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A Bumpier, Lower Ride for SkyWest
Regional airline SkyWest has limited altitude operations for its CRJ fleet. The measure, seen as a "company policy," has triggered rumors in the industry. (airwaysnews.com) 更多...
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Dear Pilots,
You’re well aware of our ongoing efforts to provide awareness, training, SOP updates, bulletins, and more regarding high altitude low speed events, and as an airline we have made continual improvements. However, even one event produces unacceptable risk. As professional aviators, it’s important to understand that any occurrence of these types of events is a failure of our responsibilities as a pilot and undermines our credibility as pilots and as an airline.
That’s why effective Monday, June 22 at 08:00Z, an amendment to our Operations Specifications will mandate the following operational limitations:
CRJ200 operations are limited to FL280 and below with a minimum cruise airspeed of 250 knots indicated airspeed
CRJ700/900 operations are limited to FL350 and below with a minimum cruise speed of Mach .74 or 250 knots indicated airspeed (whichever is less)
Please reference FOAB 062115-1 for full restriction details. Compliance with these altitude and speed limits is mandatory. It’s important for you to know that strict monitoring will be accomplished by our OCC and the FAA.
I know this may produce new challenges; if you have questions, please ask. We will continue to keep you updated and Flight Ops leadership is available to answer questions. As always, our primary focus must be the safety of each and every flight. Thank you for remaining vigilant and focused on this essential responsibility.
Fly Safe,
Captain T.T. Gallo
Vice President Flight Operations
You’re well aware of our ongoing efforts to provide awareness, training, SOP updates, bulletins, and more regarding high altitude low speed events, and as an airline we have made continual improvements. However, even one event produces unacceptable risk. As professional aviators, it’s important to understand that any occurrence of these types of events is a failure of our responsibilities as a pilot and undermines our credibility as pilots and as an airline.
That’s why effective Monday, June 22 at 08:00Z, an amendment to our Operations Specifications will mandate the following operational limitations:
CRJ200 operations are limited to FL280 and below with a minimum cruise airspeed of 250 knots indicated airspeed
CRJ700/900 operations are limited to FL350 and below with a minimum cruise speed of Mach .74 or 250 knots indicated airspeed (whichever is less)
Please reference FOAB 062115-1 for full restriction details. Compliance with these altitude and speed limits is mandatory. It’s important for you to know that strict monitoring will be accomplished by our OCC and the FAA.
I know this may produce new challenges; if you have questions, please ask. We will continue to keep you updated and Flight Ops leadership is available to answer questions. As always, our primary focus must be the safety of each and every flight. Thank you for remaining vigilant and focused on this essential responsibility.
Fly Safe,
Captain T.T. Gallo
Vice President Flight Operations
Pretty sad, they don't trust their own pilots to fly an airplane within the parameters of the certification standards! If I were a FSDO guy reading this I would aim at the airline and its training department rather than the pilots.
Tis sad they have taken aim at the pilots for dome reason, but I can remember about those same speed/altitude restrictions in the NWA days when I was a pax. Not sure about the speed but in most cases FSM-MEM and either CLT/GSO, we were below RVSM. Don't remember a pilot flap but that is what this sounds like.
When selecting flights, I work hard to avoid the SkyWest segments. At 6'4" all the "RJ's" are very uncomfortable. Now the main line carriers are using these planes on major routes and they are almost always full, making anything over an hour flight an ordeal. In my opinion, these planes should never be used beyond the regional niche. Flying them on routes East of IAH and DFW to major markets is keeping me from flying those routes.
Well you are correct about the regional niche being where they should be and that was intent, but folks got to seeing $ so there went the neighborhood.
