eliza61
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Know I now with every one stressing about full disclosure maybe some one would want to know this stuff. But I'm starting to think I was a much happier person when I flew with a little blind faith.
What You Don't Want to Know
1) Im constantly under pressure to carry less fuel than Im comfortable with. Airlines are always looking at the bottom line, and you burn fuel carrying fuel. Sometimes if you carry just enough fuel and you hit thunderstorms or delays, then suddenly youre running out of gas and you have to go to an alternate airport.
Now sorry, the last thing I want to hear 35,000 ft up is that the gas guage is on E.
2)The truth is, were exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. Thats many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we cant pull over at the next cloud. -Captain at a major airline
3) The two worst airports for us: Reagan National in Washington, D.C., and John Wayne in Orange County, California. Youre flying by the seat of your pants trying to get in and out of those airports. John Wayne is especially bad because the rich folks who live near the airport dont like jet noise, so they have this noise abatement procedure where you basically have to turn the plane into a ballistic missile as soon as youre airborne. -Pilot, South Carolina
4) Cabin air is not as dirty as people think. A portion of the air is recirculated because that helps to reduce humidity. But its run through hospital-quality HEPA filters, and its actually cleaner than the air found in most public buildings. -Patrick Smith, commercial pilot and author, askthepilot.com
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/35-secrets-your-pilot-wont-tell-you-2399544/?posted=1
What You Don't Want to Know
1) Im constantly under pressure to carry less fuel than Im comfortable with. Airlines are always looking at the bottom line, and you burn fuel carrying fuel. Sometimes if you carry just enough fuel and you hit thunderstorms or delays, then suddenly youre running out of gas and you have to go to an alternate airport.
Now sorry, the last thing I want to hear 35,000 ft up is that the gas guage is on E.
2)The truth is, were exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. Thats many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we cant pull over at the next cloud. -Captain at a major airline
3) The two worst airports for us: Reagan National in Washington, D.C., and John Wayne in Orange County, California. Youre flying by the seat of your pants trying to get in and out of those airports. John Wayne is especially bad because the rich folks who live near the airport dont like jet noise, so they have this noise abatement procedure where you basically have to turn the plane into a ballistic missile as soon as youre airborne. -Pilot, South Carolina
4) Cabin air is not as dirty as people think. A portion of the air is recirculated because that helps to reduce humidity. But its run through hospital-quality HEPA filters, and its actually cleaner than the air found in most public buildings. -Patrick Smith, commercial pilot and author, askthepilot.com
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/35-secrets-your-pilot-wont-tell-you-2399544/?posted=1
