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by mighluss
Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Admire the skill. EY A380 strong crosswind landing at LHR
Replies: 91
Views: 21313

Re: Admire the skill. EY A380 strong crosswind landing at LHR

That huge rudder fully deflecting after touchdown ... :shock: During the storm last week, a video showed the rear view of an A380 landing, the dancing ailerons never cease to amaze me. Do you have a link to that video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyE9HnPzyQE EK A380 @ 15:30 EY A380 @ 20:00 <- p...

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by mighluss
Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Airbus redesigns A350 control panel to resist liquid spillage
Replies: 169
Views: 33850

Re: A350 engine shutdown incidents linked to cockpit drink spills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9pvG_ZSnCc
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Reading this topic, I somehow started thinking about Bob Hoover XD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9pvG_ZSnCc

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by mighluss
Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020
Replies: 1835
Views: 387146

Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020

Now low speed at 19.000 ft, over Spokane. full flaps for sure! (160 kt groundspeed) may be interesting being up there! :D

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020

Love how that "shootingstar" appeares in the last moment XDDD

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020

Low&Slow passes above the sound. If you are there,be sure to enjoy them.

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020

mxaxai wrote:
Definitely heading towards Mt. Rainier right now.


no streaming?? :(

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020

I haven't seen the chase plane for a while now.


Appeared just in a glimpse.

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:43 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

Chase plane there again!

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:19 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

Checklist787 wrote:
Lol! The N779XW loops on a small town called "Leahy"


XDD they might be watching what's going on down there!

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

Eyad89 wrote:
Interesting how the wing does not flex as much as we see with 787

Looking good though



Wait until is full of fuel and things, wings will flex for sure, look at the rotation it was almost with no nose-up attitude.

Congrats for this first take-off!

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

PixelPilot wrote:
No chase plane showing on FR24 or I'm missing something?


Is ready in BFI... BOE09X

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

They switched on the transporder from the beginning! (yesterday was switched on just in the taxi back)

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

Revelation wrote:
These helicopter shots are pure airplane porn, LOL!

I actually wouldn't mind it taking a third try if I can get more of this content.


The park stand is plain awesome!

Hey, is moving! Still need to differenciate the sound of its engines.

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by mighluss
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:02 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020 at 10am (weather permitting)

https://livestream.com/accounts/3233120 ... 746/player

worked immensely better than the Boeing site for me yesterday.


Here we go again! it's on line.
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WIederling wrote:
rj777 wrote:
When will the stream start? About an hour before takeoff?


9:30 am local time.
ref:
https://livestream.com/accounts/3233120 ... 746/player

worked immensely better than the Boeing site for me yesterday.


Here we go again! it's on line.

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by mighluss
Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:29 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 24 January 2020 (weather permitting)

Found funny that they were giving instructions to a C150 '98 in the north of the field while 777 is holding in south end.

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by mighluss
Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:09 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 24 January 2020 (weather permitting)

WIederling wrote:
DBCoop3r wrote:
She's taxing now, wingtips still up


seem to be down now.
chopper is "sitting there" waiting.

suddenly turned overexposed. the sun?


Yes, sensor is just burning itself inside the device. They just shut off, and you can somewhat hear the engines...

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by mighluss
Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 24 January 2020 (weather permitting)

https://livestream.com/accounts/3233120 ... 746/player


This one working fine for me... love the close up images of the wingtips! :D
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JetBuddy wrote:
It's now live with audio and video.

https://livestream.com/accounts/3233120 ... 746/player


This one working fine for me... love the close up images of the wingtips! :D

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by mighluss
Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:15 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 777-9 first flight 25 January 2020
Replies: 970
Views: 92256

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 24 January 2020 (weather permitting)

Thanks for the stream info! Glad to be able seeing it in a BCN friday evening.

Hoping all the success to Boeing with this aircraft in such bad times.

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by mighluss
Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Fokker 100 Crashes in Kazakstan
Replies: 99
Views: 29383

Re: Fokker 100 Crashes in Kazakstan

Uau! Maybe pilots didn't realise it wouldn't take off at all well after V1, so you have to do it however... remembers me SPANAIR in MAD in an icy version. :(

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by mighluss
Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Logic behind helicopter taxiing
Replies: 65
Views: 14376

Re: Logic behind helicopter taxiing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3YAWG-QaSw


Great view, thanks! It's seems to be going down quite fast, but then it has energy enough to do a "flare". Result: Helicopter ready to fly again next morning! :D
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wjcandee wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3YAWG-QaSw


Great view, thanks! It's seems to be going down quite fast, but then it has energy enough to do a "flare". Result: Helicopter ready to fly again next morning! :D

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by mighluss
Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:14 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Logic behind helicopter taxiing
Replies: 65
Views: 14376

Re: Logic behind helicopter taxiing

Never understood helicopters autorrotation! Airspeed is needed. Thanks!

Saw helicopters do take off runs lots os times, even experienced it once in a very loaded Mi-8 over Shimla. You can't hover a loaded helicopter without airspeed.

It's no day without learning something!

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by mighluss
Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Barcelona Airport Thread
Replies: 35
Views: 5650

Re: Barcelona Airport Thread

http://www.therouteshop.com/profiles/barcelona-airport/ Thanks for the link! I would say BKK is a perfect route for BCN but is way overserved by EK & QR (They offer good prices and conections so as a tourist you don't need a direct route), I don't think DEL will ever do to BCN. NRT & MEX are...

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by mighluss
Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: China’s high-speed trains are finally coming to Hong Kong, posing threat to HK aviation?
Replies: 50
Views: 9332

Re: China’s high-speed trains are finally coming to Hong Kong, posing threat to HK aviation?

Berlin to Madrid for which the best journey time is 19.5 hours and requires 3 connections. Well done China! These are different cases... as you say, you need lots of connections in Europe, and China has a single network (I think!). Plus you don't have high speed railways in South France. South East...

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by mighluss
Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:31 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India rules out BCN, strengthens MAD flights instead
Replies: 17
Views: 5384

Re: Air India rules out BCN, strengthens MAD flights instead

USA/CANADA airlines seems to be growing a lot since some years ago. Asia has started growing recently, even with Emirates and Qatar (one stop flights) competition. One has to remember that BCN had next to zero intercontinental flights some 10 / 15 years ago. You couldn't see a widebody a/c in weeks...

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by mighluss
Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India rules out BCN, strengthens MAD flights instead
Replies: 17
Views: 5384

Re: Air India rules out BCN, strengthens MAD flights instead

Don't forget Icelandair and Air France leaving BCN too. It's a pity seeing ICELANDAIR go, Norwegian already seem to have 2 weekly direct flights. BCN has 3 airlines flying to KEF: WOW, Norwegian and Vueling and Icelandair flew to BCN once a week so its normal that the airline leave fue route with s...

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by mighluss
Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:14 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Air India rules out BCN, strengthens MAD flights instead
Replies: 17
Views: 5384

Re: Air India rules out BCN, strengthens MAD flights instead

Don't forget Icelandair and Air France leaving BCN too. Air France started "JOON" with 51 weekly flights to Paris. I'm unable to remember if AF had any other direct flight from BCN. It's a pity seeing ICELANDAIR go, Norwegian already seem to have 2 weekly direct flights. It's a trend seei...

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by mighluss
Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:48 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Police act brutal against referendum voters in Catalonia, Spain
Replies: 183
Views: 5958

Re: Police act brutal against referendum voters in Catalonia, Spain

I don't think they were ready No they are not. This fascist behavior has no place in the EU But, will EU take part? Catalonia seeking independence from Spain is akin to the county of Surrey seeking independence from the UK. No situation is comaprable, not even Surrey, Wales, Ireland, Belgium... The...

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by mighluss
Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Police act brutal against referendum voters in Catalonia, Spain
Replies: 183
Views: 5958

Re: Police act brutal against referendum voters in Catalonia, Spain

Hi! I dont even want independence of Catalonia, but Spain has still to go through year 1975. Me, mother and aunt voted today even if it was quite an adventure doing it. I don't care about results, it's just the fact Spain don't let us vote, too much interests hidden (or not). People here are realy t...

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by mighluss
Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:58 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: "Love for the 727" Thread
Replies: 31
Views: 3180

Re: "Love for the 727" Thread

thanks! must read a little bit more about 787 flap system. :D

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by mighluss
Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:48 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: "Love for the 727" Thread
Replies: 31
Views: 3180

Re: "Love for the 727" Thread

Long time ago I've read a history about pulling some circuit breaker, allowing slats to be extended for higher and faster cruise...

anyone to refresh my lazy memory?

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by mighluss
Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:48 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Barcelona to Asia Flights- why don't they exist?
Replies: 19
Views: 4297

Re: Barcelona to Asia Flights- why don't they exist?

BCN is a touristic destination, and I think even higher yield tourists from Asia don't mind stopping at Doha/Dubai even Singapore and Istambul with bussines/first tickets, while you can find 500 EUR tickets in the same plane. Plus I think BCN is not so big (city & airport), and not far from its ...

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by mighluss
Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Beriev-200 raises alarms in Galaic-Portuguese border, landing in river Miño.
Replies: 4
Views: 2043

Re: Beriev-200 raises alarms in Galaic-Portuguese border, landing in river Miño.

Wow! ... Luckily engines were over the wing!

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by mighluss
Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Beriev-200 raises alarms in Galaic-Portuguese border, landing in river Miño.
Replies: 4
Views: 2043

Beriev-200 raises alarms in Galaic-Portuguese border, landing in river Miño.

This has to be for me one of the funniest news heard in a long time. http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/2016/08/15/avion-rusocausa-caos-baixo-mino/00031471259794656430420.htm (Spanish only) People in both sides of river Miño called emergency services after seeing a passengers plane trying to ...

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by mighluss
Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:37 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Operational Issues at Vueling leading to delays and cancellations
Replies: 23
Views: 6511

Re: Operational Issues at Vueling leading to delays and cancellations

I saw yesterday in FR24 WAMOS B747 and Plus Ultra A340 flying with VY codes, apart from ZT 757 & 767, so I think they might be short of aircrafts.

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by mighluss
Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:49 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: New Site.
Replies: 453
Views: 39109

Re: New Site.

mariner wrote:
mighluss wrote:
Click the skull... select "settings" ... upload a photo.


.


Photo has to be:

Minimum 100 x 100px.
Maximum 500 x 500px and 1M file size.
JPEG only.

Then go right down & click "save"

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by mighluss
Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:03 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: New Site.
Replies: 453
Views: 39109

Re: New Site.

I'm grateful for this thread because it's explained a few things to me. One thing I really dislike is having a"death skull" beside my name on the top right. When I click on it, it says "change avatar" but when I click on that nothing happens, it's still a death skull. As for the...

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by mighluss
Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:25 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: New Site.
Replies: 453
Views: 39109

Re: New Site.

Ok, trying things...

-unable to find my posts.
-I don't have 5 followers... maybe I'm following 5 persons.
-No starred topics?

Very Courageous on your side, I'll miss that 747... anyway I like it.

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by mighluss
Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:40 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: New Site.
Replies: 453
Views: 39109

Re: New Site.

uau! That's almost 15 years... live goes on!

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by mighluss
Sun May 01, 2016 6:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Christiano Ronaldo Buys A G-200. Neymar's Seized
Replies: 44
Views: 18296

RE: Christiano Ronaldo Buys A G-200. Neymar's Seized

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>He flies Turkish Airlines</i></font></td></tr>...

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by mighluss
Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: YAK-52 Experience In Odena/Igualada (LEIG)
Replies: 0
Views: 3667

YAK-52 Experience In Odena/Igualada (LEIG)

Last October for my 40th birthday, my friends gave me a present consisting in an aerobatic flight with a YAK-52 in Odena airfield (LEIG). After waiting until end January to find a space in the waiting list, we had to cancel it due to bad weather (low clouds) moving it to 6th March, being finally abl...

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by mighluss
Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:33 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Largest Passenger Ship You Have Seen In Person?
Replies: 52
Views: 3332

RE: Largest Passenger Ship You Have Seen In Person?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Flighty" class="quote" target="_blank">Flighty</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Lovely photo and ship.</i></font></td></tr...

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by mighluss
Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:12 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Largest Passenger Ship You Have Seen In Person?
Replies: 52
Views: 3332

RE: Largest Passenger Ship You Have Seen In Person?

I had some luck as arriving to Civitaveccia last june: Quuen Victoria: <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mighluss/IMG_3731.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mighluss/IMG_3731.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mighluss...

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by mighluss
Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Iberia Launches MAD-NRT And MAD-PVG
Replies: 67
Views: 19304

RE: Iberia Launches MAD-NRT And MAD-PVG

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/IberiaA319" class="quote" target="_blank">IberiaA319</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>In the 80s, Iberia flew to Narita vi...

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by mighluss
Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:02 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Taking A GPS On Board An Aircraft?
Replies: 23
Views: 11732

RE: Taking A GPS On Board An Aircraft?

Hi! Just managed recording a flight in my <acronym title="Baltra / Seymour (GPS / SEGS), Ecuador">GPS</acronym> for the first time last week, It's a GARMIN ETREX. I understand it's an only receiving device so I supose it's safe to use it... at least, flight attendants didn't say anything! I tried to...

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by mighluss
Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:55 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Business Class On The Finnair A350-900: BCN-HEL
Replies: 23
Views: 20839

RE: Business Class On The Finnair A350-900: BCN-HEL

Hey! Great to have some evidence that A350 was in <acronym title="Barcelona (- El Prat) (BCN / LEBL), Spain">BCN</acronym>, i've still to see it! interestingly I have been upgraded to bussines only once, it was in <acronym title="Finnair (Finland)">AY</acronym>... seats weren't as good (but well, th...

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by mighluss
Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: The An-2 Colt Experience
Replies: 7
Views: 7261

RE: The An-2 Colt Experience

Hey! gotta love the biggest single engine plane out there! I don't know if there's one near here... You made a lot of photos, if you scroll down fast, you almost make a film of it <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border=...

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by mighluss
Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:50 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Spain/India • P.2 • An Amazing EK Y Experience
Replies: 20
Views: 12336

RE: Spain/India • P.2 • An Amazing EK Y Experience

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Ytraveller" class="quote" target="_blank">Ytraveller</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>3 types of paella: chicken, veg...

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by mighluss
Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: What Happened Here? ALG Airport
Replies: 0
Views: 1473

What Happened Here? ALG Airport

Found this looking at FR24 right now: One Air Argelie flight DAH332, took off from <acronym title="Algiers - Houari Boumediene (Dar-el-Beida) (ALG / DAAG), Algeria">ALG</acronym>, to return short after, after doing one go-around, and one last minute rwy change. <table border="0" width="102" cellpadd...

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by mighluss
Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Best Economy Seats, Emirates 777-300ER ARN-CPT
Replies: 33
Views: 55332

RE: Best Economy Seats, Emirates 777-300ER ARN-CPT

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/simpan97" class="quote" target="_blank">simpan97</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>Which seats numbers where empty on the 7...

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by mighluss
Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:19 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: An ATR72 Armada (B)inter Canarias: ACE-LPA-SPC-LPA
Replies: 31
Views: 9884

RE: An ATR72 Armada (B)inter Canarias: ACE-LPA-SPC-LPA

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sultanils" class="quote" target="_blank">sultanils</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Nice mural but what does it stand...

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