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I don't think he specified max manual braking. I would use max autobrakes, even though the runways are pretty long (10k'+). This would avoid reaching the far end of the runway (where there may be rubber deposits) at too high a speed. You can always revert to manual brakes when you've got the...

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What he said sounds about right to me. (I've been a captain for 12 years, and a 767ER captain for three of those.) Tom

Nice job, guys! It's good to hear that it went like we practice it in the sim. BTW, was it a 76 or a 330?

Thanks for all the additional information, but I have no desire to be part of the food fight you guys are engaged in. The rhetoric and histrionics I've seen are only a sideshow; results are what matters. My interest is in seeing if you're able to set aside a binding arbitration award, and if...

Thanks to all for taking the time to answer my questions! Tom

Unfortunately, about 98% of what I read on this board is conjecture. I'm just trying to wade through the B.S., and try to discern what argument USAPA is going to use to overturn the Nic decision, when they're going to get a chance to argue it, and what the likely outcome will be. FWIW, I'm...

Is USAPA in contract negotiations with the company now, or are they still getting their bearings after the election? Have they T/Aed any sections of the contract yet?

Is there an expected time frame for the joint contract?

So let me see if I've got this right. The argument that will be used to invalidate the Nic award is that USAPA does not inherit the agreement signed by USAir's MEC. In reality, though, the validity of the award will never get tested in court, because it requires a joint contract first, and the...

Thanks for your answers. Tom

Maybe I didn't make my reason for asking clear enough. I ask because DAL and NWA may find themselves in a binding arbitration stuation, and I'd like to gain as much knowledge of the process as possible. I'm looking for answers, not rebuttals or diatribes. While I do belong to ALPA, I don't work...

Hey, I'm a long time watcher of these boards. I'm a pilot at DAL, and majored in labor relations in college. I've had a lot of classes in arbitration and mediation, mostly taught by guys who were actually arbitrators and mediators. I've been watching your situation because my understanding of...