Wacked, thank goodness you weren't in the cockpit of the UnitedDC-10 that lost all hydraulics and the guys got it onto the tarmac with no flight controls and only thrust.....never been done before. Bad idea? Ask the folks who survived. While REFILING is not a cure-all for every situation, it is another tool to put into the kit to use when appropriate to get the customers and their stuff where they want to go in a timely safe fashion. To disregard something you obviously have never tried or used......pretty trite to call it down out of hand. Why is it that all airlines don't have the same training department, FOM, or ops specs? What's the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks? The problem with the SFO flight is the -300ER when fully loaded with UNFAVORABLE FORCAST winds is on the edge. Knowing things can change drastically over a 16 hour flight I would rather have the "option" of refiling and getting to the destination with all the customers and their bags, rather than pissing them off before even pushing back. But, fortunately, the company gives great latitude for the Captain to make the final choice.....aviation....ain't it great!
A common theme on this site is most "complaints or reports" are based on rumor, not fact. Remember the one about guys staying on a couple of months longer at 50% pay raises and no night turns.....NOT
This would be a great place to exchange ideas.......if they were based on fact. So Wacked, come clean.....have you ever used a "REFILE" flight plan in your career? If so, how did it go? Inquiring minds want to know!
