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- Mon May 30, 2016 2:44 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Opinion: Boeing Made A Mistake Abandoning The 757
- Replies: 105
- Views: 23338
RE: Opinion: Boeing Made A Mistake Abandoning The 757
I must have clicked on the "757 Net" by accident again.
I for the life of my cant understand what the fascination with it is....
Nice aircraft, but really not that special.
- Sat May 07, 2016 2:23 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Hong Kong Airlines Mx Drops A330 Engine
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18157
RE: Hong Kong Airlines Mx Drops A330 Engine
Two thoughts;
Better 6' than 6000.
"I thought YOU secured that pin"...
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:51 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: A Mistake For Boeing To Destroy The 757 Tooling?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 21377
RE: A Mistake For Boeing To Destroy The 757 Tooling?
IF Boeing thought they could make a dime...they'd build it again. Pretty simple. Has little to do with flying, everything to do with economics. Wasn't a mistake at the time and hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20. I'm with others who are baffled with the A.Net infatuation with the '57. I've flown them several...
Jump to post- Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:11 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Buffalo Airways (Ice Pilots NWT Licence Suspended
- Replies: 37
- Views: 17545
RE: Buffalo Airways (Ice Pilots NWT Licence Suspended
I've watched that show and often wondered why they hadn't had them refurbed here(in Oshkosh) at Basler as well. I know they've flown down to the EAA a few years ago. I watched the show and it seems that it is indeed a rather "seat of the pants" outfit...but considering the environment I suppose that...
Jump to post- Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:21 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Surprised At The Gate - Equipment Changes
- Replies: 100
- Views: 17192
RE: Surprised At The Gate - Equipment Changes
Couple of times I can think of; I was flying <acronym title="Milwaukee - General Mitchell International (MKE / KMKE), USA - Wisconsin">MKE</acronym>-<acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (Regional) (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>. Flying the old Midwest Express. Was supposed t...
Jump to post- Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:00 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Crazy Turbulence Video
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20500
RE: Crazy Turbulence Video
I've had rougher taxi runs at Denver's old Stapleton airport.
It's not turbulence 'til there's more bags in hand than magazines or cups.
Seriously though, I think turbulence is rather akin to pain. Many have their own personal threshold and definition based upon their own personal experience.
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 4:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: VS Jet Wing Clips Blast Fence At JFK
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13331
RE: VS Jet Wing Clips Blast Fence At JFK
"Flesh wound"
Pull the winglet and off you go...Much ado about nothing.
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:58 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Concorde 'could Fly Again'...
- Replies: 120
- Views: 28138
RE: Concorde 'could Fly Again'...
So they get it airworthy. Now what? Is it now for rent? Take it on the airshow circuit? Someones pipe dream...
Jump to post- Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Aircraft Flap Found In La Réunion (RUN) Part 3
- Replies: 247
- Views: 77334
RE: Aircraft Flap Found In La Réunion (RUN) Part 3
I wish I could go into detail of ELF which I've worked with. However suffice it to say that as others have mentioned, sound propagation underwater is a very complex, and more importantly dynamic issue. Communicating with submarines is a very, very highly classified subject and rightfully so. The abi...
Jump to post- Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Government Has Own Secret Airline: Janet
- Replies: 75
- Views: 27680
RE: Government Has Own Secret Airline: Janet
"Janet" is not all that secret. Think of them more like public transportation more than an airline. They're simply flying buses. They transport employees to and from selected strips within the huge expanse of the Nellis testing range. It's just easier to fly them over "the hump" than driving the dis...
Jump to post- Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:02 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Airport With The Most Difficult Runway Layout
- Replies: 54
- Views: 25435
RE: Airport With The Most Difficult Runway Layout
I'd guess <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> is the winner for "easy". Normally good weather, enough real estate between runways to be easy on-easy off but not be so great that taxi times are inordinately long and the terminal layout means th...
Jump to post- Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:12 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: WN Engine Failure On Takeoff At Kmdw
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12580
RE: WN Engine Failure On Takeoff At Kmdw
Much ado about virtually nothing.
Scrambling all sorts of equipment for a failed engine before they even reached the first turn off is probably a little extreme.
If this would have happened 20 years ago, few other than the pax would have ever known.
Slow day for news in Chi-town.
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:23 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Pilot Watches: Useful Or A Status Symbol?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 12583
RE: Pilot Watches: Useful Or A Status Symbol?
Sunglasses are of great value. I have a pair of "Native" frames with 5 different lenses all held in the same small case. I can easily switch out depending on conditions. The traditional "G-15" Green lens military aviators are great for winter/snow when there's virtually a need to wear glacier glasse...
Jump to post- Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:34 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Pilot Watches: Useful Or A Status Symbol?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 12583
RE: Pilot Watches: Useful Or A Status Symbol?
All show. No question.
As with most "Spec Ops" and dive watches found at the local mall...just bling.
- Wed May 13, 2015 2:36 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: WN Crazy Approaches, Into LAX?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9870
RE: WN Crazy Approaches, Into LAX?
Well they do hire a lot of ex Navy/AF pilots. Thought maybe they were doing some 360° overheads/Khe-Sanh, or "55 break"(500ft/500kt carrier pattern)landings.
Jump to post- Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:17 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Former Obama Pilot Believes TWA 800 Was Shot Down
- Replies: 190
- Views: 32979
RE: Former Obama Pilot Believes TWA 800 Was Shot Down
So what? He's a pilot. His OPINION means little in this arena.
Jump to post- Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:30 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: TK KTM Crash Landing Video From Inside Cabin
- Replies: 45
- Views: 34508
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:49 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 737 Documentary, Should We Be Worried?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 30047
RE: 737 Documentary, Should We Be Worried?
Did most of you people actually WATCH the video?? The POINT of the documentary was NOT that 737's have a great propensity to break up on runway excursions/overruns, but rather the internal corporate cover-up's involved in the manufacture of critical components. The real POINT of the video was the is...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CX Pax Sits In Jump Seat For Entire Flight
- Replies: 48
- Views: 22180
RE: CX Pax Sits In Jump Seat For Entire Flight
What's everyone getting their P3's(PrettyPinkPanties) in a wad over??? As mentioned above...different airlines, different countries...different rules. You trust the CAPTAIN of a multi million dollar aircraft with the lives of100's of people, but don't trust he can use his discresction in a case such...
Jump to post- Thu Nov 27, 2014 5:28 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: A380 Go-around At Abidjan
- Replies: 39
- Views: 16301
RE: A380 Go-around At Abidjan
I had 3 in one night coming into <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> back in the late 80's. I believe I was flying United and I was listening to the "Channel 9"which monitored the cockpit freqs. We made one attempt and about the mid marker t...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:12 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AS Applies For SEA-CUN Long Flt In A 737
- Replies: 54
- Views: 13287
RE: AS Applies For SEA-CUN Long Flt In A 737
^^ABSOLUTELY^^ I'll take the 1 stop also. I've had to connect in DFW a couple times and got in, but because of spring T-Storms was delayed by 3 MORE hours.
Jump to post- Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:54 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: MH370 Malaysia Airlines B772 Missing Enroute KUL-PEK Part 29
- Replies: 262
- Views: 76767
RE: MH370 Malaysia Airlines B772 Missing Enroute KUL-PEK Part 29
Not familiar with the layout of the <acronym title="Transaer (Ireland) and Trans Asian Airlines (Kazakhstan)">T7</acronym>. Does it have an electronics compartment below the main deck, and would the crew have access to it? Just wondering, because if indeed there was a hostile takeover in the cockpit...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:34 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Just Witnessed US Accident @ PHL - March 14, 2014
- Replies: 172
- Views: 46382
Just Witnessed US Accident @ PHL - March 14, 2014
The thing isn't a fireball...Not sure what all the "taking you off in handcuffs" tripe is all about. Big deal. Their bags were probably within arms reach so they got them.
Jump to post- Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:01 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BA 747 (G-BNLL) In JNB A Write-Off
- Replies: 90
- Views: 46080
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:59 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Low Landings And Takeoffs At SXM Unsafe?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18167
RE: Low Landings And Takeoffs At SXM Unsafe?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/twincessna340a" class="quote" target="_blank">twincessna340a</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>The KLM one just might be th...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:06 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Dear 'Daddy' In Seat 16C
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20216
RE: Dear 'Daddy' In Seat 16C
I've been "that guy" sitting next to a small child who was scared and rather than just sit and do nothing, I found that engaging the youngster was MUCH more productive. Yeah...I couldn't read that book, but ended up playing checkers and using some of the individual ribbons on my uniform as "cars"......
Jump to post- Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Dreamlifter Lands At Wrong Airport
- Replies: 245
- Views: 74532
RE: Dreamlifter Lands At Wrong Airport
When I lived at Paine Field Naval Housing(early 90's) I used to watch empty 47's launch(as opposed to take-off) in a VERY short distance. Wait until a day with a good headwind, set the brakes, firewall the go sticks and that thing will leap off in 4000 feet.
Jump to post- Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:50 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Concorde 's Non Scheduled Flights: Where And When?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 24749
RE: Concorde 's Non Scheduled Flights: Where And When?
Stopped here in Oshkosh three times I believe... I had tickets to fly on it for the hour "joy-ride" @$700, but it was grounded about a week prior(2000) so didn't make the trip over here. I'll never forget the sound of those Olympus engines @reheat. My house at that time was about 2 miles almost due ...
Jump to post- Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:53 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 787 Crews...what Are They Doing
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17730
RE: 787 Crews...what Are They Doing
^^^^^^^^^^^and BOOM goes the dynamite^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Best post of the thread so far! Lol!
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:04 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Alan Mulally & B787:What Could Have Been.....
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15148
RE: Alan Mulally & B787:What Could Have Been.....
Reminds me of the F-111. Advanced technology ALWAYS has it's pitfalls and setbacks after delivery/real world <acronym title="Mexicana Airlines (Mexico)">MX</acronym>/Ops etc... It may take some time for the bugs to be fixed, but they will be and all will be forgiven, then on to the next "new kid on ...
Jump to post- Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:10 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: When Smaller US Airports Had Wide Bodies...
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20191
- Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Air India Summons Boeing Brass For Poor 787s
- Replies: 97
- Views: 34358
RE: Air India Summons Boeing Brass For Poor 787s
As with ANY industry...there will ALWAYS be "snags" when a completely new product is introduced and they are operated in real world conditions/tempo/non-OEM maintenance personnel etc...
To expect otherwise shows only ignorance of anticipated early hour gremlins.
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:23 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: L-39 Crash At Quad City Air Show
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12247
RE: L-39 Crash At Quad City Air Show
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TrnsWrld" class="quote" target="_blank">TrnsWrld</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i> but do the pilots have the capability to ...
Jump to post- Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:11 pm
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: AA Fantasy Rebrand
- Replies: 83
- Views: 27519
RE: AA Fantasy Rebrand
Keep the metal.
Go with Red/White/Blue...you know...the "American" part.
Keep it simple and classy.
More paint=more money...and adds weight.
- Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:58 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Does Apple Have A Flight Department?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 28647
RE: Does Apple Have A Flight Department?
They don't need a REAL aircraft...they have an app for that! 
- Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Reno Air Race Crash - Probable Cause
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10698
RE: Reno Air Race Crash - Probable Cause
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BMI727" class="quote" target="_blank">BMI727</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>It depends on time too. Red Bull air racers wo...
Jump to post- Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:54 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Pacific Pilot/FA Sex Scandal
- Replies: 21
- Views: 29086
RE: Cathay Pacific Pilot/FA Sex Scandal
I don't get it...
How does this deserve a spot on airliners.net? I thought I accidently opened the OMG tag in Yahoo...
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: QF 767 Captain Removed For Being Drunk
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16496
RE: QF 767 Captain Removed For Being Drunk
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fridgmus" class="quote" target="_blank">fridgmus</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Sorry Captain, you knew the rules, turn in...
Jump to post- Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Possible 757 Restarting?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 26779
RE: Possible 757 Restarting?
Not gonna happen...No way, No how.
As others have said...the tooling/infrastructure and outsourced contracts are G-O-N-E.
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:14 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles
- Replies: 54
- Views: 13565
RE: That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles
Sad to see... I'd flown Midwest since they started from <acronym title="Carpatian Air Transport (Hungary)">KC</acronym> Aviation, and attended the same church as the Hoeksemas while in Neenah. Lots of good memories of fine dining at altitude and great service on the ground. Always loved the cookies ...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:56 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Flight Attendant As A Back Up Pilot?
- Replies: 108
- Views: 14621
RE: Flight Attendant As A Back Up Pilot?
Aviate/Navigate/Communicate... A SINGLE pilot SHOULD be able to carry out <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym> LEAST the first two with proficency under all but the most unlikely scenario. A F/A could easily tune in a radio and take care of cursory communication if need be. It's a...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:36 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Flight Attendant As A Back Up Pilot?
- Replies: 108
- Views: 14621
RE: Flight Attendant As A Back Up Pilot?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Gingersnap" class="quote" target="_blank">Gingersnap</a> (<a href="#36" class="quote">Reply 36</a>):<br/><i>That's the easy part. Good luck gett...
Jump to post- Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: EWR Belly Landing W/ Evac.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 32275
RE: EWR Belly Landing W/ Evac.
They did the right thing...period.
They had a legal reserve left...however to delay the inevitable would have been foolish. A planned nose gear non-deploy landing isn't real challenge...nor a particular prime candidate for loss of directional authority or bunker fuel ignition.
- Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LO Flight Grounded At LHR; Pilots Too Old
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17440
RE: LO Flight Grounded At LHR; Pilots Too Old
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/homsar" class="quote" target="_blank">homsar</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>What if they're flying close to midnight and t...
Jump to post- Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:51 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Is Bruce Dickinson Flying For An Airline Now?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17393
RE: Is Bruce Dickinson Flying For An Airline Now?
Wonder if this has happened yet?
"Scream for me Long Beach"....Ooops, sorry...Old habit.Lol!!
- Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:39 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Heathrow Noise Complaints Soar.
- Replies: 56
- Views: 13884
RE: Heathrow Noise Complaints Soar.
I'm guessing a "blind"(deaf?) study would have been a much better option. Whether you live near an airport, rail line with crossings, freeway etc...eventually what to others is quite bothersome almost becomes ambient to those constantly exposed to it. I live one mile from a train crossing. Every hou...
Jump to post- Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:32 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: US Airways Bumps Marine In SBY
- Replies: 63
- Views: 12535
RE: US Airways Bumps Marine In SBY
So he calls his next command, explains that he'll be late due to being bumped...the CDO, or whoever takes the call tells him to take the next flight and life goes on. Don't understand all of the drama... During my years on active duty, I had to make the same call. Due to weather, I had been delayed ...
Jump to post- Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:31 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: UA 757, Makes Emergency Land @ Grand Junction.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 17806
RE: UA 757, Makes Emergency Land @ Grand Junction.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gigneil" class="quote" target="_blank">gigneil</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>They are not going to fly a 757 with one eng...
Jump to post- Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:50 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Bill To Strip TSA Of Badges?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11929
RE: Bill To Strip TSA Of Badges?
Flying out of <acronym title="Appleton - Outagamie County Regional (ATW), USA - Wisconsin">ATW</acronym>/<acronym title="Green Bay - Austin Straubel International (GRB / KGRB), USA - Wisconsin">GRB</acronym> quite often I find that the <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</ac...
Jump to post- Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Frontier Convair 580 Belly Landing In Denver
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15046
RE: Frontier Convair 580 Belly Landing In Denver
I lived in Cheyenne back in the 70's and used to fly the 580's to Stapleton. Always liked the Convairs.
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