I flew N801NW in its first week of revenue service from AMS-DTW in 2003. I remember thinking how much quieter it was than the DC-10, how much bigger its engines were, and how nice that VOD IFE system was. As the DC-10 got closer to retirement, I flew west to MSP to catch my last DC-10 flight to AMS ...
Jump to postFor the period of July 2021-June 2022, WN is 3rd behind Delta and Allegiant at GRR. https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Tee&Nv42146_anzr=T4n0q%20en2vq5,%20ZV:%20Tr4nyq%20e.%20S14q%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf In 1000s: Airline Passengers Share Delta 665 20.03% Allegi...
Jump to postHere's the flight that diverted to BOS (a 19:20 flight): https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL201/history/20211127/2105Z/FAOR/KBOS Looks like it took a more northerly route. That's a long flight to still take a diversion. Here's the diversion to SJU/TJSJ (14:06): https://flightaware.com/live/fligh...
Jump to postIt looks like the 787 Dreamliners have received ETOPS 330. Using ETOPS 330, it looks like the flight might be able to take nearly the great circle route, CASA notwithstanding. http://www.gcmap.com/map?P=EZE-DRW&E=180&E=330&MS=wls&MX=540x540&PM=*&EV=410&EU=kts http://www.g...
Jump to postKeep in mind that the departures level is typically that of the aircraft deck level, approximately 1 storey above ground. Ground level would typically be the below wing services and other ground services, mostly baggage handling, but there could be some catering and such. In order to go below this o...
Jump to postFAA Notice NOTC0103 To ensure the continued resiliency of the air traffic control system amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAA is planning to temporarily adjust the operating hours of approximately 100 control towers nationwide (PDF) https://www.faa.gov/coronavirus/regulatory_updates/media/Control_Tow...
Jump to postThe winds were favoring RWY 16R, but Boeing first flight rules require a takeoff on RWY 34R. There was too much of a tailwind component. The first flight has been postponed to another day. My guess is that a departure to the north puts the aircraft over less populated areas.
Jump to postI know in the US, Allegiant charges a fee for purchasing the ticket online. One of my co-workers saved several hundred dollars for his family of 5 to fly to Orlando-Sanford on G4 by purchasing the tickets at the airport, versus buying them on their website.
Jump to postAt US airports, because international departures happen in the same area as domestic departures, duty free purchases are delivered to the purchaser on the jet bridge as they board the aircraft. The duty free shop usually asks to see the boarding pass and collects the flight information so the produc...
Jump to postI went the long way around the Earth once and flew GRR-DTW-KIX-BKK-DAC, then later on to CGP, in order to avoid LHR and earn Gold Elite on DL. Return trip was DAC-BKK-NGO-DTW-GRR.
Jump to postOne of the most beautiful aircraft ever, in cruise flight. Simply amazing. Thank you for sharing! Perhaps the only other aircraft that might have been able to fly with her for any significant period of time, aside from a sister Concorde, would be the SR-71. The B-1 Lancer could only flight at Mach 1...
Jump to postThe link is now dead, and I can't figure out how to pull it up on FR24. Here's the FlightAware page for this flight:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR850P/history/20180214/1138ZZ/EGKK/EGKK
This is the closest picture I can find to a Tu-204 and a Boeing 757-200 side-by-side.
This looks very similar to, but still better than, the following:
The nose gear on the A320 series aircraft has a strut that is not perpendicular to the fuselage (the bottom of the strut is forward of the point of rotation in the fuselage), whereas the 757's nose landing gear strut is perpendicular.
Jump to postNow I'm saddened. The world has been saddened by a few movie stars and sports stars dying this year. While I note those, I move on. This one hits a little more home. I love flying on the 747. I love watching engine #1 or #4 shake and shimmy with the turbulence. I loved his book, 747: Creating the Wo...
Jump to postAll this work and still no sarcasm indicator. This isn't an upgrade or downgrade. It's an upgauge - in bandwidth required! You have drastically reduced the RASM while increasing our CASM. I won't be visiting this site at all on mobile anymore, and I will certainly visit a lot less in general. Eyesor...
Jump to postPosting and formatting text is a lot easier, but there are a few things I certainly agree with and some things I'd like to add: ⋅ Color contrast is a lot worse. On my laptop screen, it's much harder to read. I need my big monitor. The desktop site is bearable on my tablet. ⋅ I mi...
Jump to postRWY <acronym title="Colgan Air (USA)">9L</acronym>/27R (8708 ft x 150 ft) at <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> KDTW is almost exclusively used as a taxiway. It typically has lighted X's at each end of the runway signifying that it is clos...
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/Viscount724" class="quote" target="_blank">Viscount724</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>What about a radiosonde, the piece o...
Jump to postThis Boeing document details the fuel jettison capabilities of their models.
Jump to postEnglish language <a href="http://www.klmtakescare.com/en/content/weekly-flight-using-sustainable-biofuel" target="_blank">version</a>. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cjg225" c...
Jump to postInfo from Avherald.com. Interesting in that the gear collapsed when the aircraft was already in low speed rollout.
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/LONGisland89" class="quote" target="_blank">LONGisland89</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Air Force One can be worked by reg...
Jump to postAir Force 1 would certainly show up on ATC radar, as it's not stealth. It's just blocked on all sites that show radar tracking. If you tune in VHF, you'd be able to hear it, too. ATC has special rules for handling Air Force 1, such as not ever using the Heavy designation regardless of aircraft type....
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/traindoc" class="quote" target="_blank">traindoc</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>So why does the 757 interior seem bigger...
Jump to postIf I recall correctly, aircraft operating in RVSM airspace are required to be on autopilot. Rand Peck has talked about this in his blog.
Jump to postOops, I did get it wrong. I was going off of memory. Can a moderator please fix the title?
Jump to postAn AirTran Airways Boeing 717-200, operating as flight TRS 1292, taxiing southbound on Lima, tried to turn onto taxiway Delta when it failed to make the turn and slid into the grass at <acronym title="Grand Rapids - Gerald R. Ford International (Kent County) (GRR / KGRR), USA - Michigan">GRR</acrony...
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/DTWPurserBoy" class="quote" target="_blank">DTWPurserBoy</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> Like all Airbuses it has its quir...
Jump to postI thought it was the A319 that was getting the row of first class seats removed. I have flown on a few A319s already with row 4 of FC removed. Since when has the A320 been destined to have a row removed?
Jump to postOh, I HATE this commercial! It's so fake and impossible, for several reasons. For one, I challenge the Frontier to get up to the 727-100's approach speed of 124 knots in 1000-1500 ft. Additionally, the static load on the nose landing gear (most forward CG) is 16,300 lb. That truck would break with t...
Jump to postHave you seen people drive cars? Most people can't do that well, at all, let alone flare an aircaft at the right height, airspeed, and proper place on a runway in order to have a good landing. That aside, if you want it, then it'll be easy. A basic understanding of algebra & trig would probably ...
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Jump to postI just had a 6 hour layover there on the way home from Bangladesh a month ago. Depending on the time (of day) of your layover, going into town is probably not the wisest. There is not a train, so you must take a taxi/bus/limo. I suggest going to the Day Rooms. For about $67 USD, you can rent a room ...
Jump to postI think what is disgusting is that someone posted this video on the internet knowing that this girl was puking. As a private pilot myself, when you are focused on flying the plane, you may actually not even know that someone is puking in the back seat. It has happened to me (someone was puking in th...
Jump to postI remember watching the in-flight movie on PTVs back in 1996 on <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym>'s 744s, all the way from <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> to <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) ...
Jump to postI know you guys are only interested in a plane that carried a human, but for those who are interested in anything, there was a radio controlled (okay, GPS guided) model plane that flew Trans-Atlantic in 2003 on less than a gallon of fuel. <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3819/is_2004...
Jump to postI agree, AOPA membership is definitely worth every penny, especially if you are a private pilot or any pilot! It's the cheapest thing in aviation other than watching someone else fly!
Jump to postThis isn't really a harder one, but: <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> = O'Hare's Ridiculously Delayed Others: <acronym title="Portland - International Jetport (PWM / KPWM), USA - Maine">PWM</acronym> = Portland. What, Maine? <acronym title="P...
Jump to postHey, I rented an airplane (and an instructor) on 3 May 2004 from Kjeller when I was in Norway on business, from Oslo Flyveklubb! I didn't go up in any acrobatic plane, though. I went up in a Diamond Star DA40 with the Thielert diesel! As someone who was still working towards my private pilot certifi...
Jump to postThen again, this could be the latest thing in the next round of jokes.... Before: ATCT: "Airline 340, state type of aircraft. Are you an A340 or an A330?" Airline 340: "We're an A340." ATCT: "Then would you mind switching on the two other engines and give me a 1000 feet per minute, please?" After: A...
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Jump to postYesterday, 9/16/2007, I got to fly on Compass Airlines' new E-175, N604CZ, on only her 2nd day of commercial service! What a fantastic flight on a nice, new airplane! It really did have that new airplane smell! The seat in first was definitely very comfortable and probably <acronym title="Northwest ...
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Jump to postI've been to Sint Maarten twice on business, staying an entire week the first time and 1/2 a week the 2nd time. Each time, I've stayed at the <url=http://www.sonesta.com/mahobeach/>Maho Beach Casino & Resort</url>. It's just up the road from the runway threshold and faces the approach. The hotel is ...
Jump to postI haven't seen anything on the E or the <acronym title="Skywest Airlines (USA)">OO</acronym> in the wind block in the US FMH (Federal Meteorological Handbook) No. 1 nor in WMO No. 36 Manual On Codes Volume I.1 Part A. In WMO No. 36 Vol I.1, I was looking in <acronym title="Shanghai Airlines (China)"...
Jump to postThe Dreamliner did not fly today, but the <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym> Trent 1000 received its airworthiness certification today! See <a href="http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3550061/" target="_blank">RR Trent 1000 Receives Airworthin...
Jump to postThere's just something about the way Boeing makes her wings that I think is incredibly sexy. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/cutie.gif" alt="cutie" border=0> Those wings sweep up already at rest, just imagine how much they'll sweep up in flight! (I realize that the wings are not ...
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