Ok, may be I'm exaggerating my enthusiasm. I wouldn't know if I like Nashville or not. I've only ever been to the hotel, and this new one is, thankfully, pretty nice.
After an all-too-early wake up (5:00 am) this morning, we got out of Charleston a bit late due to some technical difficulties with dispatch. We were also a bit delayed leaving for Nashville as well, as the inbound plane we picked up in Cincy left Chicago late for the same reasons.
Shortly after takeoff, a stuck mike on another airplane almost was a problem for us, but luckily we were able to get the correct frequency for our next controller and continued to Nashville without further incident (a "stuck mike" is a pilot or controller's microphone that won't turn off, thus blocking everyone else's ability to communicate. All you can hear is the person trying to figure out why they can't turn off their mike or why they don't hear anyone else. It can be funny if they don't know they're broadcasting, and possibly a little embarrassing if they're not careful what they say).
Here's some more gee-whiz aviation stuff: a lot of navigational fixes in our airspace system are named after something appropriate to their locations. Coming in to Nashville this morning we flew the GUITR FOUR arrival over the "FIDDL" fix, and then went direct to "JUDD" on the approach, bypassing "REABA" and "WAYLN". I love's me some country music!
Not much else after getting to the hotel...a little nap, some studying, some internet (listed the superu on craigslist in OH)...etc, etc. Two leg days are pretty easy, and I'm grateful for them after a short night's rest.
Got another early show tomorrow, so its early to bed for me tonight...4:15's gonna come early!
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