Comments on: Nice trip out of Colorado http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178 From the cubicle to the cockpit Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geek http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-90 Geek Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:00:20 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-90 My airline has specific situations in which we are allowed to takeoff/land VFR. The rules are quite strict. In this case we would have been fine taking off VFR and picking up our clearance in the air. This is sometimes done to allow other IFR traffic to land/depart from an un-towered field. Since we were the only plane on the ground we picked up the clearance at the end of the runway and contact ATC soon after takeoff. My airline has specific situations in which we are allowed to takeoff/land VFR. The rules are quite strict. In this case we would have been fine taking off VFR and picking up our clearance in the air. This is sometimes done to allow other IFR traffic to land/depart from an un-towered field. Since we were the only plane on the ground we picked up the clearance at the end of the runway and contact ATC soon after takeoff.

]]> By: J http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-86 J Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:29:55 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-86 Under what circumstances do airlines fly VFR? Is that common procedure? Thanks. Under what circumstances do airlines fly VFR? Is that common procedure?

Thanks.

]]> By: Geek http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-81 Geek Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:38:19 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-81 Thanks for the Birthday wish! I am a proud member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. Thanks for the Birthday wish! I am a proud member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity.

]]> By: bailey http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-80 bailey Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:28:57 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-80 Happy Bday! What Frat were you in? Flysafe jbail Happy Bday! What Frat were you in? Flysafe

jbail

]]> By: Geek http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-76 Geek Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:01:31 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-76 I'll be in Vegas till Tuesday. We mostly hang around Flamingo, Harrahs and O'Sheas. If you are around and see me stop and say Hi. Ill be the guy losing at Blackjack. I’ll be in Vegas till Tuesday. We mostly hang around Flamingo, Harrahs and O’Sheas. If you are around and see me stop and say Hi. Ill be the guy losing at Blackjack.

]]> By: JP http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-74 JP Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:45:20 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-74 Hey Happy Birthday! Great Pics! Did I hear Vegas? Im in PHX right now heading up that way...hoping to win the big bucks! Good luck! Hey Happy Birthday! Great Pics! Did I hear Vegas? Im in PHX right now heading up that way…hoping to win the big bucks! Good luck!

]]> By: KLIT http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-73 KLIT Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:11:52 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-73 Happy birthday and have fun in Vegas! Happy birthday and have fun in Vegas!

]]> By: JeBarry http://geekinthecockpit.com/archives/178/comment-page-1#comment-72 JeBarry Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:20:50 +0000 http://byrdinthesky.com/?p=178#comment-72 Congratulations on winning Afternoon Standby and Happy Birthday! Awesome pics! Congratulations on winning Afternoon Standby and Happy Birthday!

Awesome pics!

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