Plane Answers: What preparation does a pilot do prior to a flight?

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10-13-2009 @ 12:37PM

John said...

Point taken gentlemen. I guess I should have put more emphasis on the "a" in a reason. I realize that this is one of many reasons (poor scheduling by airlines, the lack of a landing slot system that allows an airport to have more flights scheduled to land than possible or simply mother nature) why tarmac delays are ugly but I also know that my neighbor, the airline captain, has stated that she will push back as soon as possible to start the clock.

Better to be paid $25 an hour than $2.20, her per diem rate, while waiting for fog to clear. Her excuse is "getting in line."

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