Final flight in progress...
https://fr24.com/NASA747/2e862fd3
https://fr24.com/NASA747/2e1290bb
Flying again today. Odd.
ssteve wrote:The predecessor Kuiper Airborne Observatory C-141A is still at Moffett Field. So SOFIA may simply sit if there's no other positive disposition for it.
Looks to be the last flight of another 747SP.
https://www.flightradar24.com/NASA747/2dd77f1b
Kinda looks like a bit of a joyride.
One step closer to extinction.
(I saw that the last L1011 flew just yesterday too!)
Question becomes, what is Plan B for them? Ultimately the Coyotes want to be in some sort of entertainment district but the only large enough open land I see nearby that doesn't interfere with airport operations is at Van Buren & Priest (the massive parking lot for Phoenix Municipal) which is o...
Jump to postKLMatSJC wrote:cathay747 wrote:it's still a BORING drive!
Need to make a stop in Quartzite and poke around the airport and the stored aircraft there. But otherwise, a terribly boring drive.
In town for the Arabian Horse Show. Makes sense. Charter? VIP? Cargo (transporting horses)? AFAIK it was for VIP, don't know if there was any animal transport involved. Interestingly however, according to the visitingphx website, there was a Qatar Air Force C-17 here a few days later, which I'm sur...
Jump to postSo that 727 that diverted to PHX from MZJ-MCI a while back... I believe it is the same jet that used to live on the Cutter ramp some time ago. I see it made another attempt to fly to MCI, but diverted back to PHX (I hope). I say I hope because Flightaware has it breaking off the approach and flying ...
Jump to postAll well and good, but the fact is that Phoenix is actually closer to the Canyon than Las Vegas. A quick Google maps check shows Vegas to the canyon at 279 miles taking 4:24 and PHX is 229 miles at 3:35 as I type this during morning rush hour. So its even a shorter drive if you detour thru Sedona. ...
Jump to postHi guys, new user here! I wanted to chime in on the Asia situation. Phoenix got screwed when it comes to location lottery. We are wedged between two other AA hubs DFW and LAX. Another problem is the Grand Canyon. If I were a tourist from outside the U.S. I'd rather fly into Vegas due to the GC bein...
Jump to postDon’t US regulations require international pax to clear C&I at the first landing - whether diversion or not? I didn’t know a gas and go was even allowed. If that’s all that happened (no connections) then I wonder why QF7 backtracked 750 miles from Texas to PHX. Why not just go to larger airport...
Jump to postDarthLobster wrote:Ever been to Philly? That should answer your question.
QF7 about to land on a diversion from DFW because of weather. So I'm outside working in the yard. And I hear an airplane sound that is... Unusual. I look up and there is no mistaking what it is and that there was a diversion. I'm in Gilbert and it flew almost right overhead on its way out. It sure ...
Jump to postGetting ready for fire season? Out for a walk at about 9am and the DC-10 fire tanker flew over me while landing at IWA. Apparently came in from ABQ. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/T912/history/20190401/1513Z/KABQ/KIWA We were flying to Tucson on Saturday and getting close to Pinal I said "...
Jump to postGetting ready for fire season? Out for a walk at about 9am and the DC-10 fire tanker flew over me while landing at IWA. Apparently came in from ABQ. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/T912/history/20190401/1513Z/KABQ/KIWA We were flying to Tucson on Saturday and getting close to Pinal I said "...
Jump to post910A wrote:Any rumors which airline is providing the lift for the Mariners and A's to Japan, I would assume tomorrow.
It's actually an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Cities of Tempe and Phoenix, and yes, it goes forever. https://www.tempe.gov/home/showdocument?id=1337 Departures are hindered on the west side by the 2017 court ruling that forced the FAA to quit the RNAV procedures. I do not speak legalese,...
Jump to postFolks... There is a HUGE difference between an "accusation" and "suggesting a possibility". There is also a difference between saying a pilot intentionally crashing "IS" the cause and "COULD BE" the cause. At this moment, the list of things that "could be...
Jump to postWhy would he just say "OK" if they were experiencing major issues? That seems odd to me.
Jump to postI won't miss T2. T2 is every frequent flyers' dream terminal. When I lived in PHX, I could pull into the parking garage and make it into my gate in ten minutes (assuming it wasn't the 6am rush, in which case it would take a few extra minutes). It's a convenient as it gets. Yes, it lacks the ameniti...
Jump to postLooks like the NASA SOFIA SP is getting ready to fly from Palmdale to Travis right now!
Jump to postEarlier today they had a balloon at 28,000 feet going at 280 MPH over the south, so....
Jump to postI should ask which direction the flow is usually at that time? I know when I've spotted in the early afternoon it's usually from the east but not sure what time it flips. Not sure of flow, but more direct routing moved the arrival ahead a bit to 11:53. I'm sure you saw that but... I'm at work and w...
Jump to postNot too often, maybe the first and definitely the last time, we see a 727 inbound nonstop from Hawaii... https://flightaware.com/live/flight/MGE900 What's interesting (also) is that it goes HNL-PHX-KGM-MCI today. I may have to drive to PHX to see it stop by. I should ask which direction the flow is...
Jump to postNot too often, maybe the first and definitely the last time, we see a 727 inbound nonstop from Hawaii...
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/MGE900
So what's NASA's DC8 doing repeatedly buzzing Sky Harbor today, besides making real cool contrails and no doubt getting the conspiracy theory folk all worked up. Are they testing the airport's navigation equipment?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA817
Video on a PHX news station...
http://www.azfamily.com/story/37184460/ ... start=true
This is in the air also...
https://www.flightradar24.com/DAL8905/ff2dc37
Just came in from trying to catch its contrail to the west. (Nope. One big cloud out that way...)
Jump to postNumber 3 engine suffered a conpression stall and associated damage. Lots of loud banging and streaks of flame observed just after rotation. Interesting. I know the remaining 3 engines were making a whole lotta noise as it flew over. Didn't get outside to see as it was overhead since I checked FR24 ...
Jump to postSurprised no one has said anything about the FAA and Class-Action suit settlement about the flight routes. Thought it says it will take a few more months to resolve, do they simply go back to the existing routes and cut the "Grand Avenue" departure routes? I enjoyed these departures mysel...
Jump to postAny insiders know the reason for the Terminal 4 evacuation?
Jump to postSaw a United 789 flying in yesterday evening. FR24 told me it was in from LAX. I'm guessing it was the Dodgers charter? I was not aware they were using a new Dreamliner as a sports charter.
Unless my assumption is incorrect?
That Atlas 747 currently enroute to PHX to take the team to Atlanta.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI8614
That makes sense. Atlas is flying the Cardinals and Jags.. And there you go. Omni can do the Ravens in a 767-300 or even a 777. Atlas can do the Cardinals and Jags in a 767-300 or (as they just did with the Jags) one of 3 747-400 pax birds they have available for charter. It appears that for both t...
Jump to postYeah, after a flight from FRA I want a 4 to 4.5 hour drive to the Grand Canyon. I hate to be Mr. Obvious, but you do realize that since there is no major international airport at The Grand Canyon, that every European tourist going there is going to have a significant drive, right? And yes, above an...
Jump to postI see online that the BA 744 has pushed back from the gate on the hottest day of the year and local news (Channel 12) says that the Sky Harbor temperature is 119.
So, Any weight restrictions today?
I've seen nothing since the update at t he link in reply #13 above.
Jump to postIs today the first day of the second BA 747? I see one inbound over New Mexico.
Jump to postFact: From Gila River Arena in Glendale, it is a shorter drive to Wickenburg than it is to San Tan Village in Gilbert. And that doesn't take into account the cross city rush hour traffic to be dealt with on game nights. No thanks. I've never seen why the old drive in theater location on the rez by t...
Jump to postI wonder if the new ownership of the website is scrambling to register the domain name escalators.net?
Jump to postThe visitingphx site says that the old white 727 has flown to MZJ. Sad to see it go, but glad it got to have one last flight. I'd been afraid it would be scrapped on site like the old Honeywell B720.
Jump to postMy wife and I recently flew PIT-PHX and at one point in the flight, smelled that stank. I assumed it was the in the cockpit by the pilot or other crew lighting up and that it was allowed there, but I may be wrong. The concept of the smoking section was indeed absurd, but did provide one great gag in...
Jump to postIt's now months later and the silence from this project does not fill one with confidence. Is there anything new at all?
Jump to postThat's what The Gummint WANTS you to think! Wake up sheeple!!
/sarc
tomaheath wrote:Where's it off to?
In Civil AV as this is the last flying example of a much loved civil airliner. I missed seeing it fly over AZ today, but points east on the way to Cape Canaveral have a probable final chance to see an airborne L-1011 today. https://www.flightradar24.com/N140SC/bc82877 http://flightaware.com/live/fli...
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