tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post146154488480234266..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: A Line of TextAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-5326199059658540292014-02-26T18:54:05.643+00:002014-02-26T18:54:05.643+00:00Christopher - Correcto !Christopher - Correcto !Dafyddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-61831511931426804032014-02-25T21:26:48.243+00:002014-02-25T21:26:48.243+00:00Dafydd, that was Donald Douglas.Dafydd, that was Donald Douglas.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571759509920722235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-79876996701365606502014-02-25T11:51:47.057+00:002014-02-25T11:51:47.057+00:00The letter of the law -- or the intent of the law,...The letter of the law -- or the intent of the law, and the willingness to argue that latter case should the need arise. That's an age old dilemma. One that requires a ton of judgement and that doesn't always have the same answer.<br /><br />I've seen captains take off from the remaining 8,000 feet of an 11,000 foot runway when ONLY the first 3,000 feet was WOXOF ---and file an incident report. And at the same time another captain sitting at the sunny end of the airport cancelled his flight because that's what the letter of the RVR law (at the time) required.<br /><br />I've landed on the first 8,000 feet of an 11,000 ft. runway when ONLY the last 3,000 feet of the required centerline lights were U/S, while everyone else was holding. A quick chat with my chief pilot, in case he got a call from FAA about it was all that was needed. (the airport later solved everyone's dilemma by changing the NOTAM to close that section of the runway with u/s centerline lights.<br /><br />Sometime it feels like we all need a 1-800-CALL MY LAWYER hotline in the flight deck.grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-89741636456025287742014-02-25T10:50:40.507+00:002014-02-25T10:50:40.507+00:00Howard Hughes is alleged to have said " When ...Howard Hughes is alleged to have said " When the weight of the paper is equal to the weight of the airplane - then we can go flying "Dafyddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-32782623503619572752014-02-25T04:27:06.356+00:002014-02-25T04:27:06.356+00:00Sounds like the people who sent those two OPR'...Sounds like the people who sent those two OPR's (officers of primary responsibility) out of contact need to pay you some man-hours back and maybe refund the lost flight.<br /><br />They failed in not finishing the job, not keeping those people available, and not having a plan B.majrojnoreply@blogger.com