Airlines, airplanes and other kerfuffles

I'm just going to say this here because I've seen a lot of stupid stuff floating around social media by people who have no clue what they're talking about (yeah, that's almost the definition of social media, but this is moreso than usual)...

1. Every single airline pilot out there at some point was new and made their very first jet flight with passengers. That's not a scarlet letter.

2. The captain is always responsible for the flight, they're always PIC.

3. The NTSB is one government agency I still hold in high regard. They're professionals. Wait for them to determine what happened.
 
Blizzard said:
I'm just going to say this here because I've seen a lot of stupid stuff floating around social media by people who have no clue what they're talking about (yeah, that's almost the definition of social media, but this is moreso than usual)...

1. Every single airline pilot out there at some point was new and made their very first jet flight with passengers. That's not a scarlet letter.

2. The captain is always responsible for the flight, they're always PIC.

3. The NTSB is one government agency I still hold in high regard. They're professionals. Wait for them to determine what happened.
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NTSB isn't the lead agency on this one.
Otherwise you are correct.
 
Devildoc said:
Ignore those lights that run horizontal in the middle of the picture, that was a reflection. But all those little white dots above the horizon? Yeah, they're all planes coming in to land. Glad to be back on terra firma.


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When I worked overseas I flew into Heathrow a LOT, usually into Terminal 5. T5 was great because it put you between two parallel runways and flying from Abu Dhabi or Dubai had you landing around 6-6:30AM. There were places in the terminal where you could see both approach ends of the two runways. I'd never given any thought to air traffic until I stood there, morning after morning, watching planes land. One turning off the runway, one touching down or almost touching down, and 3 stacked up behind those. You could see their glideslope, separation, and even spacing between the two runways where the planes were staggered.

It was quite the sight to take in and I never failed to watch.
 

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