The reason why the Captain kept the aircraft lower than usual is because the gear and flaps / slats have mach limits as well as indicated airspeed limits. In a climb, the mach is going to increase (assuming constant airspeed). The aircraft was probably heavy which means a clean wing minimum maneuver...
Jump to postRunway 20 (200 degrees) is the reciprocal heading for Runway 2 (020). 200-180=20.
I can't see the video you are referring to but if the pilot exited the departure end of Runway 2, you would see signs / runway letters for Runway 20.
Hope this helps.
-DC1030Guy
MPLSFlyer: The following link should explain the differences between the ILS categories. <a href="http://www.avtrial.com/CAT-III-ILS-approach.html" target=_blank>http://www.avtrial.com/CAT-III-ILS-approach.html</a> For those operators who are qualified to fly such approaches, I would imagine that th...
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Jump to postIn the KC-10, any tank can receive fuel from the tanker or supply fuel to any engine or to any refueling device (boom or drogue).
Pat
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Jump to postI studied civil engineering in college and took a Railroad Tranportation / Engineering course. My grandfather worked and retired from a railroad. As I remember it, the problem with highspeed rail in the US is part political and technical. The existing track infrastructure in the US is built to trans...
Jump to postTripleDelta: My squadron (2d ARS out of McGuire) had a trip throughout europe for two weeks around the time you are describing. From the looks of it, it appears to be a Travis tail flash, but the distant could be distorting the color. To ad more confusion to the mix, it could have been a McGuire cre...
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It was very interesting to hear NY Center stacking aircraft into holding on such a beautiful night. I wonder how many times this happens at civilian airports (multiple emergencies)? At a military base, it is common to have two fighters diverting with problems.
Pat
I was flying tonight and heard NY Center putting aircraft in holding. One aicraft had an emergency and was on the runway at <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>. A second aircraft inbound to <acronym title="New York - John F....
Jump to postThere are going to be some real challenges and headaches ahead when the assets at Willow Grove move to McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst. Right now, the traffic pattern is busy with the KC10s, C17s, KC135s and other various transiting aircraft. The KC10 schoolhouse is here. Then figure in the commercial aircraf...
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Jump to postIs it me or does that video seem as if it were being played back a little fast? The oscillations look fast ... especially the rudder swinging back and fourth like it is. Rudders can't take rapid back and fourth movements like that ... they break off. Additionally, the aircraft looks like it has a re...
Jump to postI watched this video with anticipation that I was going to see something really cool. Boy was I let down. What was caught on video would be in my opinion be classified as light to occasional moderate turbulence ... if that! When the aircraft shakes violently, loose items bounce off the floor to ceil...
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Jump to postThe <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-10 uses lavatories similar to what you would see on a civilian airliner. All <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-10s have a lav behind the cockpit. Aircraft in the passenger configuration carry an additio...
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Jump to postI'm a <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-10 pilot ... recently deployed and re-deployed a group of fighters who spent a week fighting F-22s. A good friend of mine was one of the fighter pilots going up against the F-22s. In his own words ... "we never even knew they were...
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Jump to postI know there are a lot of different ways to measure this and to how exactly you define "corridor". Below are two documents which break out IFR traffic in the different FAA ARTCC's. The first details the total IFR traffic handled by each sector and region and breaks out the traffic in type (Air Carri...
Jump to postThe S-3 air refueling role has been pretty much replaced by reliance on the KC-135 and the KC-10.
-Pat
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Jump to postI agree with you that Wing was too close to lead. However, the formation was too close to the boat (Leads fault). This puts Wing in an unsafe position thus causing him to get close to lead. Wing could have avoided this by pulling up and away before reaching the boat and/or turn.
-Pat
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Jump to postI don't know if this has been posted before. I did a search and couldn't find it. Hi-res pictures of this were sent to me via email and are from <a href="http://www.aviationdimension.com." target=_blank>www.aviationdimension.com.</a> Their website it currently down, but, you can see one of the pictu...
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Jump to postInterestingly enough, McD back in the day offerred the US<acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> another 60 airplanes at cost in order to keep the DC-10 line open to ensure a seamless transition to the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11. Unfortunately, the US<acronym title="Air France"...
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Jump to postI was a bit off in my recollection of the air show data .. here's the actual data from the book ... "With only Six <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-10s, we can deploy 12 F-15s, 115 tons of equipment, and over 200 troops nonstop to the middle east. The same job without ...
Jump to postI flew a KC-10 into MDT for some transition training about 2 months ago. Unfortunately, we had a bird strike and we had to fullstop and spend the night.
Pat
I whole-heartedly agree with most everything said. It is just cheaper to base a tanker off of a proven commercial design. They do not need to be designed to land on dirt strips like the C-17, C-5, and C-130. Interestingly enough, Boeing created an airliner based on designs for a replacement of the <...
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Jump to postThe seat position has nothing to do with PIC or SIC. PIC is determined before the flight and it is the person with the "A" code .. or the person designated as Aircraft Commander. For most heavy airframes in the US<acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>, you will need about 1000 hours or so before y...
Jump to postBelievable, and cool, but just really stupid!
I want to know why the one pilot's helmet is blacked out. Perhaps they are trying to hide their identity and not get busted?
-Pat
The airlines will hire you if you fly fighters. Guys who fly heavies kind of have a leg up in that department, but when all said and done, getting hired by an airline is going to come down to 1. who do you know 2. are you qualified and 3. did you do well during the interview. Before you make any dec...
Jump to postThe <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-10s aren't in the 108th Air Refueling Wing. I fly <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym>-10s out of McGuire and there hasn't been anything said about us moving. According to the initial BRAC plans, the <acro...
Jump to postAssuming the Air Force buys the KC-787, it will be at least a decade until they receive one unless Boeing opens up two lines of production. The commercial carriers who have already optioned to buy have first dibs.
-Pat
Great article ... but I must say that I agree and I disagree. I disagree with the statement that nothing was done to the DC10 to prevent the further cascading of systems leading to a crash (specifically the cargo door incident). The floor of the DC10 was vented, allowing pressure equalization betwee...
Jump to postOff topic, but here is my favorite F14 story. Im flying the KC10, we are refueling a navy strike package that just went downtown Baghdad. The Tomcats refueled first ... everyone else was lined up on the port wing waiting for their turn. My co-pilot was female ... and she has a very hot and sexy voic...
Jump to postI wouldn't believe everything Scott O'Grady says or has written. From my experience, he does not have a good reputation among the fighter guys nor the SERE and Rescue guys who picked him up.
Pat
Well, the Marine Corps has done everything it could to speed the Osprey into production, including lieing during the initial testing phases. It wouldn't surprise me if this was an after thought. Perhaps as you stated, the Osprey will have to wait until an area is cleared before it can land and deliv...
Jump to postPilot training is a 1 year deal. It could be a few months longer if you initially start at Pensacola/Whiting Field. US<acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> student pilots must first complete the first half of pilot training flying either a <acronym title="Tavrey (Ukraine)">T6</acronym>, T37 or T3...
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