I doubt the reason will be made public or come to light but I'd like to know what happened here. Having followed Captain Kotnik on social media it really looked like the USAF was going to make something out of her being the Viper demo pilot, especially on the back of Captain Marvel being released.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dfwjim1" class="quote" target="_blank">dfwjim1</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The article shows a photo of a Blue Angel FA...
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Jump to postI didn't see mention of this yet to my surprise. A Piper Cherokee Arrow (a PA-28R-200) was forced to make an emergency landing on Interstate 540 in North Raleigh this morning after takeoff from <acronym title="Raleigh / Durham - International (RDU / KRDU), USA - North Carolina">RDU</acronym>. Accord...
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Jump to postRight up your alley in the way of propulsion interest, Doc, it looks like <i>Anthem</i> had some issues with her port azipod on the way back home. The article and report say only the "left" unit was working but based on the picture of her wake it looks like starboard is operating and port isn't. <a ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetwet1" class="quote" target="_blank">jetwet1</a> (<a href="#107" class="quote">Reply 107</a>):<br/><i> And we have a winner, the Empress will ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NorthstarBoy" class="quote" target="_blank">NorthstarBoy</a> (<a href="#93" class="quote">Reply 93</a>):<br/><i> On another Royal Caribbean note...
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Jump to postI'm seeing scuttlebutt on another site that Pullmantur isn't doing well financially for RCI and that two more former Royal ships, <i>Sovereign</i> and <i>Monarch</i> (the former <i>Sovereign of the Seas</i> and <i>Monarch of the Seas</i>, respectively) are destined to be transferred back to the Roya...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/WIederling" class="quote" target="_blank">WIederling</a> (<a href="#152" class="quote">Reply 152</a>):<br/><i> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira...
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Jump to postOh, but the <i>Iron Eagle</i> films. They deserve their own special place. In the original we have teenagers stealing a pair of F-16Bs which proceed to do combat in unnamed Mediterranean locale that's TOTALLY not Libya to rescue the father of one of the teenagers who was shot down. Louis Gossett, Jr...
Jump to postIn the name of running to ground which exact ship this is, I think I've narrowed down which members of the class it might be - based on the tags, the photo was taken in Europe, so that means the ship is more likely than not assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. Also at the time of their commissioning, the...
Jump to postMy guess would also be a <i>Farragut</i> class destroyer based on that slightly angular rear deck house and the placement of the masts and funnels. The only other class this made me think of would have been a <i>Providence</i> class cruiser, but they lack that steeply angled hull as you approach the...
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Jump to postRoyal Caribbean has announced they've ordered a fifth Quantum class ship from Meyer Werft. It's scheduled for delivery in Fall 2020 with a rumor of options for a sixth.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetwet1" class="quote" target="_blank">jetwet1</a> (<a href="#43" class="quote">Reply 43</a>):<br/><i> It was the Lido last time I was on an RCC...
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Jump to postEmpress is still a little too big for that Central London terminal. 2,020 passengers if I remember right. From what I hear the plan for her is, indeed, Cuba.
Jump to postIn substantial news, it looks like Royal Caribbean is bringing back <i>Empress of the Seas</i>. She had been sold to Royal's Pullmantur brand in 2008 where it sailed as <i>Empress</i>. Pullmantur is now pulling back to solely focus on the European market and <i>Empress</i> will be extensively refurb...
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Jump to postI'm currently standing on the tarmac at <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FLL</acronym>. Looks like the E and F gates have all been evacuated. Anybody know how far reaching this is and what might be going on? There's an ambulance and a couple fire...
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Jump to postYes - Royal Caribbean, for instance, altered several itineraries as a result of Hurricane Danny or Erika (forget which one now) - Freedom of the Seas, for instance did a Western Caribbean itinerary instead of the scheduled Eastern Caribbean itinerary.
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