I was wondering what the heck was going on! Any thoughts as to what might have caused this and why the pilots didn't go around to sort out whatever problem triggered the warning? Adam, I'm not familiar with the 737 GPWS system, but at my company, in the A320 series, this situation occurs occasional...
Jump to postare these very short flights kind of a pain? Joe, I wanted to approach your questions from a point of view other than either "pay" or "quality of life" but instead from time management and task priority. The short answer to your question, "are these very short flights kind ...
Jump to postYou may recall that it was a Republic crew that arrived late at ORD and displaced passengers on the incident flight. Yet it was the United name and brand that took such a beating. It was because of this association between mainline carriers and their regional affiliates that in the early days of th...
Jump to postFor USA-based airlines and USA-based crew, do they go through immigration and customs upon arrival (return to States) or do they get special treatment or badge access? This thread has made me realize I’ve never seen crew go through Global Entry so I assume they’ve got something better for them. Okc...
Jump to postnema, on some older generation aircraft, i.e., DC9 series, there were two levers--one for flaps and one for slats--but they were adjacent to each other and connected with an interlock device so in normal operation, they operated as an integrated unit. The callouts generally referenced "Flaps.&q...
Jump to postSome questions: Does anyone know definitively the weight of the whole system - stairs, hand rail, plus mechanics to deploy and retract. How reliable are they in day to day operation - keeping in mind that every FR 737 uses them multiple times every day? scbrimi, re: question above "plus mechan...
Jump to postIn real life, though, you're carrying people and stuff that need to be loaded, the plane often has defects, you need a clearance, the plane needs fuel and you need coffee. And also, the exterior inspection (aka, the "walkaround") must be accomplished (except for those operators where main...
Jump to postPatrickZ80, just an additional minor point for historical accuracy, then this thread can get back on track: IAD, which stands for International Airport at Dulles. IAD stands for Dulles International Airport. When the airport opened in 1962, the airport identifier was DIA. Back then, many baggage tag...
Jump to postI find it a bit disconcerting to fly on aircraft that fly approaches in a nose down attitude [like the DC-9-10 which seemed to me at the time to be diving nose down to the ground.] I got used to kind of slowly sinking during approaches as a passenger. As a kid flying on the DC-9-10, I got a serious...
Jump to postIAD is named after John Foster Dulles. Looking at Apple Maps, I don’t see a village called Dulles anywhere near the airport, however I remember some point when that area was designated as Dulles because of the airport. This is correct. John Foster Dulles was Secretary of State from 1953 - 1959. Re:...
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BDL (Hartford/ Springfield)…. Who ever says they are flying to Springfield? It’s typically just called “Hartford.”
ArcticFlyer wrote:Guard refers to 121.5 MHz which is the international emergency frequency.
lots of people are saying that if you're too junior, then you may not be able to bid around flying to certain places, let's say a somewhat new DL F/O is supposed to fly to LOS. I've heard from a lot of crew who posted on these forums that in LOS, you had to be stationed with armed guards in the hot...
Jump to postWill the lateral RNAV approach path still be followed after such interventions? Martinlest, it depends upon the intervention you have applied to get back on the correct profile. You need to take a look at the FMA, because you may have changed to DES, OP DES, V/S, etc (vertical profile) or HDG, NAV ...
Jump to posthttp://www.rzjets.net
However, the aircraft numbers are not exact.
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does having biliteracy give you an advantage in employment/acceptance? And more importantly, is it actually applicable and useful in day to day life as a pilot? Boeing757100, re: your question about advantage in employment and applicable and useful in day to day life as a pilot. Speaking from perso...
Jump to postwill practicing on a home sim make the earlier maneuvers easier? Personally, I think this is something you may need to evaluate on your own. After a couple of lessons in the actual aircraft, it may be helpful to use your home sim to reinforce the basic concepts and procedures you learned in the air...
Jump to postBut if NTO was given, is there still truly a legal risk for the operator? There may not be a "legal risk" to the operator, but if overspeed situations cause higher maintenance costs and possibly downtown for aircraft for inspection, then it makes sense for an operator to adjust the manufa...
Jump to postthe only scheduling I can see that would make any sense would be a two week trip. GuillaumePhilly, as mentioned by the two previous posts, two possibilities to staff this rotation are dead heading crews and forward basing crews. There is a third, as you suggested . . . With reference to your premis...
Jump to postHow often are route names changed and what determines that? As GalaxyFlyer stated above, “major redesign of procedure.” Almost all the Standard Terminal Arrival Routes into Detroit were redesigned several years ago when they changed from VOR based navigation to RNAV. The Standard Instrument Departu...
Jump to postReference: https://rzjets.net/aircraft/
There is a good photo of V2-LEJ in Frankfurt in January 1996.
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How difficult it is to learn to taxi a big jet? . . . Is it usually learned on the real aircraft? It is not difficult; it just requires learning various references . . . then practice. As mentioned previously, simulators are not particularly realistic with regard to taxiing. However, they can be ef...
Jump to postHow are these taxi speeds measured. Is there a ground speed speedometer? Charleytuna, as commented above, yes, there is groundspeed readout. However, in earlier generation aircraft, there was not , yet we were able to taxi aircraft just fine. It was based on experience and good judgment--basic airm...
Jump to postAnd how are sims scheduled? It seems like they'd be constantly in use considering their relatively small number but a great need for their utility. Is it common to have a training session at 4AM? Trimeresurus, scheduling simulators and crews is not particularly difficult because the training depart...
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SoCalPilot wrote:For all the companies I know, most of the pilots are full time . . .
I've flown this exact plane - worked for this company for several years. SoCalPilot, reference your comment above. Not specifically this company, but for aeromedical transport/careflight operators, are the pilots used on these missions full time pilots employed by the company or volunteers/contract...
Jump to postthe DC9 was known for "firm" landings. I've heard that the 9 was almost impossible to grease on. SteelChair, ref: second sentence, "impossible to grease on," that's not completely true. You could get smooth landings easily and very consistently; however, proper airspeed control ...
Jump to postI am thinking of SEA and RNO and SLC but there are others. Airports where the runways are exclusively cross wind, so pilots have no choice but to land in a crosswind. seb146, just a couple of comments: Reference RNO, the runway configuration is 17L/35R, 17R/35L, and 8/26 . Of course, Runway 8/26 is...
Jump to postcould you train and qualify a pilot using only a professional simulator? The ones that actual pilots use to keep their certifications? No. Simulators are very realistic these days, but they do not replicate all the parameters and sensations of actually flying an airplane. And, as GalaxyFlyer stated...
Jump to postT2, which was one of the original Terminal City buildings that were part of the original Idlewild Airport concept and was home originally to Delta and Northwest (ironically) at JFK. minor correction: Under the original Terminal City concept at Idlewild, Terminal 2, which we know today, opened in 19...
Jump to posttry www.timetableimages.com
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Or do you have to fiddle with editing the plan in the FMC. Martinlest, yes, sometimes you do, depending on how the procedures (STAR/approach) load into the FMS, based upon transitions, VIAs, etc. As you can tell from the previous responses, the best "takeaway" I can offer you in this case...
Jump to postWhat if I already received my 3rd class medical? I don’t know if I will be able to have time to schedule a first class medical just yet. Thanks I agree with GalaxyFlyer above. Your 3rd class medical is fine for now; don't worry about getting another. Just go ahead and start your training, and when ...
Jump to postI feel like aviation is my home, and I feel like I would be most willing to study it and thrive with it as the environment. Of course that feeling could change in few years time when I actually apply to college, but I've felt this way for my whole life so far. Boeing757100, your goals are admirable...
Jump to postPA12 wrote:And why do you think ELP cant support a flight to MDW but it can to ORD? What’s the difference?
How would you use the door to which they were attached in an evacuation.? ozark1 (topic author), reference your question above relative to the Lockheed L-188 Electra. Take a look at the video at 0+12. The quality is not particularly good, but is this what you are asking about? https://www.youtube.c...
Jump to postThis is my understanding, also.
T as in Terminal gates.
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transition altitude/transition level (one is used in climb, other in descend, dont remember which one is which) transition altitude is normally used in the climb --altitude where pilot is required to change from local QNH to standard 1013 / 29.92; transition level used during descent -change from s...
Jump to postMartinlest, at my operator, in the Training Department we teach that a smooth, well planned descent begins with an accurate Top of Descent point and maintaining good situational awareness throughout the descent and approach. It helps make the entire descent process very straightforward. If you have ...
Jump to postPilots are conservative creatures and in the decades gone by where we did on occasion use charts, there was excessive rounding up and intercalation. As much as we would like to have very precise data, my impression is that even using an app or other electronically calculated data, there is still co...
Jump to post* Flight plan is officially filed. * This flight plan is placed into a computer system that notifies the FAA (?) as well as airports en-route. * The alternate airport is notified, as is the FIS station. * Some type of "stand-by" mode is in effect until the plane either arrives at the dest...
Jump to postI'm doing a study about who should do the walkaround check? Also sometimes called the "Exterior Inspection." shoaa (Topic author), I have flown for two airlines in the United States + USAF. This is my experience: Airline # 1: If two pilot crew--C, F/O--the First Officer did the exterior i...
Jump to postVery interesting! Thanks for updating us. I've actually heard that planes can smell pretty nasty to the gate agents who open the door after a long flight. Is that true? Most entry/exit doors to commercial passenger jets are located by a galley. And often, entry/exit doors on commercial aircraft are...
Jump to postAs always, fly the airplane first! 100 percent agree. And don't forget the priority order: Aviate Navigate Communicate the great threat is the distraction of ATC issuing multiple clearances during the go-around. It can be problematic to listen to the clearances while also trying to listen to the go...
Jump to postAirKevin wrote:So the pilots don't have coffee?
LAX uses LUAW for basically all departures. This is to increase runway usage with IFR spacing. Can you explain what all that means? AAPilot48Heavy, I am not an air traffic controller, but here is my best explanation to you based on flight experience: Air Traffic Controllers must maintain minimum ai...
Jump to postThe operating company seems to have been Ultimate JetCharters LLC (ICAO: UJC; IATA: UE).
The website rzjets.net--may not be 100 percent accurate--shows fleet of eight Dornier Do328-300 and two Embraer ERJ-135 aircraft.
Reference http://www.rzjets.net and http://www.ultimatejetcharters.com
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Departure Attain as much altitude as possible before reaching residential areas. Use full length of runway when able. rjsampson, the interpretation I get from the specified procedure is twofold: First, "use full length of runway when able," implies a reduced thrust (flex) takeoff thrust s...
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