comes up frequently among the pilots in this company. I don't recall if you flew Boeing before EK but I think that might be correct.
I know this is dragging on a bit, and I'm off to the beach, but I want to make it clear to each and every person that endures my long-winded diatribes. I don't dislike Americans at all. I am just getting worried that what historically happens to a Nation that is so successful for so long, has begun happening in the USA over the past 15 years. It scares me, pisses me off and I worry for the good of the world in the future. My god man, the government of the the largest, most properous and militarily powerful nation ever on the planet still denies that 'climate change' is happening. This is a symptom of many ills in my opinion.
I do want to mention the one post from............ !!!!e sorry i forget the name but I think it was Tango Uniform..... disputing some things I have said. In spite of the fact you made some remark reference my name, which by the way was meant as a bit of a joke. He references 'aids' 'africa aid' etc, and I appreciate that alot. I don't agree with most things you said and as such I will do some research there, but at least his post didn't try to lambaste me, but tried to alter my point of view. Much appreciated.
On one last point. I don't give my nationality not because I'm afraid to do that, but simply because individuals such as B767 guy would use that to emflame others against ALL individuals of my nationality. I admit that perhaps only about 1/2 of my nationality agree with me, yet I believe many more 'somewhat' agree with me, but that is neither here nor there. I don't wish to disparage others based on their nationality even though I come across so strong on this forum. And if the truth be known, I would never label an American into the category that I find so reprehensible until he demonstrated the exact traits I so despise. Its just that I find it more and more common and this is my way of saying.............. get a grip and get back to what you were in America 10 years ago, or 40 years ago. This is my means of sending up a flare........... announcing that the Emperor has no clothes........ setting off the alarm bells. Goodness me............ I truly HOPE I'M WRONG in what I think is rapidly happening.
Regards.