tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post2650082252318473918..comments2024-02-19T16:15:03.733-08:00Comments on View from the control tower: Another B747 arrivalCaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-57626783875355204262011-04-23T11:56:24.839-07:002011-04-23T11:56:24.839-07:00C.Vector: Thanks for the much more frequent posts!...C.Vector: Thanks for the much more frequent posts! I enjoy reading your persepective, esp. since your employer and colleagues seem to make so much news these days . Yup, that B742 works like most others, but - the drivers can probably make it do things that even Boeing's engineers never thought about - and keep it in one piece. Since any airspace near this B742 is closed to everyone else, the usual spacing interals are +/- a joke. While the folks that drive this B742 probably know how to fly a go-around, Illbe that it has been a LONG time since they've done one, based on aircraft spacing. More seriously, you folks DO need some shift-based relief and R.B. knows it! Most of the worlds other providers of 365/24/7 services learned how to schedule staff a LONG time ago. What gives with the FAA? And yes, I am old enough to remember the Reagan (^uck) of ~30 years ago. Some friends and relatives got burned in that event. What I'm hearing and reading suggests that your working environment has not really changed in those >30 years and no, that does not reflect well upon the FAA. I well understand that you cannot and will not touch this subject; just know that you have friends. Lastly, you may not get a lot of comments, but I suspect that your readership is growing. Did I mention that you have friends? As long as you keep it within what is is the public domain - and absolutely true - R.B's thugs cannot touch you. Go for it!! -Craig.Cedarglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468497492189762095noreply@blogger.com