Originally Posted by
glendalegoon
IF you ever want to see a hoot of a picture, see the film, "THE PILOT" with Cliff Robertson. It is pretty darn good. (if you like a bit of reality). There is one scene in which everyone is looking at the inside of the rudder trim cover plate on a DC8 and laughing.
Ever since that movie I've always loved Cliff Robertson (God rest his soul), and considered him one of us, just for putting that scene in his movie. Nobody but a Douglas pilot could appreciate that trim cap scene.
Originally Posted by
neila83
That chart shows 2-3 two areas of CAT (clear air turb) within the yellow dotted lines along AA280's probable route. I cross the Pacific 2-4 times every month. If we avoided CAT forecast areas on every flight, we'd never fly.