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"General question"
03-22-03, 22:20z 

Hi Mark -

Enjoyed meeting you at Miramar and the video looks good.

Two general questions -

1) How much difference is there between "general" operating procedures on various aircraft and restrictions applied by the company? IE, max angle of bank, etc.

2)Considering the tightening of security, is it still possible for someone who 'knows" the captain to visit the cockpit in flight or is it completely against the rules regardless of who it is?

Thanx and let's hope we get lots of questions in the new forums.

Vic Baron


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  RE: General question mark_hoffman[Sysop] 03-23-03 1
   RE: General question vgbaron[Sysop] 03-25-03 2
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1. "RE: General question"
03-23-03, 18:55z 

Hi Vic,

There is often significant differences between the manufacturers limitations and the airlines. For example, at United we subtract ten knots from all the flap extention speeds to increase flap track and actuator life (We put out flaps 1 at 230 kts intead of 240 kts on the 767). In reality, we don't have access to the manufacturers limitations, we have a Flight Manual for our particular aircraft that's published by United and approved by the FAA, so we often don't know whether a limit is FAA, United or the manufacturers.

As far as getting a visit up-front while in flight, there are only two legal ways to do it. One is to work for an airline, the other is to be good friends with the captain and have a very flexible schedule. It's only legal for a non-airline pilot to ride in the cockpit on a ferry flight. In other words when there are no passengers on board. Ferry flights are generally only planned a short time in advance, hence the need for a flexible schedule. I've been trying for years to bet one of my brothers up there, but the timing has never worked out!


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2. "RE: General question"
03-25-03, 02:30z 

Hi Mark -
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> As far as getting a visit up-front while in flight, there are only two
> legal ways to do it. One is to work for an airline, the other is to be
> good friends with the captain and have a very flexible schedule. It's
> only legal for a non-airline pilot to ride in the cockpit on a ferry
> flight. In other words when there are no passengers on board.

I wasn't aware they had gone to that extent. I assumed that the Captain always had some leeway. I'm assuming that's a Federal law of some sort?

Thanx,

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3. "RE: General question"
03-25-03, 21:12z 

Yup, those pesky Fed's are the reason!

Mark

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