It's just a discusion...no worries..
You got me Helen....I don't fly for the airlines....Dual Rated, 10,600 hours and 7 type ratings wasn't enough to convince the chief pilot of Alaska Airlines,(two months ago) that I could be an airline pilot....I remember him asking me this right off..
'Why now?' and the HR lady saying....'What would you do if you were offered a better job?....that's how the interview went for about an hour....
But hey I guess the good news is...they liked my resume, the line pilots interview went good, the hotel was nice, and I passed all the psyche quizes....
Sorry for the thread creep...but I think what posters in here are trying to convince me of is this very simple concept.
Airliners burn up 65-75% of the runway to get to V1, and it might take another 3-4000ft to accelerate to VR with a thousand ft to go...
So be it...but honestly guys, accelerating another 3000+ ft trying to get to VR(were going no matter what!!!), with the fence coming up, knowing that I could suck a bird, blow a tire, and just not make it, doesn't seem like a safe way to spend the next 30 years of my life....
Call me silly....
Last edited by ssg; 16th May 2008 at 00:03.