American Airlines Virtual

Now that all LG has been inspected (we were not sure which a/c he would be flying), it is announced that there will be Landing Rate contest in honor of Bert's BERTday today.

To enter the contest just post your best landing rate (LR) for the day here. No picture required but you may post a picture if you want. Oh, and you can post your well wishes for Bert on his BERTday (and prayers for his pax), too.

Special contest rule - Bert can deduct up to 350 fpm from his best LR.

If you are wondering how this financially lean and mean organization can afford such a contest, our prime vendor for reburbed LG has graciously volunteered to pick up the tab for the contest.

Happy birthday, BERT. May the best Bert win!


Here is my first landing. Q400 on a short island strip. I'll play this one.

Wait. One other rule. The safety committee just reneged on a previous agreement:

"No passengers, crew, or animals can be harmed in the pursuit of this contest."

Sorry, Bert.

Unfortunately, I have to work today. Not sure if i'll be able to fly, but feel free to use my currently-posted landing rate for the contest.

Thanks for the Bertday™ wishes gents. -133 fpm is just going to have to do for tonight. The GFI was fun!!! I had my hands full with that approach.

Edit:

Here is a screenshot of tonight's merry band of the usual GFI suspects:

Happy birthday Bert and just in your honor I made sure my landing rate was higher that yours (-181). Oh, I know what you are going to say....you landed after I did. No big deal. I already knew what your landing would be!

Happy belated birthday Bert. Now was that -133 fpm landing rate before or after you deducted the 350 fpm rate that you were allowed to being your bertday? I feel I already know the answer to my own question.

Stuart Stead wrote:Happy belated Bertday, you can now unload all of that Helium you were carrying to get a soft landing

I can always count on you to let the cat out of the bag Stu.

It's only appropriate that my next 2 flights are in Taco Rockets (TM)

Like falling feathers.

Very nice there Sergio....

Looks fake to me