Flew on Delta standby a couple of years ago on a "buddy pass" to Rome. On the way home we did not get on the flight for five days. My sister-in-law finally told us that there was a Delta flight out of Paris with 80+ seats available/empty nearly every day. So we flew flew to Paris, spent the night and got out the next morning first class no less. We ended up in MSP instead of ATL but it was no problem getting to Houston from MSP standby. The airplane out of Rome was a 767 and did not have the range for Rome to ATL because it required a full fuel load it was weight (pax) limited. The gate people in Rome told us this happens every day and paying passengers and especially standby's always got bumped. The airplane out of Paris was an A330 and was very seldom full. Can't figure out why the heck Delta didn't just switch airplanes. The 767 could have made Paris-ATL without a problem and the same applies to the A330 out of Rome. Before you start hammering me yes, I understand the risks of flying

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There was no visual reference that night.

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I do not but every airplane built should have an AOA system.

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Forward or Back makes a whole lot more sense than Up and Down. Airplanes since time began always pushed forward to go down back to go up.

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Nobody is taught powere+pitch=performance any more. After two B757's were lost due to covered or blocked pitot tubes / static ports it was a big deal. My airline started teaching that in every sim session and you practiced it.

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RE Para 4 see my comment on side sticks.

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EXACTLY!!!!

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Most aircraft accidents are pilot error.

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The pilot monitoring would have realized the pilot flying was holding the stick in the full aft position so yes it would or at least could have helped.

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That step as been missed on occasion. Button not pressed long enough, didn't think to do it....

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