Re: United Airlines 727-222 gross weight options

Max Q wrote:

-7 powered 727-200s must have been real slugs at 172000lbs

At Continental we had -9 powered -200s with a MGTOW of 172500 and they were hardly overpowered

Our -15 powered aircraft had a MGTOW of 190,500, they were good performers

Re: Spirit Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

…. Part of the roll-out of the stand-alone product enhancements in the months to come reflects a change in philosophy regarding the onboard experience and the BFS. June 2024 is a likely timeframe for the dissemination of this information from the company. Do you think some information could come pu...

Re: Spirit Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

I ran through Spirit's 2023 finances. Backing out identified non cash items the airline lost $141 million for the year. There could have been additional non cash items within SG&A expenses. So Spirit is not going bankrupt anytime soon as some of the ignorant press believes. But the airline can'...

Re: Spirit Airlines News and Discussion - 2024

Plenty of talk going on in the merger thread, but nothing in the Spirit thread. Taken from the article linked below - "The best-case scenario for Spirit would be a Chapter 11 filing, followed by a liquidation (Chapter 7), according to TD Cowen analyst Helane Becker." If that's the BEST ca...

Re: No APU on taxi in

My company tried this a couple years ago. I wasn’t thrilled about sitting at the gate with 1 engine running waiting for ground power to be hooked up. They finally abandoned the procedure and it’s back to “normal” now. Yes we could deplane with an engine running. We have a procedure to board with an...

Re: No APU on taxi in

My company tried this a couple years ago. I wasn’t thrilled about sitting at the gate with 1 engine running waiting for ground power to be hooked up. They finally abandoned the procedure and it’s back to “normal” now.

Re: 737-700 LGA-SJC

It was a BBJ, I saw it last night on the Signature ramp when I was taxiing to the MAT on BB. I made a joke to my FO that it was mine. It was too dark(and I was taxiing)to make out any more detail other than it was a BBJ that was light in color and had maybe some grey swooshes on it.

Re: 727-200 L2/R2 exit operation

DL_Mech wrote:

At 2:11 in the video

https://youtu.be/_0NSIy5Pi50

Re: Ambulance Jets Evacuation Rules

Also as a note during normal ops, if we had to make a fuel stop doing a medevac we had to have an airport firetruck standing by to aid in evacuation of the patient if there was an issue while fueling. This makes total sense. Do you also have an ambulance on standby? Occasionally as I recall, it was...

Re: Airline pilot's weekly schedule (approximate)

Yes training in base makes training more like a hassle. 12 hours for 3 days of training. Vs 15 hours for a 3-day trip. Reminds me of the complaints of pilots who are members of the reserve component of the armed forces when they have to do their 2 weeks of annual training. “It’s a pay cut to do ann...

Re: Ambulance Jets Evacuation Rules

Also as a note during normal ops, if we had to make a fuel stop doing a medevac we had to have an airport firetruck standing by to aid in evacuation of the patient if there was an issue while fueling.

Re: JetBlue Network - 2024

And i wonder what NK hubs stay and which would go LAS is on the stay list, I would guess. See, I've been hearing exactly the opposite. We'll see; it's definitely gonna be an "either or" for Chicago/Detroit, Houston/Dallas, etc... but the word I'm hearing is LAS is a non-starter. But plans...

Re: Learjet model conversions

I was just scrolling through Facebook and saw a post about a Lear 35 on Microsoft flight sim and how realistic the guy thought it was and he had flown them. I refrained from posting my thoughts on it :lol: Hi guys, hope this is the right forum for this. :) Hey Weezz! Welcome to this forum. Indeed, t...

Re: Learjet model conversions

Just when I was forgetting the pain and anguish that was flying the Lear, someone does a post I have to answer

Re: Learjet model conversions

The best conversion of the Learjet is when they turn them into beer cans!

Re: A321neo landing lights redesign?

I just flew a couple brand new 321Neo's and was surprised it still had the old style ones and not the fairing ones. You would think it would be more efficient and we would have opted for it, like how we don’t have brake fans because it adds weight.

Re: Boeing 727 woke me up last night

I live in Lynnwood, WA....my house is 7 miles ESE of Paine Field in Everett. At about 1:35 a.m today I was awakened by a loud jet noise....and my windows were closed! The jet roar was loud and audible for a good 4 minutes. So I logged onto Flightaware and discovered this was a Boeing 727-200 of Kal...

Re: Can I become an Pilot with only one eye?

In the US you most likely can get one. I had a couple big eye procedures done over the last couple years and my FAA doc said it would be no problem for me to get approved for one eye. It was a weight off my shoulders along with having long term disability. All is well but it was nice to know.

Re: NASA DC-8 Low and Slow Over L.A.

Heard them yesterday on SoCal approach when we were coming into SNA asking for some altitudes and headings. Was on my layover walkabout a few hours later and it was still up flying around the area!

Re: Can pilots(in North America) fly just bare minimum to stay current?

At most airlines you are expected to work and fly a schedule. my airline is one of the not very many that allows you to completely drop your schedule without using vacation and not fly at all during the month. It will still assign you flying during the monthly bidding process. after you get your sc...

Re: A380-841/842 Takeoff Thrust Procedure

Good info, thanks! The A330 Trents hav e the same feature, known in that case as MEASTO, Modified Engine Acceleration Schedule for TakeOff. Imagine having to do all of this back in the steam gauge days. No wonder they needed a FE. Wasn’t that difficult, the pilots moved the throttles up to stabiliz...

Re: Yaw Damper: On or Off?

727 / MD80, 757 and 767 yaw dampers were always on and operation was automatic, no pilot action required There were significant altitude and speed restrictions for the 727 with the failure of one of the two yaw dampers or dispatching with one inoperative Without any yaw dampers at altitude the 727 ...

Re: Question regarding the A350 and A380 MCDU

That keyboard looks like a disaster to keep clean

Re: Jets gain weight? Really?

Lots of pens dropped down out of sight by the rudder pedals.

Re: How Often is 28L/10R at KFLL Actually Used

I think I've used 10R/28L more than the north runway at this point. Landing downhill on 28L is interesting.

Re: A320Neo new landing light location

That's pretty funny! It's the little things we pick up on. The Airbus doesn't have a limit either that I have seen. The Falcon 20 did and it was 220 knots. If you forgot, the mechanism broke and they would just be hanging there under the belly after landing....so I hear.... That is funny, I imagine...

Re: Question on flying GA into El Paso, TX

3 of the 4 instrument approaches to Runway 4 at ELP are designed to touch Mexican airspace, and 2 actually start there. Good luck getting a practice LOC/DME or RNAV X to Runway 4, but they will use them if needed. When I landed at ELP, I got a visual approach to 8R coming from the East. They seem t...

Re: Question on flying GA into El Paso, TX

DTW all the time for Canada. Detroit Approach even vectors aircraft onto the approaches at Windsor, a Canadian airport.

Re: A320Neo new landing light location

That's pretty funny! It's the little things we pick up on. The Airbus doesn't have a limit either that I have seen. The Falcon 20 did and it was 220 knots. If you forgot, the mechanism broke and they would just be hanging there under the belly after landing....so I hear....

Re: New A320 Series Landing Lights

How am I ever going to slow down now??

Re: JetBlue Makes Hostile Takeover Offer for Spirit

I think B6/NK eventually gets approved. B6 gives up a good number of gates at FLL, all the NK gates at BOS, all the NK slots at LGA. I think they keep all the current NK "slots" at EWR. It would be terrible optics to award NK those EWR "slots" for more competition only to give i...

Re: Pilots' open letters to the public & picketing at airports

Well, in the Netherland, around 5% of all employees get paid more than 100.000euro's. Pilots as a group are paid in the region of 130.000 - 150.000 on average. I do no think they are in the top 5% of jobs that society needs. So I see a mismatch there. But, you didn't answer my questions. I can get ...

Re: JetBlue Makes Hostile Takeover Offer for Spirit

This was sent by SPIRITS ALPA to their CEO. And, WOW! I think they are not thrilled about having to go back and work for Indigo. I don't quite read it like that, but it is an interesting take. Without a JCBA nothing is going through. Pilots aren't going to vote for a combined contract with the curr...

Re: Detroit (DTW) Aviation Thread - 2022

I am not sure why whatever F9 is doing in ORD or CLE is even really relevant to what a combined NK+F9 would do at DTW. F9 is capturing O&D there, just like what NK is mostly doing in DTW today. I just don't see a scenario where whatever happens with the love triangle of F9, B6, NK really change...

Re: Indianapolis & St. Louis (American & Delta) & My ATP Checkride

Congrats on the check ride!

Re: JAC Closure

Q wrote:

Why can't some airlines use relocation at Yellowstone Airport (KWYS) or Driggs, ID (KDIJ) is much closer but the runway width is too narrow for Airbus 319 I am not sure if is A319 eligible to land for 75 width?

Q

Re: JetBlue bids 3.6B for Spirit

sea13 wrote:

JetSpirit? SpiritJet? JetBlue? Spirit?

Re: Frontier and Spirit to Merge!

, but Allegiant has always had their Phoenix operation at AZA (Mesa Gateway Airport). I was going off of the list of Airlines that serve SkyHarbor off of the SkyHarbor website. It might be out of date, who knows? Yeah, airlines and routes come and go. Demographics change as well. The past isn't alw...

Re: Detroit (DTW) Aviation Thread - 2022

SAN, MSP, BWI and PHL all resume on June 22, just in time for peak summer travel. Tried seasonal service last year to PHX, the first time that I can recall, and resumed this past winter. That’s a win. Miami was also recently added. MCI, OAK, DEN, PBI and BOS have lost service from Spirit. However, ...

Re: Too much fuel?

Most likely landing weight on that short of a leg. Going lower would burn more fuel off, it wasn't an issue of being too heavy to make it to 36,000'. Helps to just stay low.

Re: Spirit Airlines News and Discussion Thread - 2022

A few one off flights for the Kentucky Derby are loaded as well. Travel to SDF on 5/5, returns on 5/8. DTW, ORD, BWI at a quick check.

Re: Right and left-handed pilots and side sticks?

I thought it would be strange on the Airbus but I ended up not noticing it one bit.

Re: Do some jetliners need to level off after takeoff climb to build speed for flap retraction?

Heavy 727-200 with -9 engines when hot and high, yes for sure.

Re: On FlightAware I have never seen aircraft land on Runway 13 at LGA

I've done 13 before, you fly basically up the Hudson then they give a left 270 turn to join the ILS. Just a different view of the airport when you see it. I recall doing it the day before the DL MD88 went off the side of 13 landing in the snow. That sounds more like the River Visual 13, where you t...

Re: On FlightAware I have never seen aircraft land on Runway 13 at LGA

I've done 13 before, you fly basically up the Hudson then they give a left 270 turn to join the ILS. Just a different view of the airport when you see it. I recall doing it the day before the DL MD88 went off the side of 13 landing in the snow.

Re: Rule-of-thumb for when to extend flaps?

I was looking at a table of Maximum Flap Extended Speeds for the Boeing 727. I am assuming one doesn't lower them right on these speeds. Is there a rule-of-thumb on what speed to lower them? Ten knows below these speeds of some other rule? Flaps 2 - 245 KIAS Flaps 5 - 230 KIAS Flaps 15 - 205 KIAS F...

Re: Rule-of-thumb for when to extend flaps?

I was looking at a table of Maximum Flap Extended Speeds for the Boeing 727. I am assuming one doesn't lower them right on these speeds. Is there a rule-of-thumb on what speed to lower them? Ten knows below these speeds of some other rule? Flaps 2 - 245 KIAS Flaps 5 - 230 KIAS Flaps 15 - 205 KIAS F...

Re: What Is the Minimum Runway Width for Airline Service?

LBE(Latrobe, PA)was 98' until a year or two back. Went in there quite a few times in the A320 before it was widened to 150'. I always felt like I was back in my part 135 days going into a small airport even though the runway was plenty long. I did one of my OE flights into there as a brand new FO an...

Re: Incident at ORD. CI 744F has close encounter with ground equipment

kordcj wrote:

They were complying with the unwritten ORD rule. Never stop!
Is it generally acceptable to send aircraft onto snow covered taxiways where markings may not be visible?

Re: Frontier and Spirit to Merge!

In the event of a merger what would be most likely; ACY base merges with PHL/TTN Both of the ACY and PHL/TTN continue to operate separately ACY base closes I think post-merger that the F9 MIA base will close and will default to the nearby NK base at FLL. However, I think the combined airline will s...