Everts Air Cargo in Alaska operates the DC-6 and the C-46.
Jump to postUnited's COS-DEN route is also purely for connections. You could drive from Colorado Springs to Denver faster than it takes to drive to COS, go through security, hop on the plane, fly to Denver, and get out of the airport to the city.
Jump to postIt's a shame that Ausin was never made a hub for any airlines, the airport has a clean layout with room for expansion, and just about every LCC airline uses Austin as a focus city <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym>, <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym>, <acronym ti...
Jump to postIt looks like there is a mass of airtran 717s making their way to <acronym title="Goodyear - Phoenix / Goodyear (Litchfield Municipal / NAS) (GYR), USA - Arizona">GYR</acronym> as we speak. I surely hope someone is able to photograph all these birds together at <acronym title="Goodyear - Phoenix / G...
Jump to postOne thing that hasn't been brought up. What is <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> going to do with <acronym title="American Eagle (USA)">MQ</acronym>? Before the merge was official, <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> put <acronym title="Skywest Airlines (USA)">O...
Jump to postIf they strapped larger engines under the wing it would negate needing a 3rd engine. Now we're looking at a redesigned twin <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11. Now we're in competing territory with things like the 767 and A300 freighters. Too costly, with all the other options that are ...
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/ZBBYLW" class="quote" target="_blank">ZBBYLW</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>So what about a foreign airline that flies s...
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Jump to postUA (Ex-CO) retired the last of their 737-500s the other month. Southwest I believe is the last scheduled air carrier in the U.S. to operate the 737-500, and they only have 19. So 19 in the U.S. right now is your answer. Not sure about the rest of the world.
Jump to postThis is great news. Since <acronym title="OLD: Austin - Robert Mueller Municipal (AUS / KAUS) (closed), USA - Texas AND CURRENT: Austin - Bergstrom International (AFB) (AUS / KAUS), USA - Texas">AUS</acronym> opened up in 1999, it has been a world class facility. It is great to see them expand at a ...
Jump to postRegardless of how the rule may hurt or help the quality of new hires in the industry, pilots must learn to adapt and just do their time. There are a LOT more jobs than just Part 121 operations that a commercial pilot can get hired to do for far less time than 1,500 hours.
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/copter808" class="quote" target="_blank">copter808</a> (<a href="#65" class="quote">Reply 65</a>):<br/><i>I seem to have missed something here.....
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/BN747" class="quote" target="_blank">BN747</a> (<a href="#28" class="quote">Reply 28</a>):<br/><i>And this is exactly my sentiment. They don't h...
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/BN747" class="quote" target="_blank">BN747</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>I'm no pilot, true (by choice), but I spend a ...
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/zeke" class="quote" target="_blank">zeke</a> (<a href="#218" class="quote">Reply 218</a>):<br/><i>Those latches are designed and built in the US...
Jump to postGood news! That's too bad that KTXK is just on the other side of the border over in Arkansas. That airport is valuable to flight training opportunities in Northeast Texas. <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/banghead.gif" width="25" height="20" bord...
Jump to postGreat discussion going on here about CRM. I am surprised the FO let it go so far, but understanding the Chinese culture also brings into perspective a serious issue that often seems overlooked in other countries. Props to the FO for speaking up!
Jump to postMight not seem like history now, but in 50 years it will be quite historical, and much more historically significant than other 767-200s that are out there. Money is a huge motivator as everyone else has stated. We will have to wait and see who takes it, and I'm sure there will be spotters who follo...
Jump to postAUS-<acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>, <acronym title="OLD: Austin - Robert Mueller Municipal (AUS / KAUS) (closed), USA - Texas AND CURRENT: Austin - Bergstrom International (AFB) (AUS / KBSM), USA - Texas">AUS</acronym>-<acronym title="San ...
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/PHX787" class="quote" target="_blank">PHX787</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Ok I wasn't reporting the exact barometric pre...
Jump to postThis looks like a normal approach (not normal for the gear to not be down obviously...) and normal gear extension speed. Gear doors don't close until 00:36, and the bird touches down at 00:52 that's 16 seconds between the end of the gear extension cycle, and touch down. Even on a 3 degree glide slop...
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/Starlionblue" class="quote" target="_blank">Starlionblue</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Pffft, TWA already did this in 197...
Jump to postThat's really cool! Am I right in thinking that the trailing edge flap device can be used in cruise to change the center of lift which would result in changing pitch in cruise reducing drag on the airframe?
Jump to postI don't visit these forums very much, but thanks for sharing! It must have been nice living the dream. Are you glad to be done or does a part of you wish you could keep going? Just curious. I hope you enjoy your years of retirement to the fullest!
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/727LOVER" class="quote" target="_blank">727LOVER</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>So what are the actual numbers for ...
Jump to postWind can have a big impact. Weight can also have a large impact. When I've been spotting at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, I had planes all rotate and climbing out in relatively the same spots compared to the control tower all day. I had so...
Jump to postSad to see 334 go. I saw that plane several times. Back when I was just a kid I remember seeing that plane and identified it as the "first shamu with the blue tail." Back when the blue was a rare new paint at <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym>, and 334 was one of the earlier bird...
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/FlyASAGuy2005" class="quote" target="_blank">FlyASAGuy2005</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Looking out several weeks, it ...
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/Longhornmaniac" class="quote" target="_blank">Longhornmaniac</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i> We haven't had DC-9s here in ...
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/flyingturtle" class="quote" target="_blank">flyingturtle</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>Well, I looked for an example im...
Jump to postI was a bit of a flight simulator junky before starting my flying career. I have a few thousand hours in flight sim. However, you cannot count that towards real world flying experience one bit. Sure I understood systems, and procedures a lot quicker than someone with no <acronym title="STAF Argentin...
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/flyingturtle" class="quote" target="_blank">flyingturtle</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Does the A/C put on weight over ...
Jump to postIt's great to hear the A380 out perform its' promise. Maybe this will lead to more carriers in the future trying to place the A380 in their fleet.
Jump to postThere are actually a fair amount of names. There are names and then there are nicknames. You have to be careful to not confuse the two. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in fact has the name "Dreamliner". The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental incidentally is named "Intercontinental." The Convair 990 was calle...
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/type-rated" class="quote" target="_blank">type-rated</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>The problem is you are getting into an...
Jump to postSFO actually went to having ZERO <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80s, and I'm not %100 sure, but I heard they went back to 1X daily into <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>. It's a new age in aviation sadly. On the plus side, <acro...
Jump to postBesides security issues. If the airplane is left unattended it is probably a good idea to have anything that is not a part of the airplane removed from the airplane to prevent possible damage while being unattended. That was one thought I had...
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/N243NW" class="quote" target="_blank">N243NW</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>You're probably hearing the fuel being introdu...
Jump to postFrom the general tenor of the <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> lately, and from the general tenor of commercial airline pilots these days (especially well paid <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> pilots), I am willing to bet it was the <acrony...
Jump to postCheck out this blog. This pilot is a US Airways Airbus A320 series captain. Lots of great stories to read. <a href="http://flightlevel390.blogspot.com/">http://flightlevel390.blogspot.com/</a> I recall in some of his blogs they flew at a lower altitude to burn off excess fuel because they can't arri...
Jump to postOne time when I was flying out of <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> on an <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> 767-300, our fligh...
Jump to postSEABOSDCA thanks for sharing that! I think what will play a huge factor in this case may all be seen in the last exhibit, exhibit I. Exhibit I is an except from the operating manual and it states: "If the installed database is not appropriate or a "NOT <acronym title="MAT Macedonian Airlines (Greece...
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/brilondon" class="quote" target="_blank">brilondon</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>Seriously!? </i></font></td></tr></tab...
Jump to postThey should just do like they always did to Mr. T in the A-Team. I'm sure that kid wouldn't be saying "Bettah not put me on no airplane foool!" Sorry I couldn't resist <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> In al...
Jump to postSouthwest Airlines has an amazing offering of routes. With the way they work their fleet you can find yourself on nonstop transcontinental routes, or you can find yourself flying multi-stops. Pick your poison. I used to love flying <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> between <acro...
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/KELPkid" class="quote" target="_blank">KELPkid</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i> Hard to tell with no engines on the airfram...
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/IDAWA" class="quote" target="_blank">IDAWA</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Do the Saudia <acronym title="Air Madagascar">...
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/Giancavia" class="quote" target="_blank">Giancavia</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i>zzzzZZZzzz if a livery looks bland the...
Jump to postIn typical airliners.net fashion, the masses whine about a livery... It looks good to me. Maybe it's not as exciting as everyone expected, but you know they have invested in painting over their entire fleet in the Conti-nited paint scheme. Now's not the time to completely alter it, but a little 'som...
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