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- Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:23 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Is The 747-100 Extinct In N America?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8054
RE: Is The 747-100 Extinct In N America?
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/COSPN" class="quote" target="_blank">COSPN</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>and it will be scraped soon</i></font></td></tr>...
Jump to post- Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:44 am
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Runway Numbers That Don't Correspond To Headings
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7560
RE: Runway Numbers That Don't Correspond To Headings
Both 8/26s at IAH and 9/27 fall under this category.
Jump to post- Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:36 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: NYC Offers Free Airfare To Homeless To Leave City
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4020
RE: NYC Offers Free Airfare To Homeless To Leave City
I wonder if any folks will look for tattered clothes to wear and then walk into a NYC shelter to get a free trip somewhere? You may have to pay for the trip back, but hey, at least you got a free ride there. 
- Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:25 am
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: FS9 Freeze Trouble
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8792
FS9 Freeze Trouble
I did a forum search, and even went to the Microsoft Website to seek help, but this instance isn't covered. I've read the posts about freezing occuring at the splash screen, but my instance is different. I'm running Windows <acronym title="NEW: Xtra Airways (USA) and OLD: Casino Express (USA)">XP</a...
Jump to post- Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:09 am
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: Possible To Power Wingtip Lights In Home?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22111
RE: Possible To Power Wingtip Lights In Home?
Was the strobe on your wingtip the old type used on early DC-9s that was basically a oscillating white light?
Jump to post- Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 787i Bimmer For Russian Tycoon
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11291
RE: 787i Bimmer For Russian Tycoon
I guess Mercedes-Benz should have Boeing design an S787 AMG version so you could take your 2007 S65 AMG or restored 78 450SEL 6.9 wherever you fly instead of those awful "Banglebutt" Bimmers. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/duck.gif" alt="duck" border=0> <img src="/discussi...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:00 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: American Airlines 737-200s In The Mid 70's?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6333
RE: American Airlines 737-200s In The Mid 70's?
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:49 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: American Airlines 737-200s In The Mid 70's?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6333
RE: American Airlines 737-200s In The Mid 70's?
I'm sure this was a 732. You could not see above the blue line on the cheatline, but there was a nice shot of the length of the plane, one P&W on the wing, and it was shorter than a 707. If someone has access to a DVD set or something like that, it's an episode from season 4 titled "Birthday Party"....
Jump to post- Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:25 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: American Airlines 737-200s In The Mid 70's?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6333
American Airlines 737-200s In The Mid 70's?
I was watching an episode of Kojak today, and the end of it takes place at an airport. As the camera backs away for the ending, you can see a 737-200 in the background. The view did not back away far enough to show the title on the fuselage, but you could see the distinctive red, white, and blue che...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:01 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: FAA: Planes Must Be Built To Take An Attack
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5755
RE: FAA: Planes Must Be Built To Take An Attack
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Jump to post- Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 747 Gear Door Falling Off...
- Replies: 38
- Views: 12263
RE: 747 Gear Door Falling Off...
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Jump to post- Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:29 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What Happens To Sims Of Outdated Planes?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4011
RE: What Happens To Sims Of Outdated Planes?
The 1940 Air Terminal at HOU now has one of WN's old 732 simulators, though it's disassembled.
Jump to post- Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:42 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: American May Replace Hundreds Of MD-80s
- Replies: 115
- Views: 21902
RE: American May Replace Hundreds Of MD-80s
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Jump to post- Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Why Is There A Gate In The Parking Lot At SXM?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9118
Why Is There A Gate In The Parking Lot At SXM?
Look around the gate, there appears to be earthmoving equipment and dirt, as if the tarmac around the gate has not been paved yet and under construction. The cars may be worker parking.
Jump to post- Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:25 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: IAH Typical
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2376
RE: IAH Typical
Back in January, we had a particularly strong, unusual wind coming out of the north one day, I believe gusts were up to 30mph, very blustery. All arrivals were coming in on the 33s at <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>! A KLM 744 flew over...
Jump to post- Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:23 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DC-9 White Strobe Requirements? With Or Without?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4745
RE: DC-9 White Strobe Requirements? With Or Without?
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Jump to post- Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:37 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DC-9 White Strobe Requirements? With Or Without?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4745
RE: DC-9 White Strobe Requirements? With Or Without?
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Jump to post- Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: DC-9 White Strobe Requirements? With Or Without?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4745
RE: DC-9 White Strobe Requirements? With Or Without?
I don't know if I'm remembering correctly, but I think I remember seeing the <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> DC-9s coming into <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym> at night when I was young, and the ones with white strobes didn't ...
Jump to post- Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:15 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Texas Airports
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4955
RE: Texas Airports
Check with the Holiday Inn at Town Lake, it's right on I-35 South on the river, can't miss it. I used to see airline staff there in the past on a regular basis a few years ago, though that doesn't necessarily mean they offer discounts.
Jump to post- Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:49 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Southwest Buys 737 From Ford Motor Company
- Replies: 87
- Views: 20209
RE: Southwest Buys 737 From Ford Motor Company
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Jump to post- Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Texas Airports
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4955
RE: Texas Airports
I also concur with those recommending staying in Houston as opposed to staying in Dallas. Using I-10 W to Hwy 71 N., it's only about 160 miles, easily done in 2/2.5 hrs at 75 mph. Even though US 290 is also about 160 miles to Austin, it has many traffic lights between Houston and Austin and the spee...
Jump to post- Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: US Airports Which Have Lost All Airline Service
- Replies: 170
- Views: 19446
RE: US Airports Which Have Lost All Airline Service
KHOU is an example of a "rebirth" airport. In 1969, all airline ops were moved to the then new KIAH. From 1969 to 1972, KHOU was a G.A. airport, until WN transferred operations to KHOU after serving KIAH for about a year.
Jump to post- Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:02 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Early DC-8 Engine Nacelle Question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7042
RE: Early DC-8 Engine Nacelle Question
I'd been led to believe that the DC-8-20 and DC-8-30 models were not equipped with thrust reversers, after reading that one use of ring deployment was to allow use of them during landing and possible aborted takeoff, I guess I was wrong. What about the DC-8-10s, did they have thrust reversers?
Jump to post- Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:26 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Was This *actually* Northwest's Colour Scheme?!?!
- Replies: 99
- Views: 17947
RE: Was This *actually* Northwest's Colour Scheme?!?!
This brings back some memories. I can remember in 1993 when I was a little boy on the return leg of my first flight back to <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym>, <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> was operating into <acronym title="H...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Delta MD88
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14162
RE: Delta MD88
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Jump to post- Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Unusual Plane Circling PIT Today...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3576
RE: Unusual Plane Circling PIT Today...
Sounds like a <acronym title="Ansett Australia">AN</acronym>-124 by the description of the high wing. Look familiar? <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1017840/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1017840/M/" target="_blan...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:03 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Planes Flying Low Over Highways.
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15524
RE: Planes Flying Low Over Highways.
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Jump to post- Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Planes Flying Low Over Highways.
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15524
RE: Planes Flying Low Over Highways.
Though not as close to the threshold as say, <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> or <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>, U.S. 59 North (Eastex Freeway) in Housto...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:22 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Planes Flying Low Over Highways.
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15524
- Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:58 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Poor Concessions At Many Airports
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4044
RE: Poor Concessions At Many Airports
I like the concession layout at <acronym title="OLD: Austin - Robert Mueller Municipal (AUS / KAUS) (closed), USA - Texas AND CURRENT: Austin - Bergstrom International (AFB) (AUS / KBSM), USA - Texas">AUS</acronym>. They've got two Harlon's BBQ places there, I'll have to check that out if I ever fly...
Jump to post- Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:03 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Last SAS 767 Flight And Last IB & CO DC-10 Flight?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7881
RE: Last SAS 767 Flight And Last IB & CO DC-10 Flight?
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Jump to post- Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:42 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Taca (take A Casket Along?) Airlines
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5271
RE: Taca (take A Casket Along?) Airlines
There was an incident where a TACA 737-300 landed on a 6060x120 grass strip on a levee on the Intercoastal Waterway near New Orleans after two engines flamed out in heavy rain and hail on May 24, 1988. They unloaded the passengers safely. They repaired the plane on the levee and flew off a few days ...
Jump to post- Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:45 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rita Threatening WN And CO
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5497
RE: Rita Threatening WN And CO
I'll be getting out of Dodge if Rita makes that northward turn, reports say is could be a Cat. 3 at the least. Last night, the weatherman was all "doom and gloom" about it possibly being Cat. 5 when striking the Houston metro area. Though Houston is about 50 feet above sea level compared to NOLA whi...
Jump to post- Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:21 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: The Life Of A WN 737
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9794
RE: The Life Of A WN 737
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Jump to post- Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:42 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: John Travolta's 747
- Replies: 82
- Views: 118199
RE: John Travolta's 747
No NIMBYs there I suppose. I'd love to have a house by the runway when that 707 takes off.
Jump to post- Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:20 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Presidental Choppers Fly Into Path Of MD-80
- Replies: 65
- Views: 12626
RE: Presidental Choppers Fly Into Path Of MD-80
Ok, since we're discussing callsigns of aircraft with U.S. Presidents on board, what was the callsign of that <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> DC-10 Nixon flew on in 1972 or 73 during the energy crisis? He did it to save fuel, no U.S. President has been allowed to fly on a regular...
Jump to post- Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:59 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Presidental Choppers Fly Into Path Of MD-80
- Replies: 65
- Views: 12626
RE: Presidental Choppers Fly Into Path Of MD-80
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Jump to post- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:06 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Shall We Tell The Media?
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11142
RE: Shall We Tell The Media?
The Ellington AFB fighter jets (forgotten squadron number) were deployed to Iraq last night. A World <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11 was chartered from <acronym title="Houston - Ellington Field (AFB) (EFD), USA - Texas">EFD</acronym> to take them to their destination, the news report...
Jump to post- Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:52 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Congratulations Air France Crew
- Replies: 179
- Views: 20219
RE: Congratulations Air France Crew
I say kudos to the crew of <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> flight 358 by doing their jobs, and having 0 fatalities in what could have been a major loss accident. I read an online news article last night in which one of the passengers criticized the FAs because the FAs told them shortly afte...
Jump to post- Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:11 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What Was The Noisiest Airliner Ever?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 14941
RE: What Was The Noisiest Airliner Ever?
I'm a youngin', no Convair 990s or DC-8s here. The loudest planes that I ever hear or heard fly over my house on the 12R approach to <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym> are the now retired <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> 737-200s...
Jump to post- Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:38 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CO 737 Evacuates At HOU
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7473
RE: CO 737 Evacuates At HOU
You should hear some of the news reports now. "Tonight on the news... Slide for your life!!! See how this Continental flight to Cleveland turned into an amusement park ride!!" I guess they'll say anything for high ratings.
-Joe
- Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:52 am
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: Quote This Photo
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4291
- Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:49 am
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: If You Could Preserve One Aircraft
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8574
- Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:48 am
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: Executive Decision Movie
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3610
RE: Executive Decision Movie
Sorry to hijack this topic, but in how many movies or <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> shows has the Oceanic 747 been featured as being hijacked, having a bomb on board, or crashing somewhere? I seem to remember about four so far. Someone remind me not to book any flights on th...
Jump to post- Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:51 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: D.C. Mad That Southwest Has A Maryland Plane!
- Replies: 86
- Views: 8924
RE: D.C. Mad That Southwest Has A Maryland Plane!
This is funny, why not have a Georgia One? <acronym title="Birmingham - International (BHM / KBHM), USA - Alabama">BHM</acronym> is <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym>'s gateway to <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), ...
Jump to post- Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:20 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: U-2 Crashes In Asia 06/22
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5073
- Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:24 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Outdoor Observation Decks
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4242
RE: Outdoor Observation Decks
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Jump to post- Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:07 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: What Airlines Have Hangers At Your Home Airport?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 8397
RE: What Airlines Have Hangers At Your Home Airpor
HOU- Continental & Southwest
IAH- just Continental I think...
-Joe
- Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:24 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Top Ten Signs Your Pilot Is Drunk
- Replies: 46
- Views: 13026
RE: Top Ten Signs Your Pilot Is Drunk
You know your pilot is drunk when... During the takeoff run, he keeps on slamming the brakes and making sudden swerves Shouts on the radio: "HEY!! GROUND!!! GROUND!! GROUND!!! I WANNA TAXI THE GATE!!! HEY!!! GROUND!!! HEY!!! HEY!!! GROUND!!! I LOVE YOU!!!" When pilot is notified of traffic, 4 miles ...
Jump to post- Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:33 pm
- Forum: Aviation Hobby
- Topic: Hotel W/View Of Airport/Runway
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7319
Hotel W/View Of Airport/Runway
In addition to the Renaissance hotel at ATL, the Hilton on Virginia Ave. has a good view as well.
-Joe