I think folks are still overlooking the actual problem - ATC is massively understaffed and handcuffed by poor management of military airspace in high level sectors of concentrated airspace that see seasonal spikes in demand and problematic weather systems. While well compensated, US air traffic cont...
Jump to postIt is very rare for airlines to have aircraft sit that long, at an out station, unless there is a compelling commercial or operational reason to do so. For example, because of the lack of a major time difference, a lot of Northern Hemisphere carriers park at their Southern Hemisphere destinations fo...
Jump to postThe problem kind of reminds me of golf. At a local course you have your regulars that get the same tee time every day. Then the holidays hit and all the tourists want to play at the same time. Most courses don't all of a sudden allow 45 tee times at 8AM just because of the tourist demand. When the ...
Jump to postWe actually do NO APU taxi-in, both on narrow-, as well as on wide-bodies at our home base. Most of the time it works pretty well - the ground staff is aware and waiting with ground power. As others mentioned, the main advantage is saving an APU start cycle, not fuel. What I can’t understand is low...
Jump to postActually, IFR traffic does not have priority at a VFR Class D tower. Now, the tower will likely give priority to getting a departure with a release out, but they sequence the runway the same way regardless of VFR or IFR. They can and will tell approach to hold IFRs if needed as well, due to their o...
Jump to postUsing Visual Flight Rules to facilitate operational efficiency is no more a loophole than using Instrument Flight Rules to avoid airspace clearance issues is. I've flown light GA into 5 Class B airports. IFR arrivals every time and only 1 VFR departure. I never had an issue getting in, which would ...
Jump to postCAT III isn’t cheap to maintain, either. But for most operators it’s one or the other, not both. Fly with a HUD and you won’t go back, but that’s not part of airline financial considerations. A HUD is a great piece of kit for lots of things beyond CAT III, too. I’ve flown with many pilots at my car...
Jump to postUsing Visual Flight Rules to facilitate operational efficiency is no more a loophole than using Instrument Flight Rules to avoid airspace clearance issues is. I've flown light GA into 5 Class B airports. IFR arrivals every time and only 1 VFR departure. I never had an issue getting in, which would h...
Jump to post2 flights last week to Vegas and Seattle were Allegiant. Return from the Seattle game was BFI-DAL G44766 flight up was 4765 LAS game was DAL-LAS flight 4101 Given that G4 doesn’t serve the Seattle area, wonder who they contracted for ground handling Most likely one of the FBOs. United is handled by...
Jump to postThe LGA beyond perimeter thing won't happen, but that would actually be a nice offer for the airlines to have for DCA.
Jump to postCome to think of it, it sort of mirror Turkey's changes in the past decade or so. Erdogan's Turkey is very, very similar to Netanyahu's Israel, only with Turkey having done more about improving infrastructure. They are also both very cozy with Russia. Erdogan's time seems to be coming to an end tho...
Jump to post"The issue of late has been problems with upper level airspace." Please explain.....thanks ZJX is very poorly staffed for all their crossing traffic in the upper flight levels. Many TRACONs can handle TEC up to FL230 (most don't, except the really big ones like SCT/NCT/N90/C90/etc), but a...
Jump to postA good deal of the US Greek diaspora is from the North, so I have to wonder of that, combined with the growth of SKG as a destination of its own could attract something like a seasonal 763 to EWR from UA. I really like Cycladic's concept, though they have to be hurt by EASA single engine IFR rules. ...
Jump to postFire them and reform UK airport security, to be more efficient, more effective, less theatrical
Jump to postWe very seldom use wing anti ice. I never have, and most guys I talk to may have used it a couple of times in decades. As ArcticFlyer says, it has to be "really bad", like extended holding at -2 in clouds or something. Engine anti-ice is routinely used from +10 Total Air Temperature to -4...
Jump to postOk - so while pulling the VFR move isn't technically a dodge - it can exacerbate an already bad situation. Either way - it adds to the need for some type of organized flight restriction into an airport like PBI or HPN during peak demand - when that demand is clearly greater than what the airport ca...
Jump to postSince LGA is Class B, you're getting IFR separation services anyway. Class B separation with VFR aircraft isn't IFR separation. ATC provides VFR aircraft 500' vertical or 1.5 NM from VFR/IFR that weigh more than 19,000 pounds and 500' vertical or target resolution between VFR/IFR aircraft weighing ...
Jump to postSuper short VFR corporate flights with King Airs and Citations into LGA are relatively common. If they don't need the altitude for range/cost, and the weather permits, it can make sense to go VFR and ATC can actually be the accommodate it. Since LGA is Class B, you're getting IFR separation services...
Jump to postThere are no slot restrictions at PBI. You might get a flow time if there is a traffic management program in effect. DCA is unique because of the idiotic inner ring SFRA rules and basically no GA other than a corporate jet out of a DCA gateway airport is getting in there. People can and do fly VFR a...
Jump to postI’m talking about the en route airspace. Looking at that chart it’s very simple. It’s not a knock it would just be funny to work a whole FIR by yourself. They def would on the mid I’d guess I mean, how many people work the Honolulu FIR during non-busy times? I dunno. they have like 3 major airports...
Jump to postHonestly, HNL seems more of an LHR destination than LGW. Pick up connecting traffic, along with the inbound traffic from Hawaii (Hawaiians, like Australians, love to travel). I dont think BA have sufficient long-haul frames available for such a long route as HNL, until more 787-10's and A350's come...
Jump to postThis FIR had to be created after the behavior of the Saudis and GCC. There was just no way around it. It’s such a tiny airspace I mean, you can compare it to the airspace above San Diego County and Palm Springs, in approximate size. Maybe slightly larger. Think how many towers there are, plus usual...
Jump to postHonestly, HNL seems more of an LHR destination than LGW. Pick up connecting traffic, along with the inbound traffic from Hawaii (Hawaiians, like Australians, love to travel).
Jump to postERJ170 wrote:I would guess DFW-SIN. But makes sense. Premium market.
This FIR had to be created after the behavior of the Saudis and GCC. There was just no way around it. What are they going to have 1 controller at time work the whole counties enroute airspace I wouldn't imagine so, though it would depend on how busy it is.. It’s such a tiny airspace I mean, you can ...
Jump to postI can see them starting LAX and filling the role as a competitor to SQ. Hopefully this would mean a recommitment to LAX long haul.
Jump to post32andBelow wrote:What are they going to have 1 controller at time work the whole counties enroute airspace
No, they won't. There might be certificate action though.
Jump to postI believe Gategroup has taken over the European operations of LSG
Jump to postMississippi loves to pay out corrupt graft while cutting real people to the bone. Look how Ted DiBiase is basically skating for the fraud he and his son perpetuated.
Jump to postFlorida Man strikes again. Absolute hole.
Jump to postI actually meant like below 15k feet rather than RVSM or coffin corner altitudes. For example a complicated RNAV arrival with lots of waypoints, which you need to fly through at 210-240 knots GS as opposed to something like 75 in a single engine small prop. So a moment of preoccupation in a 777 cos...
Jump to postIt is certainly on the controller for missing the incorrect readback. What is on the ambulance driver is completely lacking situational awareness and not clearing both sides before crossing the hold short bars.
Jump to postThe problem B6 has at SNA is with runway length. A fully loaded A320CEO or A321Anything will not be able to get anywhere near BOS, JFK, FLL, MCO or anywhere else B6 has a base off that runway. This isn't like what AA did with their A321Ts with less than 110 passengers, as even Mint configured aircra...
Jump to postThe real challenge of this airport is Princess Juliana International Airport, not the beach but the size of the runway, which is only around 2.2 km long; it's very short considering many of the large aircraft of landing generally require more than 2500m to ensure a safe landing. Landing isn't the i...
Jump to postParo, Bhutan. Surrounded by 18,000 foot mountains on both sides and less than 20 pilots are certified to fly there. Lukla is obviously a hard one to land at but I wouldn't classify that as a "large" commercial airport Completely agree, Paro looks seriously challenging and I’m sure has ver...
Jump to postA good comparison is in some carburated pistons, where there is a whole curve where carb ice can form, and it may well be in quite warm temps and has more to do with humidity than anything. Cessna 172s and 182s are notorious ice makers, because of the design of the carburetor causing a super cooling...
Jump to postSt. John’s Newfoundland. The only place I’ve ever seen 40 knot winds when doing a CAT II approach. That is a lot more challenging than simply being in busy airspace where ATC is giving you the same vectors as always, or you're following a STAR to an IAF and getting a formality of an approach cleara...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:N1120A wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:
Getting into a $10-$15 million career isn’t cheap, nor should it be.
Um, why should people be paying for a career?
Because the get the benefits. Good things in life don’t come cheap, somebody pays.
I thought I read somewhere that LH would be making LAX all 748/380 from both MUC and FRA starting this summer? What about SFO? Glad to see BOS get the upgauage. I’m a little surprised about JFK, especially with LH’s partner UA over at EWR. LH has always done better business at JFK than EWR, for obv...
Jump to postThey went around. No idea why. You could check the Live ATC. It did get a little windy around then, so maybe windshear?
Jump to postGood news, it’s already not 1500 for many many pilots and pathways. 750 for the military, 1250 for a 2 year college program, 100 for a 4 year college program. And students still have to pay near 6 figures in most cases. The pipeline is nice but still cost prohibitive for a lot of people and still d...
Jump to postsanti319 wrote:DOM has a very interesting approach.
Also MEX and LHR because of traffic volume.
Wonder if the passengers were informed or had any idea what was happening before they landed? Side note - I had no idea WN took up secondhand 73G’s from MU. How many did they get from them and when? They got 73Gs from several places. At least one from Ford Motor Company. MALEV, Maersk and others co...
Jump to postBandaid on a dam. Make the barriers to entry lower and you'll see a lot more pilots coming into the industry. And I don't mean even the ATP rule. The initial cost of flight training has gotten too expensive.
Jump to postHonestly, the best use for home computer based sims is probably working on the light touch stick and rudder and instrument scan needed for instrument flying. It really is not good for maneuvers and work in the traffic pattern. In fact, simming may put you inside the airplane too much to properly fly...
Jump to postThe more likely scenario for DL intetnational ops is a return to the T2 FIS once that is reopened & redeveloped. BTW, where are we with that? Has LAWA/CBP (or whomever was the holdout) allowed FIS to return to the non-TBIT terminals? If not, is there a timeline for such? But now that the airlin...
Jump to postThe 747 is/was the only pax airplane I know which had a can in the cockpit for the sole use of the flight deck crew... . Not at the airline I worked at. All the whales to include the 100s, 200s, 400s, used the same lav as the upper deck pax. It is an option. Lufthansa has their flight deck crew res...
Jump to postThe Delta Water Shuttle used to have a high speed ferry from the Marine Air Terminal to Manhattan - but it was canceled in 2001. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/02/08/delta-jettisons-the-best-shuttle-service-afloat/8703be20-d6a1-49d6-86cf-c3178e18b713/ Ferries have a place in ...
Jump to postIn my scenario: Fixed Gear Piper Cherokee Warrior. RH MLG fell off at rotation at Homestead General (X51). We were the first flight of the day, so fully loaded with 100LL. We had the choice of: 1. Ditch the plane in Homestead Bayfront park, near the beach area. 2. See if Homestead AFB would foam th...
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