Type ratings in the US refer to specific FAA certificated types. For example I’m type rated in L-188, B757, B767, B747, B777, A320. They are not predicated on gross weight, just type. There are also certifications such as private pilot, commercial pilot and airline transport pilot (I hold this certificate). These…

The blades usually have counterweights that drive them to feather without oil pressure. This is a safety feature in case of prop control failure. Feathered props produce less drag prolonging glide.

To add to the discussion, most turboprops are designed to feather if there is loss of controlling oil pressure. This is accomplished by the use of counterweights on the blades. Prop speed is controlled with a condition lever that sets prop speed and as turbine power output increases, blade pitch is increased to hold…

Kudos. Solid rebutal on your part- the equivalent of sticking out your tongue at me. Please don’t waste you time with me. It would be far more useful for you to spend it getting educated on the origins of labor and how your fellow workers (of all nationalities) are getting by these days.

“What would also benefit the whole economy is workers being paid an actual market value for the unskilled work they do to keep costs down and give price flexibility.”

“But the UAW keeps artificially inflating hourly wages”

Generally speaking, part 121 airlines have planned for this senario and it has happened before. Functioning as a single pilot when the other is incapacitated in order to get the plane on the groung safely is a trained event. The only difficulty might be cross cockpit controls that are out of reach. That said,…

Don’t know what privileges your dear auntie had, but Smisek’s are likely much more grand. Lowly worker bees get to travel “space available”- meaning they get on only if revenue customers have all been accommodated first. You may have noticed lately that load factors have been at historical highs due to capacity…

Agreed. What bothers me is not so much a low-ball figure as how they say they arrived at that value. For my ‘04 STI, it was determined that it had been on a framing machine due to marks on the runners. In fact, the car had never had any damage other than panel replacement and the “alleged” witness marks were on the…

Did anyone else notice the driver of the red one needs to work on his heel and toe?

I hired onto United just after Stapleton had closed. New hires then got no paid housing so I paid by the month at a truck stop motel. Training quality was higher than it is now (IMHO), but housing is now paid by the company. Technology has replaced what used to be done by human instructors- lots of self paced CBTs and…