tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584741916575410057.post6346475387744012395..comments2023-08-12T06:49:14.133-07:00Comments on KPAE Paine Field: Paine Field March 3Matt Cawbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536690463504929208noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584741916575410057.post-30427425727720577252014-03-04T22:52:23.221-08:002014-03-04T22:52:23.221-08:00On a first flight the ceiling has to be at least 1...On a first flight the ceiling has to be at least 1500 feet, sometimes it is lower than that all day so the flight crew does a taxi test and waits for better weather. In the winter they might wait all day.Matt Cawbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536690463504929208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584741916575410057.post-79099830612712817862014-03-03T23:35:02.026-08:002014-03-03T23:35:02.026-08:00Hi Matt. Your blog is always a good place to chec...Hi Matt. Your blog is always a good place to check in for news about the doings at KPAE. With a half-chuckle, I must note and ask about something: One of the most common phrases used in your site's captions is something like, "...scheduled for a B1 flight, but taxi tests only..." Surely, Boeing does not have that may airplanes rolling out the front door with problems sufficient to prevent flight. Is this B1-to-Taxi Test Only a routine thing, or do the engineering test pilots really discover conditions that prevent flight. If you know, what is the story? Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com