Yea for my driveway.

Late to reply here, but I have the BlackBerry Curve 8900 that was launched in the US with T-Mobile in February, and I LOVE it. Great handset, and a huge improvement over the previous Curve.

Good to know. This new software for the G1 seems fine, but I am still undecided.

So I usually try to give the airlines/crew the benefit of the doubt (all those safety statistics n'at) and not be a drama queen. But if I have all this right:

PIC in command was new to the plane type combined with a fairly green FO
PIC never simulated stall recovery in that aircraft
FO was new enough to have never even seen ice on a plane before
FO didn't even know how to properly fill out a log book
FO had redeyed it back from a ski trip (something that I can't handle for my office job)
PIC failed check rides left and right
PIC thinks flying intersections instead of direct VOR is just too much work.
FO was so sick she could barely get her numbers right and accidentally responded back to ATC instructions for another aircraft.

Did I miss anything? I'm posting to the Box because I think the denizens here are better calibrated than the usual flight accident thread posters, but based on the above am I going overboard by actively avoiding Colgan at this point?

I'm avoiding your routes (for now).

You should see the animal market in Jakarta with dozens of cats and guinea pigs, as well as many other animals, for sale (and not to be used as pets, either - think stew). I did not know that cats panted when hot until I saw this market. Also for sale are monkeys, exotic birds, venomous snakes, and other reptiles.

You missed the part about the sterile time being violated.

Either way, I'm not sure I would avoid Colgan. I have a friend that flew for them up until a few months ago and he was a great pilot (CO hired him directly).

Yes, that would be sufficient time, unless the GRU-EWR flight is delayed.

The lack of 3G data is the only drawback to the phone. However, the processor is so fast on this thing that it loads web pages pretty fast, and when compared side by side to my partner's AT&T BlackBerry Bold, it's not that much slower. And, I try to keep it on Wi-Fi whenever possible for both voice and data. So I don't deal with the lack of 3G being a major issue very often. Other than that, it's a great phone.

This whole thing makes me think twice about flying Colgan.

Are you just messing with ALCO? Coz co-hubbing at THR will put both of you in serious disadvantage.

He honestly didn't know I was already based at THR before starting his airline. However, I do welcome his revolutionary fervor.

I just noticed that rkkwan is also a hemispheriphobe. No S. Hemisphere lines on the FlightMemory. You and fozz should start a support group.

Add me to the list. Within sight when I was in the Maldives, but still no crossing.....

Correct. Never been to the S. Hemisphere. Southern most point is Singapore.