Stator Vane:
We are the same age. My decision might be fairly obvious.
The point is simply to describe one of a large number of situations which are not always easy to evaluate by simply having young pilots memorize loads of data, 'flow patterns' etc and blindly follow book/SOPprocedures, especially on the last day of the trip.
Some gate agents only want to know "Are you ready to board?"
How many First Officers would quickly state-when already running late-that they are not comfortable with a given situation?
How many (very young) pilots would offload about 6,000 lbs of fuel (already on board-tankered for cost) before departing for an airport with only short runways?
Last edited by Ignition Override; 22nd Aug 2007 at 03:35.