PPRuNe Forums - Search Results
PPRuNe Forums

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Search: Posts Made By: gcap
Showing results 1 to 22 of 22
Search took 0.00 seconds.
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Mar 2020, 19:18
Replies: 13
Views: 2,607
Posted By gcap

Medical expiration date relief?

Has any country or authority given relief to airmen whose medical is due but unable to see his or her AME due to the coronavirus restrictions before the given expiration date??
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2018, 22:00
Replies: 303
Views: 389,076
Posted By gcap

Well, they confirmed that they were VFR. Runway...

Well, they confirmed that they were VFR. Runway 02 or runway 20, it doesn't matter. CFIT. nothing more, nothing less.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
1st Feb 2015, 14:45
Replies: 91
Views: 14,841
Posted By gcap

I had about 6000 hours flying the Dash 7 in true...

I had about 6000 hours flying the Dash 7 in true STOL operations.
Then went to the 727 where we operated into St Thomas when it was 4800 ft.
Then to the A-310 which we also took into St Thomas. ...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Dec 2014, 13:16
Replies: 12
Views: 9,616
Posted By gcap

I have had both hips done. The first in 2004,...

I have had both hips done. The first in 2004, and the second in 2012. In both cases I was back in the cockpit within 30 days.
Until 3 years ago, i still jogged for exercise. Still skiing, but...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Dec 2014, 13:09
Replies: 8
Views: 6,340
Posted By gcap

I have to think long and hard about this

I have to think long and hard about this
Forum: Medical & Health
11th Aug 2014, 21:03
Replies: 15
Views: 5,192
Posted By gcap

Congrats!!! It only gets better.

Congrats!!! It only gets better.
Forum: Medical & Health
14th Jul 2014, 13:08
Replies: 15
Views: 5,192
Posted By gcap

CP I have had both hips replaced. first one in...

CP
I have had both hips replaced. first one in 2004, the next in 2012.
I was flying for Delta in '04, and went back to the line at 5 weeks.
Flying corporate now, went back at 4 weeks in '12....
Forum: Medical & Health
4th Sep 2012, 15:54
Replies: 16
Views: 10,270
Posted By gcap

I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I am in constant...

I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I am in constant afib.. I hold a special issuance 1st class from the FAA. I take no meds other than 1 aspirin a day. I am asymptomatic. The need for anticoagulants is...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2012, 13:52
Replies: 106
Views: 71,242
Posted By gcap

The only way that the age of the Boeing will come...

The only way that the age of the Boeing will come into play in the investigation is if the flight crew's lack of situational awareness was brought about by having the older analog gauges instead of...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2012, 18:21
Replies: 289
Views: 124,696
Posted By gcap

I hope I'm not alone here, but I'm embarrassed to...

I hope I'm not alone here, but I'm embarrassed to be a US citizen when I read that the captain was brought in shackles to court.
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Apr 2012, 12:18
Replies: 3
Views: 5,818
Posted By gcap

Descending through transition level, set local. ...

Descending through transition level, set local.
Climbing through transition altitude, set standard.
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2011, 18:12
Replies: 50
Views: 8,865
Posted By gcap

German Wings A##hole

So I was taxiing out from general aviation at Barcelona this morning (22 Dec)
and having not been there since my Pan Am days, was taxiing slowly so as to not screw up. It was 0845 local, not busy...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2011, 20:01
Replies: 702
Views: 213,228
Posted By gcap

I don't have the time to read the rehash of this...

I don't have the time to read the rehash of this topic. A checkride and a medical certificate is all that is required to continue flying. the crap about sudden incapacitation ( it happens most...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2011, 21:29
Replies: 207
Views: 83,448
Posted By gcap

I have considerable NG time as part of my 30,000+...

I have considerable NG time as part of my 30,000+ hours. I will assume there is HUD installed. There were massive failures-mechanical-electronic-intellectual, or simply horrible pilot skills. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2010, 15:55
Replies: 27
Views: 9,248
Posted By gcap

TSE02B12RAB07 Thunderstorm ended 2 minutes...

TSE02B12RAB07
Thunderstorm ended 2 minutes after the top of the hour
began at 12 after
rain began at 07 after
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2010, 16:15
Replies: 702
Views: 213,228
Posted By gcap

Huck said Do tell! So how old were you...

Huck said

Do tell!

So how old were you when you made left seat, then? I'll be fifty....

I was fifty before I got the left seat in a major.
I was 27 when I got the call From American.
The...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2009, 21:00
Replies: 108
Views: 62,603
Posted By gcap

GCAP says... Quote: Typically,at ATL,...

GCAP says...
Quote:
Typically,at ATL, approaches are flown to the outside runways and departures from the inside. If given a side-step to 27R, radios are unlikely tuned and the final approach flown...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2009, 00:41
Replies: 108
Views: 62,603
Posted By gcap

Typically,at ATL, approaches are flown to the...

Typically,at ATL, approaches are flown to the outside runways and departures from the inside. If given a side-step to 27R, radios are unlikely tuned and the final approach flown visually. This is...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th May 2009, 22:15
Replies: 2,015
Views: 714,819
Posted By gcap

I don't have the time to read all of the...

I don't have the time to read all of the posts---BUT
This one is simple. A bad pilot making a big mistake.
Low time--incompetent--tired.
How many checkrides do you fail before you are...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2009, 21:35
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,625
Posted By gcap

I jumped to page 9- skipped the BS Great job by...

I jumped to page 9- skipped the BS Great job by the crew.
So much to learn from this.
LGA is a piece of work
I've got 40 years flying out of there and I can appreciate what the crew has...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2008, 20:05
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,138,616
Posted By gcap

actually the test was "What do you do when you...

actually the test was "What do you do when you come to a green light?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2008, 20:02
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,138,616
Posted By gcap

Just a couple of ideas----- I have a few...

Just a couple of ideas-----
I have a few thousand hours in the MD-88, line check pilot for a famous southern US airline. We had a procedure where we used circuit breakers as switches. Airplane on...
Showing results 1 to 22 of 22


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.