THE EPIPHANY, PART ONE - COURTNEY’S MOMENT
Before I get to the meaning of this week’s title, I have just a few short comments. The first is that I completely forget to mention last week’s posted question in the Ask Cap’n Meryl section at Ask Cap’n Meryl The question is about how long it takes to start the engines and whether this is the cause of the short wait to start taxiing after the pushback is complete. The engine start procedure is actually not the reason for this delay. Click here to see my answer: Departure Delays
This week’s question has to do with how pilots are replaced when they call in sick, especially mid-trip at stations smaller than those maintained as crew bases. You’ll see the link at the top for this one. I threw in a personal account of my involvement in one especially memorable occasion when I replaced a pilot who managed to break his […]
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