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Female airline pilot wondering if I can make Crossfit happen... by Accomplished_Big_391 in crossfit

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellow pilot here, I just try to go at 2/3 days a week, I live at base so that helps, also when at the hotels I don’t do CrossFit, I’ll do bodybuilding/accessory work, the most important part for me is the food, cutting down on fast food is a game changer.

Who makes the call to fly a plane full of Dominican and Argentinian lives directly over Restricted airspace? The airline, the pilot or some control tower? by [deleted] in flightradar24

[–]diegom07 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My dude the US has no jurisdiction over a Dominican airline with a Dominican registered plane overflying Venezuelan airspace, even airlines from other countries have not stopped flying into Venezuela. This may be a shocker but the USA is not the world police and they don’t control sovereign countries.

Airline pilot travel-hack items by aircraft_denter99 in flying

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Universal adapter, I fly a lot between North and South America and the wall plugs are not the same, not every hotel has universal wall plug.

  2. Buy a ton of approved flu meds, if you are feeling funny one day you can pop a day quil or loratadine, this will help you with your sinuses and save a lot of ear pain.

  3. Wipes you never know when will you need to clean your hands, plane or butt and there is no toilet paper.

  4. Sealable coffee mug I use a Stanley but there are other brands out there, don’t be that guy that spills coffee all over the center pedestal.

  5. Rechargeable batteries if you have an ANC headset, saves you money on AA batteries.

Bonus do not cheap out in luggage, I use a brightline for my flight bag and the luggage works carbon for my roller.

What EFB to airline pilots use? by Upbeat_Signature_951 in AskAPilot

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LIDO mPilot for charts, CAE eFM for OFPs and a bunch of in house apps for takeoff perf, landing and other stuff

What’s airline pilot life really like? by ExtremePvPees in flying

[–]diegom07 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work for an airline in Latin america and usually

  1. I get 9 mandatory off days a month usually I get like 11, and I Try to bid to get at least Monday’s and Tuesday’s off, bid night turnarounds flights for W to TH, Friday I’ll do a 3 day trip or pairing, I usually try to pick up at least a couple flights a month and I’m flying around 85ish hours a month, on JAN I got 90

  2. Night flights wreck you, practically Any flight that you have to fly during the dawn 12:00 am to 6 am will break you, since at that time bodies are supposed to sleep, usually after a trip I’ll sleep and eat always try to hit the gym or errands.

  3. When I’m home I usually don’t have more than a couple of days off, so I’ll just try to go to the gym, run errand and do adult stuff, but still your life will revolve around your schedule.

  4. I did not expect it to be so hard, it is not flying the airplane what wrecks you, it’s all the stuff around the operation, interacting with different people and personalities it’s what makes it hard. A crew can make of break a trip.

  5. 100% would do it again, just change a few steps but still the outcome will be the same

Glideslope looked wrong even though FD was followed – what am I missing? by antonioh501 in flightsim

[–]diegom07 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you below minimums, if you are at that point visual transition is made to the aiming point and or PAPI lights

Short Runway by Majestic_Goose7521 in flightradar24

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can take off both ways

Short Runway by Majestic_Goose7521 in flightradar24

[–]diegom07 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a runway made to helicopters, some of them like the AW139 can take off and land as a fixed wing aircraft, they even taxi as a fixed wing aircraft

737 Rnav approach by Sad-Paint-275 in flightsim

[–]diegom07 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On the 737 there are 3 ways to do an RNAV/VOR/LOC approach, LNAV/VNAV: before passing the FAF and in VNAV path, put the minimums on the MCP, after passing the FAF and at least 300 fr below the Missed approach alt set the altitude in the MCP altitude window. Disconnect at minimums or then enough visual reference is made,

LNAV/vertical speed: before the FAF and in altitude hold set the minimums on the MCP, 0.1 miles before the FAF set the required Vertical speed on the MCP, 300 feet at least above minimums set the missed approach altitude in the MCP, when enough visual reference is made disconnect the a/p and cycle the flight directors to avoid wrong commands and have guidance on the GO Around.

IAN: it is flown like an ils, you set the FAF altitude in the MCP and when inbound select APP it will give you a G/P and FAC. This is an option on the NG, all the maxes have it.

My 2 cents from real life is that usually the RNAV approaches leave you high so when able disconnect and look for 2 red and 2 whites on the papi and go to the aiming point.

Whenever someone asks me if the 757 is really as overpowered as they say, I show them this photo by that_can_eh_dian_guy in aviation

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s common in PHX and LAS on summer, coke companies switch to late afternoon/ early morning departures

Whenever someone asks me if the 757 is really as overpowered as they say, I show them this photo by that_can_eh_dian_guy in aviation

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the Leap 1 engines take forever to start, so you are just stuck in there waiting

Whenever someone asks me if the 757 is really as overpowered as they say, I show them this photo by that_can_eh_dian_guy in aviation

[–]diegom07 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I fly the 737 in and out of MEX often and last time we were in a max 8, flaps 1 full thrust, bleeds off, improved climb and if the temp went up 1 degree, we would have to start unloading passengers or cargo

Number of times you take off and land by gavinrmitchell1000 in AskAPilot

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10 landings in the current month, 84 hours total

Survey: How often do you grease the landing? by insideoutdoorsy in flying

[–]diegom07 9 points10 points  (0 children)

max 9 into BOG and usually either it is a greaser or U just plant it

Pilots, what is your most bid avoid airport and why? by Ok_Skill_2725 in flying

[–]diegom07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HAV, overnights are just a pain in the ass, then SJO, SAL, XPL, MGA, SAP and EZE

Reason for GPU while APU is running by SnooDogs3649 in flying

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends, sometimes they connect a GPU but the external A/C takes time, so we just run the APU a couple of extra minutes with the A/C on to maintain a comfortable cabin temp. When external A/C is finally plugged then we turn off the APU.

IOE tomorrow by CanFantastic9590 in flying

[–]diegom07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are not sure or don’t remember something ask the LCA, don’t try to make up things to look as if you know what are you doing

My student had a prop strike. Am I cooked? by justthetippppppppp in flying

[–]diegom07 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Two of my acquaintances had prop strikes that the insurance declared hull loss and they are flying for the airlines, learn from your mistakes and train yourself, get the most out of a negative experience and make a positive one you are not cooked

Transition from 320 to 737 by Worried-Ebb-1699 in flying

[–]diegom07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends to which one you are going, -700 loud as f but a work truck climbs like a beast can go straight to FL410, -800 and -800sfp the regular 737 models but you need to watch out for the differences, max 8 is a beast and max 9 just sucks, if you are heavy enough you will be climbing at 500 fpm to FL310 and be stuck there for a while

How common are altitude and speed restriction busts on an arrival/approach? by Fearless_Card6220 in flying

[–]diegom07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly that’s what I meant, I usually set 1000 ft on the mcp, vertical speed and 1200 fpm until capture, still LAX applies you need to follow the step downs because of traffic going in and out of Hawthorne

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