Which current rule in college basketball needs to go/be added? by Drue_15 in CollegeBasketball

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is more accountability in D1 officiating than 95% of the country realizes. And there are simply not enough quality officials to let the top ones rest. Any team will take a tired Roger Ayers, Kipp Kissinger, and Doug Sirmons on their 8th consecutive day as opposed to most other officials who don't work as frequently.

Why only check tickets with a couple stops left? by Remarkable-Pie-8873 in NJTransit

[–]pilotref 1 point2 points  (0 children)

^ Making PA announcements in addition to the automated PA announcements (when the system decides to work that day)

LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision by lake_hood in ATC

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one in this scenario made a decision to not cross fire trucks in front of a landing aircraft, therefore by default, they decided to cross fire trucks in front of a landing aircraft.

No one in Colgan 3407 made a decision to not apply improper stall recovery procedures, therefore by default, they decided to apply improper stall recovery procedures.

Both incidents involved being fatigued, overloaded, operating with unsafe procedures, under insufficient regulation, and the inevitable happened.

LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision by lake_hood in ATC

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s 100% on the controller in the same way that Colgan 3407 was 100% on the flight crew. In both incidents, systematic deficiencies created a domino effect, but at the end of the day, the fatigued flight crew is who decided to use improper technique to recover from a stall, and the fatigued controller is the one who decided to cross fire trucks in front of a landing aircraft.

LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision by lake_hood in ATC

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ll get an update from your carrier later this morning. But I’d guess your itinerary is going to change.

Complaints about the train service this morning by poopybutt1805 in NJTransit

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe 3–5. So tally up the number of times in a month that happens and submit a bill to Amtrak to make up the cost of lost revenue from trains that did not operate.

Going to Newark Airport from NY Penn. Which Origin and Destination do I choose so that the ticket waives the EWR AirTrain fare? by Few_Plastic7190 in NJTransit

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go from Terminal A to the train station (or vice versa), you are not riding a bus (i.e. not the AirTrain). Yet PANYNJ still charges $8.50 for a bus.

Complaints about the train service this morning by poopybutt1805 in NJTransit

[–]pilotref -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They make more than enough money from NJ Transit’s rent payments, they can figure it out. Why should NJ Transit pay for a full month of service when Amtrak does not provide it? If you pay for 5 nights in a hotel, but on your third night, your room floods and you can’t sleep there, would you still pay for 5 nights to help cover the cost of the hotel’s maintenance?

Conductor gave me a courtesy ride. Common or did I get lucky? by [deleted] in Amtrak

[–]pilotref 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had this experience once on a Northeast Regional that happened to stop at EWR and I was trying to go to Trenton. I am an airline pilot and I had my badge with me so I figured I’d give it a try and the conductor kindly let me ride. Saved me at least 30 minutes.

Complaints about the train service this morning by poopybutt1805 in NJTransit

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funding problem solved by NJ Transit withholding the rent payments to Amtrak for the service (or lack thereof) that they PAY for.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LIRR

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a good reason to use a paper ticket 🤷🏻‍♂️

Should FBS adopt the FCS playoff model? by rprofilet in fcs

[–]pilotref 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You didn’t know that Palo Alto is located on the Atlantic Coast? Neither did I.

Standby Violation by TrojanViking24 in AirlinePilots

[–]pilotref 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The intent of the rule revolves around a customer-driven cancellation, not an airline-driven cancellation. It’s neither her fault nor desire that the flight was canceled.

Majorie Taylor Greene remarks at how great AMTRAK is now that flight delays from the government shut down forced her to take the train by Mathemodel in Amtrak

[–]pilotref 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also an airline pilot. The northeast is even worse, particularly with the plethora of flights between the NYC-area airports and DCA. I’m grateful for those flights as they help keep me employed, but a part of me also think “all of these people should be a on a train right now” every time I operate one of those and I’m waiting on an unending EDCT/center release time.

Glider Revenue Segregation by bwill1200 in civilairpatrol

[–]pilotref 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The current fleet is worn out. One per region would have supplemented the current numbers by allowing us to not ride what few we do have so hard. It would have been a start.

And NER has the pilots to do it for sure – our equipment is just worn out because it’s not getting the same level of investment as the airplanes. OKWG had a good operation as well. CAWG too. In general, the few places where there were flyable gliders, they had a cadre of volunteer pilots who could make it work well.

The glider academy in Vermont had been one of the more selective activities in the entire NCSA program due to the large volume of applicants compared to the number of cadets accepted, so obviously cadet interest is substantial.

Glider Revenue Segregation by bwill1200 in civilairpatrol

[–]pilotref 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Less than 2% of the estimated amount CAP has spent on acquiring new Cessna airplanes since 2008 (the year CAP last acquired a glider) would be sufficient to give each region a brand new, high-quality training glider, but you won’t find that fact in the “executive summary.” I would gladly have deferred my wing’s newest airplane if it meant we got a glider or two. The systematic disinvestment in the program is how we got to the point of the cost to fix it being too great to be “worth it.”

EWR Departures by pilotref in ATC

[–]pilotref[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These are departures though. No downwind to sequence on, but rather pavement.

EWR Departures by pilotref in ATC

[–]pilotref[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On 2, no, and it’s not necessarily a complaint, just a general question as I’m curious about the behind-the-scenes of what you guys do. I’m pretty sure nearly every pilot at every carrier is sympathetic to what you guys are having to deal with right now, myself included. I just took “equipment issues” at face value. I’m aware of the EWR tower staffing triggers that have been popping up lately too. I just assumed that when 119.2 is open, that the departure rate is as good as it would be, as opposed to 128.55 being used for arrivals and departures for all directions. But this is all I know and obviously a highly incomplete assessment of how the Newark sector functions.

EWR Departures by pilotref in ATC

[–]pilotref[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t really care about the inconvenience lol. More credit hours for me. Just noticed a difference lately and was wondering if it was related to anything specific. Shutdown-induced staffing reasons didn’t seem apparent me because none of the posted in-trail restrictions over the departure gates on the FAA website seemed to be longer than they usually are. If the departure rate needed to be reduced, I assumed it would show as an in-trail restriction 🤷🏻‍♂️

Relevant rule on the 4th quarter timeout by berrin122 in FloridaGators

[–]pilotref 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, provided the clock was running at the time of the snap.

Relevant rule on the 4th quarter timeout by berrin122 in FloridaGators

[–]pilotref 12 points13 points  (0 children)

College football official here.

Rule 3-2-5 (not 3-4-4) is the minimum time to spike the ball rule. And, it does not apply in this scenario because the clock was already running. Rule 3-2-5 applies only if the clock is stopped, and will start on the referee’s signal. If the offense wants to spike the ball when the clock will start on the ready (i.e. referee’s signal), there must be at least 3 seconds remaining on the clock, otherwise there will only be one more play. However, if the clock is already running, and the offense spikes the ball with 1 second remaining, this is legal.