Are these one-off flights positioning flights to pick up the respective teams that United happened to make into a revenue flight versus flying it empty? No, these are flights moving in the direction of travel to the game, with a return back to away team city after game. Also, these schools don't al...
Jump to posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReDDgFfWlS4
those graphics....
No matter what airline teams flies, they all face the same seating issues...For instance Ohio State uses a UA 738, and before that they chartered a Miami Air 738. They all have 17' seating. Now Arizona State and Arizona uses a America West, US Airways and now American 321's which have 18" sitt...
Jump to postFun fact: the company that makes the EMAS beds is no longer in business, meaning they will be unable to repair it unless they or someone bought extra blocks. This would render runway 8 virtually unusable by commercial aircraft. Whoa..... How is that going to work? Surely there have been other airpo...
Jump to postAA just started MD-80's on DFW to CAE. This was previously all E170.
Jump to postThe highest altitude for subsonic transport airplanes, to be certified according the current FAA rules is FL510. See : http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFinalRule.nsf/a09133bddc7f4fbb8525646000609712/191aa18e599e4da586256936004ff749!OpenDocument For you all more knowledgeable tha...
Jump to postKentucky @ Southern Miss https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL9468/history/20170901/1955Z/KLEX/KGPT https://twitter.com/UKFootball/status/903738696289091585 Guess the airlines not liking HBG's 6100 foot runway any more, GPT is a pretty good bus ride from the school. I remember a few years back wh...
Jump to postAny idea why the Texas Dept of Public Safety is doing laps at 18,000 ft?
https://www.flightradar24.com/N243TX/ea5e85b
The hurricane, yes, I know. What is this aircraft used for specifically? And what Texas local activities related to the hurricane happen at 18,000?
For PA WV and VA the greatest number of fly overs is YYZ? For PA it should be EWR. For For WV I'd think a D.C. Area airport. It says in the article that 20% of ATL flights pass over VA. That would be 200+ flights per day. No way YYZ exceeds that. If this is all flights, I wonder if YYZ - ENTIRE Car...
Jump to posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2xXmyOLnqM Sometimes I just laugh at myself for the things that catch my attention. At :04 seconds of video there's a gentleman in the crowd (near the camera) in a full business suit, on what looks like a nice day, with everyone else in casual clothes. Makes me wond...
Jump to postLast time I went into Baghdad, it was a visual 10 degree descent from 10.000ft onto the runway. Didn't quite fit any criteria for 'stable approach', but was great fun to fly. The go-around, however, was the best bit of flying a commercial jet I've ever experienced; hauling around a 100ton jet in a ...
Jump to postIn terms of expansion, maybe they can add more charter work (if fleet availability allows), but if not, just keep doing what they are doing! I had not flown Sun Country before, but this March I had about 8 charters on them. The comfort, the service, and the staff personalities were fantastic. We did...
Jump to postGiven the location of Terminal 2, I bet the heaviest braking was to get turned off 5L / 23R and into the gate. The Terminal is pretty much at the approach end of 5L , so landing on 5L would give the crew incentives to brake and get turned around to head to the terminal. Also, what would the speed di...
Jump to postThe next place props may make a resurgence is with some other technology leap. If someone can figure out bio fuels, electric power, solar power, etc to the point where it is a realistic option, I think the first place we would see it would be smaller, lighter prop aircraft. At that point, marketing ...
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I'm surprised U of AZ did not take G4. That is who the charter with during the regular season. The NCAA arranges the March Madness charters. Interesting explanatory article from the NYT three years ago. The NCAA says they spare no expense. Another article I saw said that they start planning months ...
Jump to postAssuming that the many and impossible regulatory hurdles were passed, where would AA fall in this? Is it covered by their JV? would QF have to share profits on it? Would there be an AA code on it, making it essentially part of their transcon services? Does the JFK tag they currently fly fall under ...
Jump to postCan't believe we haven't jumped on this bit of news..... DL starting AUS in March 2017... Currently being discussed in the OAG discussion and in its own thread.... but in case you missed those... DL, RDU-AUS starting in March on a CRJ-900.
Jump to postDid a little looking and here's the answer I came up with. VS has a few different 747's because they were someone else's order. They currently have 8 in service. G-VBIG - Leased from ILFC G-VAST - Originally ordered by VARIG G-VXLG - Originally ordered by VARIG These 3 all have complete sets of wind...
Jump to postTo be honest, I haven't been up there in a while. I moved in 2009 and my family moved away in 2011, but with the new terminal layouts, I would assume they are pretty seperate. Both of the terminals that are along 5R/23L are plenty capable of using that runway. From memory its around 7500' and a VERY...
Jump to postShortest? <acronym title="Raleigh / Durham - International (RDU / KRDU), USA - North Carolina">RDU</acronym> -<acronym title="Roanoke - Regional / Woodrum Field (ROA / KROA), USA - Virginia">ROA</acronym> 104nm Longest? <acronym title="Columbia - Metropolitan (CAE / KCAE), USA - South Carolina">CAE<...
Jump to postMin was DFW-NRT and back. Going out was close to 14 hours, coming back was closer to 12.
Jump to postSo I was just thinking of other flights where this problem may pop up.... How do the various airlines handle wifi (on aircraft equipped with this same/similar system) on the following routes? <acronym title="Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA), USA - ...
Jump to postI feel like I should chime in here.... I work in college athletics, and have been involved in NCAA tournament for the last 10 years. When you are expecting to get seeded in the tournament you have to provide the NCAA a list of your travel requests: Things like nearest airport, facilities, travel par...
Jump to postIs there anyone here who can speak to the actual values that are a part of their religion? What may look blatantly like discrimination to us may not be in their society. Remember, there was once a time in some western societies when women and men could not openly hold a conversation, much less be in...
Jump to postQuestion: What is the maximum degree slope, or percentage slope (both numbers would be helpful) for a large commercial runway. Very outside the box thinking going on here regarding a 3rd runway at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>. If distance matters, how...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Jamake1" class="quote" target="_blank">Jamake1</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Secondly: It would be nice if the winglets...
Jump to postWhere is 1730 nm from rochester? How far can it fly?
*Linked article says that's max range
New report says F-15C from the Mass. ANG.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/27/us/vir...ary-jet-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
No additional info provided
[Edited 2014-08-27 09:29:47]
Question,
Are firearms covered by the airline?
I feel like they should be since they require that the bag be tagged and identified as containing a gun.
I have been reading the past 19 parts and just wanted to throw in the two theories I see most likely. 1) mechanical/communications/instrument failure. Some issue that made them unable to/ significantly hindered communication and navigation ability. They circled back towards <acronym title="Kuala Lum...
Jump to postHowdy guys, We all need to remember this is more about contracts and agreements than how any person or group may feel about the situation. Once upon a time..... I was on a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> charter, and our aircraft had some sort of issue that prevented us from usin...
Jump to postThe picture they just showed on ABC news looks like the tail hit the sea wall short of the threshold. The stabilizers are sitting on the runway still on the arrows. Lots of debris at the threshold.
Jump to postWhile we are talking about airport security..... Last year I went through airport security about 6 times at various points around the US... In my carry on was a 3 inch folding knife. I call it a utility knife, but it's big and sharp. It was completely on accident, I found it in December and I was sh...
Jump to postTaking a stab in the dark here, since it is a 777, would it be likely that the delay comes from the Aircraft turning from an inbound international flight, and having to go through customs checks etc, and the inbound internationals may be delayed. or, maybe this aircraft is operating as a spare in Mi...
Jump to postWhat happened to Full Faith and Credit? This is nor the normal interpretation of Full Faith and Credit, but New York should honor a legally declared, owned and transported fire arm from another state in the US. My personal opinions aside, it is his responsibility to check the laws where he is travel...
Jump to postThis m ight just be my eyes playing tricks on me, or I have missed an announcement somewhere along the way... Is the rear fuselage (behind the wing box) widened and more square? It looks like the belly of the plane leading up to the tail is much more square that a normal 737 fuselage. If I'm not way...
Jump to postFound another news article with a grainy black and white photo.
http://newspaperarchive.com/the-progress-index/1978-07-29
The article says it's a DC-9.
Found this for you in a Google search. <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19780729&id=b2lQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a1oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3167,3029515" target="_blank">http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...&sjid=a1oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3167,3029515</a> It says it was an Orlando to...
Jump to poststab in the dark... maybe something was lost in translation? 180 passengers and 9 crew?
Jump to postnot if he was at altitude long enough. There would be no oxygen left for him to remain alive. The pilot would most likely have already passed away from lack of oxygen while at altitude, so decreasing altitude would have done nothing for him.
Jump to postSeeing that the caption of that photo reads that is is operated by US Special forces, I wouldn't be surprised if that is the one you saw. Lexington, KY is relatively close to Ft. Campbell, KY where there is a large base military base, and I believe they have some special operations (or at least the ...
Jump to postIs it possible the military used it for parts or some type of research?
Jump to postFound this link on yahoo sports. The caption says the F-16's were indeed from Homestead <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/top-mlb-photos-slideshow/usaf-f-16-jets-homestead-afb-fly-over-photo-234042470.html" target="_blank">http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/top-m...-afb-fly-over-photo-234042470.ht...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aeroblogger" class="quote" target="_blank">aeroblogger</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i> This "new news" is that the USA now...
Jump to postMy personal definition of a red-eye was a flight that used advantage of a time change to make the flight "longer" than it actually is. two flights I have flown in the past as an example. <acronym title="Las Vegas - McCarran International (LAS / KLAS), USA - Nevada">LAS</acronym> - <acronym title="Pi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PSU.DTW.SCE" class="quote" target="_blank">PSU.DTW.SCE</a> (<a href="#239" class="quote">Reply 239</a>):<br/><i>This is really an urban legend.<...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PSU.DTW.SCE" class="quote" target="_blank">PSU.DTW.SCE</a> (<a href="#109" class="quote">Reply 109</a>):<br/><i>Markets with less than 4-5 frequ...
Jump to postTrue, but if a customer pays/flies/uses one airline that much and the airline is going to go that far for services provided to that cusomer, it would only make sense that they make sure in some way that customer is taken care of if they are on a partner airline.
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