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by jhooper
Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Last C-5A Retirement
Replies: 3
Views: 2364

Last C-5A Retirement

Does anyone know when 00461 at Westover is going to Wright-Patt? I've heard sometime this month, but not sure of the date. Think they'll take Space As?

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by jhooper
Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:44 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Upgrading To Captain
Replies: 42
Views: 12834

RE: Upgrading To Captain

They don't do all of that in the states. The interviews, performance reviews, etc all take place in the new hire selection process and probation period. The idea is that they're hiring future captains from the start; if they don't believe you'd hack it in the left seat, they don't hire you in the fi...

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by jhooper
Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:28 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Cass Jumpseat
Replies: 25
Views: 8662

RE: Cass Jumpseat

CASS is a security-sensitive subject. Ask your employer for the information you require. Nobody with knowledge on how to access cockpit jumpseats should post such knowledge on a public forum. If your employer can't provide the answers, then you're probably not eligible.

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by jhooper
Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: DL Gets To Stay At Love Field
Replies: 91
Views: 18070

RE: DL Gets To Stay At Love Field

Somebody please give me a logical argument (not necessarily a legal one) why Delta should not be allowed to operate a handful of flights to Love Field?

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by jhooper
Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: No More TSA "Opt Out"
Replies: 118
Views: 18684

No More TSA "Opt Out"

Sorry if it's already posted, but I couldn't find it. Just read on cnn.com that there is no longer the option of "opting out" from the body scanner. They can now direct you to go through the advanced imaging technology whether you want to or not. I figured we'd get to this point eventually. They jus...

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by jhooper
Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:03 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: How To Tell If A Delta Ticket Is Refundable?
Replies: 6
Views: 14537

RE: How To Tell If A Delta Ticket Is Refundable?

It says H class. SAT-ATL

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by jhooper
Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:52 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: How To Tell If A Delta Ticket Is Refundable?
Replies: 6
Views: 14537

How To Tell If A Delta Ticket Is Refundable?

I'm trying to determine whether or not a ticket I purchased from Delta is refundable. I selected "refundable tickets only" during the web search, but I'm reading through the fare rules and can't tell exactly where it says whether or not the ticket is refundable. It's an 'H' fare. Can anyone point me...

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by jhooper
Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:46 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5's Location In U.S.
Replies: 63
Views: 18844

RE: C-5's Location In U.S.

9007 on 9/29. Balls Two was delivered today.

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by jhooper
Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:11 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5's Location In U.S.
Replies: 63
Views: 18844

RE: C-5's Location In U.S.

9002 is going to the boneyard on 8/20.

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by jhooper
Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Compass Awarded American Eagle 175s
Replies: 11
Views: 7512

RE: Compass Awarded American Eagle 175s

Where will they be based?

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by jhooper
Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:53 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: ATL Air Traffic Control "Joke" Forces Go Around
Replies: 124
Views: 31722

RE: ATL Air Traffic Control "Joke" Forces Go Around

A pilot will instinctively execute a go-around within milliseconds of being commanded by ATC to do so. It really is too late by the time he said "just kidding". Now, should he be fired? We're all spring loaded to throw people under the bus these days, but I wouldn't necessarily go that far. He defin...

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by jhooper
Sun May 25, 2014 7:03 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Differences Between ATC In USA Vs UK
Replies: 62
Views: 17925

RE: Differences Between ATC In USA Vs UK

Mostly minor differences in phraseology. For example, in Europe you hear "When ready, descend flight level 200" where in the states you'd hear "Descend at pilot's discretion, maintain flight level 200". Over the UK, I hear a lot more "maintain present heading; report heading to London Control on XXX...

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by jhooper
Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: T-6 Autopilot
Replies: 4
Views: 4045

RE: T-6 Autopilot

No. The object of that plane is to teach people how to fly, not how to manage automation. That comes later.

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by jhooper
Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5's Location In U.S.
Replies: 63
Views: 18844

RE: C-5's Location In U.S.

If anyone is interested, 80219 was just sent to DMA a couple of days ago.

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by jhooper
Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: DL 744 Or 77L DTW Routes
Replies: 7
Views: 4784

DL 744 Or 77L DTW Routes

Are there any DL 744 or 77L flights leaving after 5:15pm out of DTW?

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by jhooper
Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Revised New York Oceanic Clearance Procedures
Replies: 1
Views: 8655

Revised New York Oceanic Clearance Procedures

I have a question about the New York Center NOTAM A0017/13 pertaining to new procedures for obtaining an oceanic clearance for eastbound flights entering the New York OCA. It starts off by stating the procedure for getting the oceanic clearance changed on Feb. 5 so that now an ATC clearance on the g...

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by jhooper
Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pilot Arrested For Flying Over Power Station
Replies: 67
Views: 23278

RE: Pilot Arrested For Flying Over Power Station

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/freakyrat" class="quote" target="_blank">freakyrat</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>FDC 4/0811 SPECIAL NOTICE THIS <acrony...

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by jhooper
Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:55 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: DL 757 Mechanical In SAT?
Replies: 2
Views: 3014

RE: DL 757 Mechanical In SAT?

Looks like a maintenance shakedown flight of some kind...

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by jhooper
Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pilot Grounded For Being Too Safe?
Replies: 75
Views: 20821

RE: Pilot Grounded For Being Too Safe?

Airlines are in business to make money. They're only willing to be as "safe" as required to keep the FAA off their backs and avoid costly lawsuits. It's impossible to be 100% safe, because the 100% safe solution is to not fly at all, ever. That's where risk management comes into play, which is why t...

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by jhooper
Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:00 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: 84-0059 Crash Anniversary
Replies: 33
Views: 9120

RE: 84-0059 Crash Anniversary

I'm not trying to give this crew a pass, but the AMP design didn't set them up for success either. In a legacy airplane, this would have never happened because the tape instruments are too intuitive and unmistakable. In the AMP, the engine instruments were difficult to interpret and it wasn't readil...

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by jhooper
Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:33 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Why Does AF1 Have A Refueling Port?
Replies: 27
Views: 11214

RE: Why Does AF1 Have A Refueling Port?

I wonder if TACC is as anal about extra fuel loads for AF1 as they are for everyone else!

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by jhooper
Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:26 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: When You Actually Appreciate Ryanair . . .
Replies: 28
Views: 6160

RE: When You Actually Appreciate Ryanair . . .

I've bought a couple tickets on Ryanair for around 20 Euro each, so it can be a great way to get from point A to point B if you don't care about frills.

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by jhooper
Fri May 14, 2010 4:29 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Place To Take Kids During Summer
Replies: 3
Views: 2656

Place To Take Kids During Summer

What are some good places to take a kid (7-year-old) during the summer in the USA? (Besides Disney World). Thank you!

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by jhooper
Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:54 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: What Would Happen If Reversers Deployed Inflight?
Replies: 38
Views: 9698

RE: What Would Happen If Reversers Deployed Inflight?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EMBQA" class="quote" target="_blank">EMBQA</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i> Don't forget about the C-5 that crashed during ...

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by jhooper
Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:50 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: FAA Part 121 Pilot Qualifications Nprm
Replies: 0
Views: 5937

FAA Part 121 Pilot Qualifications Nprm

The FAA has proposed a rule that would require all pilots employed by a Part 121 carrier possess an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, or otherwise meet the aeronautical experience requirements of an ATP. The comment period on this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) closes tomorrow, but yo...

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by jhooper
Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:38 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: B-17 Over Round Rock, TX?
Replies: 5
Views: 4842

RE: B-17 Over Round Rock, TX?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LEr2921TNc>" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LEr2921TNc></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H_4EYb5tK4>" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H_4EYb5tK4></a> Is it this one? I got this ride in Georgetown, <acronym title="C...

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by jhooper
Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:31 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: How High Can A Unpressurized Plane Go?
Replies: 52
Views: 25976

RE: How High Can A Unpressurized Plane Go?

From a physiological standpoint, FL250 is as high as you'd ever want to go unpressurized.

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by jhooper
Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:18 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: HKG-SIN Flight Profile/Data
Replies: 5
Views: 3370

HKG-SIN Flight Profile/Data

I'm not really sure what you're asking. All these parameters really depend on what you're trying to build. I assume what you, or anyone else designing a new airliner, are trying to do is reduce a customer's cost per seat-mile compared with the aircraft currently on the market serving those cities. A...

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by jhooper
Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:28 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: How Legitimate Are The Onboard Rules?
Replies: 55
Views: 5823

RE: How Legitimate Are The Onboard Rules?

Most airlines allow you to talk on your cell phone as soon as you're clear of the active runway.

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by jhooper
Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:59 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Do You Spot?
Replies: 10
Views: 2571

RE: Do You Spot?

I have one, but for some reason the signal couldn't get through the cockpit windows.

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by jhooper
Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:52 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Getting ATP As A Miliary Pilot
Replies: 5
Views: 5724

RE: Getting ATP As A Miliary Pilot

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/UH60FtRucker" class="quote" target="_blank">UH60FtRucker</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Yes. And legally you are not suppo...

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by jhooper
Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:13 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Getting ATP As A Miliary Pilot
Replies: 5
Views: 5724

Getting ATP As A Miliary Pilot

61.39(b)(2) allows one to use an expired ATP written test report to take the practical test for the ATP, provided you are a military pilot who completed the PIC qualification program in an aircraft appropriate to the rating sought. I ask because I currently hold expired written test results. While I...

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by jhooper
Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:50 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Standing TRTs- Do Civilian Airlines Practice It?
Replies: 5
Views: 3349

RE: Standing TRTs- Do Civilian Airlines Practice It?

I haven't seen a civilian airliner doing them exactly like in Fred; I'm pretty sure the controllers at <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> would be a little ticked by someone spending an extra 25 sec on the runway with engin...

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by jhooper
Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:36 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Domestic Vs. Flag Vs. Supplemental
Replies: 0
Views: 4357

Domestic Vs. Flag Vs. Supplemental

You can probably guess what I'm going to ask by the thread title. I'm studying to take the ATP written (again) because I figured I'd actually get the ticket this time rather than let the written expire. I'm trying to remember all the different fuel reserve requirements that apply to flag, domestic, ...

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by jhooper
Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:48 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Life Of A Cargo Pilot
Replies: 31
Views: 44634

RE: Life Of A Cargo Pilot

oh, and you get good catering served onboard as opposed to the shopette runs you're used to. Wake up a couple hours before takeoff, no more 4+15 alerts!

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by jhooper
Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:45 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Life Of A Cargo Pilot
Replies: 31
Views: 44634

RE: Life Of A Cargo Pilot

It's not a whole lot different than flying Fred, except that the crews are much smaller, the jets are much more reliable and keep moving (i.e. when you land somewhere, another crew meets the airplane and keeps going, your plane doesn't enter crew rest with you), because it's all about the $$$$$! Tha...

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by jhooper
Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:16 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5 At MSP
Replies: 7
Views: 5361

RE: C-5 At MSP

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by jhooper
Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:40 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Do Airlines Share Pilots In Emergency Situations?
Replies: 23
Views: 5449

RE: Do Airlines Share Pilots In Emergency Situations?

Interesting enough, before I was furloughed, I flew 747 classics for a U.S. Part 121 supplemental air (cargo) carrier. I happen to collect the World Air Routes/Just Planes series of DVDs, and I was watching a cockpit video of the very airplane type I flew at another carrier. The airplane was being o...

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by jhooper
Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:13 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: B43 Vs B44 Rerelease Fuel Requirements
Replies: 4
Views: 17509

RE: B43 Vs B44 Rerelease Fuel Requirements

cool, thanks Dispatchguy. That clear it up for me..

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by jhooper
Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:48 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: B43 Vs B44 Rerelease Fuel Requirements
Replies: 4
Views: 17509

B43 Vs B44 Rerelease Fuel Requirements

I think I have a basic understanding of the B43 and B44 rquirements. In Summary (from the top of my head): B43-Carry enough fuel to get to destination + 10% of time in Class <acronym title="Business Air (United Kingdom)">II</acronym> Airspace + Approach/Missed Approach + Fly to Alternate + Holding B...

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by jhooper
Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:11 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast
Replies: 56
Views: 16441

RE: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast

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by jhooper
Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:03 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast
Replies: 56
Views: 16441

RE: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast

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by jhooper
Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:18 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast
Replies: 56
Views: 16441

RE: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast

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by jhooper
Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:46 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast
Replies: 56
Views: 16441

RE: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast

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by jhooper
Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:06 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast
Replies: 56
Views: 16441

RE: C-5A Galaxy Retirement Chances Going Up Fast

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by jhooper
Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:57 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: DL Changed My Int. Flight Date, Didn't Notify Me.
Replies: 15
Views: 5979

RE: DL Changed My Int. Flight Date, Didn't Notify

Sorry they did that to you. I haven't looked at the CoC lately, but chances are they're wthn their rights to do that. Good luck; maybe you can call and work out something at no penalty to yourself.

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by jhooper
Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:43 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Third C-5M Delivered To Dover AFB
Replies: 16
Views: 8933

RE: Third C-5M Delivered To Dover AFB

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by jhooper
Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:45 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Third C-5M Delivered To Dover AFB
Replies: 16
Views: 8933

RE: Third C-5M Delivered To Dover AFB

Got to crawl through that one last week. Sweet!

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by jhooper
Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:21 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: F-16 Crash In Utah
Replies: 2
Views: 6208

RE: F-16 Crash In Utah

The pilot was one of my instructors at Laughlin. VERY sharp dude! My most memorable flight at pilot training was the formation solo against then Lt. Houghton. RIP.

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by jhooper
Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:05 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Atlantis Ferry Flight Back To KSC May/June 2009
Replies: 17
Views: 6667

RE: Atlantis Ferry Flight Back To KSC May/June 2009

Dang, it made a surprise stop right here in San Antonio! Left about 15 min ago. I could have seen it, but I missed it! Will probably never come through here again  <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" alt="Sad"> Next stop is Columbus AFB, <acronym title="Egyptair">MS</acronym>...

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