Re: Cessna launching a new plane ?

What happened to that PC-12 competitor they were working on?

Re: Asia Pacific's N931AB at SFB

IIRC the airline had some FAA trouble?

Re: School Shooting in Belgrade, Serbia

TriJets wrote:

Hand grenades and rocket launchers? Seems like buybacks in the US only get rusted out shotguns and bolt action rifles that haven't been used since the 80s.

Re: Smaller cities with 2 commercial airports

If you count cargo, Sacramento has SMF, but also has UPS' scheduled operation at the old air force base at MHR.

Re: NetJets signs up for 250 Embraer Praetor 500 executive jet options

Gotcha, thanks. I don't think I've had a chance to see one get loaded or unloaded before.

Re: NetJets signs up for 250 Embraer Praetor 500 executive jet options

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

God bless the co-pilots loading bags in the Praetors, just awful.

Re: NetJets signs up for 250 Embraer Praetor 500 executive jet options

NetJets doesn't buy small, huh.

Re: Breonna Taylor's killer rehired by Sheriff, has a badge and gun again.

There's nothing that warrants more investigation of your character than being shot to death while black. Ordained ministers and sitting members of Congress don't get this much scrutiny.

Re: Guilty plea in YouTube deliberate crash

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, or something like that.

Re: Oakland A's to Las Vegas

Back to baseball, its looks like the A's are looking at a new site in Las Vegas, as site #1 looks to be falling through. Oh heck maybe they will end up in St. George Utah :lol: Following a successful strategy established by the Angels and Chicago Rockford Airport, they will be known as the Las Vega...

Re: 2023 MLB thread

Teams that go on amazing early regular season runs like the Rays are on now have a strong tendency to falter in the postseason, sadly. I've been upset at the Dodgers for seemingly cheaping out all offseason, but it doesn't actually appear to have hurt them that much yet. I guess the other big questi...

Re: Las Vegas to LA rail project

A very good question. As you face a switch (or turnout), you have two routes: straight ahead (normal), or one that curves to one side or the other (diverging). On Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, they have installed switches where trains can take the diverging route at speeds of up to 80 mph. Supposedl...

Re: Propeller aircraft with leading edge slats?

The Helio Courier!

Re: Any Humphrey Bogart fans here ?

The Maltese Falcon wasn't bad either.

Re: Past aggressive marketing campaigns

Didn't Spirit used to occasionally makes some extremely minor headlines for tasteless marketing gimmicks? I feel like I remember discussing it but not what they actually said.

Re: Stopping the constant animation of ads?

Get an adblocker extension for your web browser. There are websites where you can cite abusive advertisements and get them taken down by the site management, but a.net isn't one of them.

Re: Breonna Taylor's killer rehired by Sheriff, has a badge and gun again.

bennett123 wrote:

Is there normally body camera footage?.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

I was actually being sarcastic, but I appreciate the insight. Russia decided to invade an important portion of its own defense industrial infrastructure and now they're wondering where it all went

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

"The resumption of [An-124] production is now impossible."

Huh, I wonder why that is?

Re: NHL Playoffs - Florida Panthers restrict/ban Toronto fans

vikkyvik wrote:

Exactly.

When I go to Red Sox - Angels games at Angels Stadium, us Sox fans regularly drown out the Angels fans.

Can't deal with it? Have a better fan base.

Re: Restrictions on Political Discussion discussion thread

Is he wrong, though? It seems pretty well beyond dispute that this was a decision made by the moderators, for the moderators. No input, or expectation of benefit, for the people actually using the website. It really feels to me like you've been hiding behind "it's an aviation website" as a...

Re: R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot

Oh, this one stings. "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is such an incredibly powerful song.

Re: California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

Judging by what American railroads have been buying in the last few years, it's tractive effort, not power output, that's seen as the bottleneck. You even see some railroads occasionally using road slugs (i.e. a diesel-electric locomotive has the diesel engine removed and swapped for ballast, it's h...

Re: Restrictions on Political Discussion discussion thread

Dunno if I'll check out the new offsite, but I'm leaning towards probably not. In my prior experience, having a common interest besides politics keeps the political discussions more stable. A while ago, back during the Bronze Age of the internet, I participated in both a strategy gaming forum and an...

Re: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

About 25 years ago, I was coming home from work in Detroit. It was the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend and it was a nice, sunny day. I had my window down and stereo on, when I heard a rumbling noise. I looked up and there was a low level formation of a B17, B24, B25, B29 and a Super Connie headed do...

Re: FedEx DC-10 fleet

Yes, it is sad to see the last of the DC-10/MD-10's gone from FedEx and other operators, but the reality is that these planes are worn out, parts likely becoming scarce, declining support from Boeing, their pilots and mechanics retiring out and replaced by more fuel efficient models. Saves on cater...

Re: 3M Fight Department closing?

The first rule of Fight Department is that we don't talk about Fight Department.

Re: B727 overran runway in South Sudan

That's a freighter - forget half that amount, it usually seats nobody! Small miracle that everyone is okay.

Re: Some observations about Bank of America

My observation about Bank of America is that their savings accounts pay lousy interest...

Re: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

The current M3 has an inline 6 engine with a pair of turbos and a simply ugly front grill. Shall I go outside and get a photo if you disagree? Next these topics will be banned along with political discussions. (maybe that's the idea?) At some point in the last few years BMW appears to have decided ...

Re: FedEx DC-10 fleet

This is news to me. Much appreciate you both pointing that out. The last time I went to the Pima A&S Museum was 10+ years ago, so I am due for a visit. It wouldn't have been there when you last visited - it was ferried to Pima in Nov. 2016. After maintenance at FedEx's LAX hangar they took it t...

Re: California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

Good, powerful electric locomotives are readily available. Now, power plants, yes, you'd need some more of those. However, the power consumption would be a drop in the bucket compared to CA in total. The additional power to be installed for electric road vehicles and additional air conditioning is ...

Re: California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

I believe the Caltrain commuter service, running on the old Southern Pacific tracks from San Jose up the peninsula to San Francisco, is in the process of electrifying. Drop in the bucket I suppose, but worth at least mentioning.

Re: FedEx DC-10 fleet

I recall FedEx scattered their 727 fleet around the country like JT8D Johnny Appleseed for technical schools and aviation colleges and such, I guess that's a harder case to make for something as big as a DC-10.

Re: Stephen Crowder’s Divorce Mess

This seems like a useful opportunity for people to realize that many ‘heroes’ driving narrative on family values and other issues are not actually living those values. In addition to generally making money exploiting insecurities in society and individuals, pundits like Crowder are essentially bull...

Re: California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

Dang, I don't want to have to go out of state to see old 567 and 645 powered dinosaurs. If you're thinking of museum copies, the rule specifically exempts "historic locomotives" that are "used solely for education, preservation, or historical experience." They are, however, limi...

Re: California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains

Dang, I don't want to have to go out of state to see old 567 and 645 powered dinosaurs.

Re: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit

There might be a reason no one is worried about disinformation from those global world news publications at the supermarket checkout that report on alien abductions. Fox News and Tucker - as trustworthy as the supermarket checkout magazines that tell me which celebrities are secretly dying. Wow tha...

Re: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit

afcjets wrote:

His firing will likely make him more popular. IMO, in most cases whoever they don't want you watching or listening to is exactly who you need to be hearing more from.