Re: Wife and Husband Flight Crew

We had a married couple that flew together at Continental on the MD80, she was the Captain, I rode jumpseat with them a few times, very professional Yes you did and if I'm thinking of the same couple they went from the MD80 to the B73's and last heard were on the B78's. Yes she was the senior of th...

Re: West Coast Florida (APF / LAL / PGD / PIE / RSW / SRQ / TPA) Aviation - 2024

crjflyboy wrote:

My brother and I flew MLB to TPA on National back in the day for $ 9 each way .... they operated a tag flight ... IAH- TPA - MLB - TPA - IAH ... a lot of NASA associated people were on those flights back in the late 60's and early 1970's

Re: 10 years ago: The retirement of Delta DC-9-50

I’m just remembering the “old heads” at EAL waxing nostalgic about FMY after moving to RSW. Most had bad memories going into Page Field in a 727 or -9. I think the only airline pilots who enjoyed FMY were the National Airlines folks with the B722's cuzz they basically only flew to MIA, TPA and mayb...

Re: Airport codes different from where you expect them to be

PI4EVR wrote:

RSW is the Regional South West Florida Airport serving Fort Myers. The original airport was Page Field and coded FMY. Page is GA only now.

Re: 10 years ago: The retirement of Delta DC-9-50

They weren't that loud when you were aboard, but you definitely heard them at DTW. Pulling up to the drop-off area at DTW back in the 1980s/1990s, you'd hear repeated roars of what sounded like thunder. They were DC-9s and 727s taking off. Today, the airport is a lot quieter. Booooo to the quieter!...

Re: 10 years ago: The retirement of Delta DC-9-50

I’d bet landing a DC-9-15 at FMY on rainy night off the VOR approach was challenging. Thankfully it was a mid afternoon visual approach, but they had an ILS and NDB (oh what a great approach that was), but don't remember a VOR RWY 5 approach. They were sure glad I could point the airport out to the...

Re: 10 years ago: The retirement of Delta DC-9-50

While I never got to fly on a DL DC-9 series aircraft, but did many trips on the MD88 and MD90 fleet (technically a derivative of the DC-9 if one wants to call it that). I did fuel them (DC-9-32) as a line guy at Ft. Myers Airways (they got the fueling contract) back in 1979, when they started to fl...

Re: Your favorite approach

Can you, Galaxy, or anyone else explain how the North Island approach worked/works? Is the SAN tower involved and if so, what instructions, clearance(s), etc. are they providing? I just saw a VC-22 on final for 27 at SAN. Obviously broke it off around 200’ and turned left to land at the NAS, so obv...

Re: Your favorite approach

My favorite one is on downwind abeam the numbers on the runway threshold at 11,000ft and the controller tells me cleared for the visual approach, but keep the speed up there's a jet on 10 mile final that theyve slowed to 170kts... okay out come the speed brakes, gear down. thrust idle. push the nos...

Re: Houston Aviation - 2024

I don't know about us having tender souls...but its definitely a poor experience lol. The way I look at it is that if you wanna go swimming you have to get wet. So cheers to progress. I simply don't want my "tender soul" to get soaked with the first TRW that comes rolling along while I'm ...

Re: Houston Aviation - 2024

FWIW, this is entirely a United Airlines project, not HAS. So HAS is not at all involved in the scheduling of the construction? I find that very difficult to believe that it is all UA who is directly involved in the scheduling of these projects and not HAS, particularly when it involves rerouting t...

Re: Houston Aviation - 2024

Great work HAS on the route from the B garage into Terminal B along the S. Terminal Road.....can't wait for the first thunderstorm moving from southwest to northeast with blowing rain right into that walkway. :banghead: :thumbsdown: OMG...I JUST EXPERIENCED THIS...a truly somber experience lol Did ...

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Is there any talk at BNA when they'll replace that gawd awful Concourse A? With the open and bright of other Concourses it should be an embarrassment to the city. Concourse A is scheduled to be demolished and replaced as soon as the D extension is finished next year. It will go from being the worst...

Re: Houston Aviation - 2024

Great work HAS on the route from the B garage into Terminal B along the S. Terminal Road.....can't wait for the first thunderstorm moving from southwest to northeast with blowing rain right into that walkway.

Re: Nashville Aviation - 2024

Is there any talk at BNA when they'll replace that gawd awful Concourse A? With the open and bright of other Concourses it should be an embarrassment to the city.

Re: Sun Country eyeing second focus city similar to MSP

If the Caribbean/South America is on their radar and will be a big factor in their decision on this one, then RSW would probably be the most logical choice. A nice thought, but where are they going to come up with more gate space, RSW is pretty full most of the year, unless their going to park on T...

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

Eastern DC7 United DC7 Do props count as “holers”? Didn't even think about it, but thanks for calling me out. But then again, at my age don't care! :lol: But after further review, the title does have "4-engine aircraft", so guess those DC7's would be considered "4-engine aircraft&quo...

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

zrs70 wrote:

IAHFLYR wrote:

Eastern DC7
United DC7

Do props count as “holers”?

Re: I was “that guy” with three carry on bags….

In my experience, in the US, very minor savings, if any, and I’ve starting clicking my trips just for comparison sake. No airline is taking 45 minutes to unload bags, just seems that way. Last time, my bags beat me to the baggage carousel after I picked up the rental car keys. There was no line at ...

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

Eastern DC7
United DC7
Pan Am B707
Delta DC8
Lufthansa A388

Re: West Coast Florida (APF / LAL / PGD / PIE / RSW / SRQ / TPA) Aviation - 2024

WOW, would have thought 12's would have been done years ago.....gov't, sure glad I'm out.

Re: West Coast Florida (TPA / PIE / SRQ / PGD / RSW / APF) Aviation - 2024

Jacksonville Center flow control issues due to short staffing at Jacksonville Center. I'll admit I've been retired for more than 12 years now, but curious why JAX has staffing issues? I would think it would be a pretty nice joint to work in and live in, but I guess not. Seems ZHU and ZFW don't have...

Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlatic?

Pan Am B707....that was a while back!!

Continental B762, B764, B772

United B763, B764, B757, B789

Lufthansa A388

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

For pilots who frequent IAH or for air traffic controllers -- can one of you explain to me how taking SC is faster/better than taking the high speed SF? By the time you brake to turn on SC, it seems you would already be at the end of SF with instructions to continue on SF to either RA or RB into th...

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

Trying to save the following aircraft from a go around, the plane went around.

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

So is 2.5NM separation insufficient?. No that is standard at IAH and numerous other airports when runway occupancy times meets some criteria. Heck, I retired 12 years ago and have slept since then, but that was the standard inside of 10 miles I believe. But when you roll to the end it can get dicey...

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

My problem is it's situational - if the timing of that next incoming aircraft meant this crew felt rushed - that can be a contributing factor - and that is on the tower to know - and if they are asking the crew to keep the speed up then know it's a bit tight. How can the controller know if a crew f...

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

Copy that. Wonder if there's a controller issue here too....was perhaps the "keep up your speed" comment mistaken given arrival rates on RWY27 to make sure they exit (even without the highspeed SF) fast enough? don't know. And yes, I know on 27 vs 27L....it goes back to my days at IAH kno...

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

Tower let them do it, but probably regrets not telling them to GTFO my runway sooner. Total bs. Having worked in that tower for many years, no regrets from the controller.....all on the crew. Rolling to the end was a common practice rather than exiting the high speed of SF, though the time saved to...

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH

Aha, so it sounds like they were coming in hot on a wet runway to make the high speed turnoff at Twy SF so they had to make a hard 90 degree turn onto Twy SC. Understeer on the tiller makes perfect sense. I don't recall him mentioning if braking action was reported poor or if they landed long, but ...

Re: ATC confusion situation

As others have mentioned quite often you'll find similar callsigns on the radio at the same time and even different airlines with the same flight number as the OP has posted. When that happened the controller "was" to inform both crews.....i.e., Delta 2022 Delta, Houston Approach, United 2...

Re: United 737 off runway at IAH