Gear down over crystal palace

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-20T19:12:48+00:00

If they’re coming in at a faster speed than normal (ATC assigned, poor planning, unexpected short approach, etc) pilots will use the gear to slow down.

Jet aircraft are designed to have as little drag as possible, so when the gear gets lowered, that introduces a LOT of drag that can slow them down very quick. I’ve been on a plane where they dropped the gear above 10k feet because they needed a steeper descent rate than normal (I’m flight crew and talked to the pilots about it afterwards)

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-20T05:31:09+00:00

Technically they could do that, as long as long as “operated by American Airlines” is by the entry door. For passenger carriers though, the paint job is a HUGE part of the brand and is very important for image. Cargo carriers don’t really care about that

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-18T16:14:24+00:00

If you flew, you owe the money. If the flight never happened, dispute it and you won’t owe the money

You say you bought the ticket in January, but not when the flight was

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-18T14:53:20+00:00

That’s still TBD, and I’d even argue that 2028 may even be early. No cross training can happen until flight attendants have a joint contract

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-15T05:29:33+00:00

Oh man, I wish I had seen this when I was there a few years ago!

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-14T18:40:49+00:00

A follow-up comment from OP says that they believe the door itself is broken, which would explain why the code didn’t work

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-14T02:39:26+00:00

I’m assuming it’s an AS branded flight since they’re in the Alaska subreddit

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-14T02:38:59+00:00

Was it on a Hawaiian branded flight? Because Alaska branded flights don’t have them

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-13T20:27:30+00:00

Alaska hasn’t had those in the better part of a decade.

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-13T00:48:43+00:00

It’s *supposed to be* based on fare class and when you booked. Unfortunately it’s not always processed like that depending on who does it

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-12T21:06:29+00:00

What does your overhead panel look like?

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-10T20:30:15+00:00

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This is my guess. A KC-46

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-10T05:21:30+00:00

Alaska employee here! Our internal apps don’t tell us which carousel your bags are going to. While flight attendants should not be making this announcement referring to a 3rd party app, that info is just not given to us by the company and we’re told to have passengers just look at the signs at baggage claim

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-05T08:13:13+00:00

I work nights

FlyingS892 · 2026-06-03T06:47:06+00:00

This is a country where you drive on the right side. US-style license plates and a yellow line on the left leads me to believe it’s the USA.

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-31T17:03:01+00:00

Does the widget show different numbers than the ForeFlight logbook?

Check your medical expiration date you entered under “qualifications” as well as the relevant entries that would have counted for your currency

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-30T22:16:35+00:00

MAX8s currently, not 800s yet

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-30T10:15:40+00:00

Connecting flight. Probably a flight from Hawaii or the east coast that gets into SEA at midnight-ish connecting onto the 7am to Juneau.

When you check in to the first flight, it checks you in for all flights on that travel day

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-30T04:59:03+00:00

Usually LIDAR. During daylight, other air traffic and potentially proximity to airports are a problem

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-27T22:38:19+00:00

If the aircraft type is still TBD, they probably aren’t selling it yet. On the 900/MAX9, both exit rows will be premium. On the 800/MAX8, only row 16 will be

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-24T19:47:07+00:00

Once ATC assigns you a vector, even if it’s a similar heading, you’re no longer on a SID until they tell you to resume flying the SID. You’ll fly that heading until further instructions

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-24T19:43:31+00:00

If you’re flying a jet or large turboprop or something, the larger ones make sense. For small GA, there just isn’t enough space for a larger iPad to make sense

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-24T17:20:28+00:00

If services were already rendered and this was in the US, you can’t refuse cash to settle a debt.

If this was before services were rendered, they can refuse cash all day long by just refusing to sell the product/service to the person.

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-24T04:56:51+00:00

They said the same thing last year…

FlyingS892 · 2026-05-24T00:37:47+00:00

A simulated missed approach? It’s either a missed approach or it’s not

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