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.
Two thoughts;
Better 6' than 6000.
"I thought YOU secured that pin"...
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 postI'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 postCouple 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 postI'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.
"Flesh wound"
Pull the winglet and off you go...Much ado about nothing.
So they get it airworthy. Now what? Is it now for rent? Take it on the airshow circuit? Someones pipe dream...
Jump to postI 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"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 postI'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 postMuch 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.
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 postAll show. No question.
As with most "Spec Ops" and dive watches found at the local mall...just bling.
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 postSo what? He's a pilot. His OPINION means little in this arena.
Jump to postDid 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 postWhat'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 postI 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^^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 postNot 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 postThe 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<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 postI'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 postWhen 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 postStopped 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^^^^^^^^^^^and BOOM goes the dynamite^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Best post of the thread so far! Lol!
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 postAs 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.
<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 postKeep the metal.
Go with Red/White/Blue...you know...the "American" part.
Keep it simple and classy.
More paint=more money...and adds weight.
They don't need a REAL aircraft...they have an app for that!
<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 postI don't get it...
How does this deserve a spot on airliners.net? I thought I accidently opened the OMG tag in Yahoo...
<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 postNot gonna happen...No way, No how.
As others have said...the tooling/infrastructure and outsourced contracts are G-O-N-E.
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 postAviate/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<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 postThey 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.
<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 postWonder if this has happened yet?
"Scream for me Long Beach"....Ooops, sorry...Old habit.Lol!!
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 postSo 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<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 postFlying 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 postI 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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