IAI 1125 Astra biz jet. Several Pacific crossings in 1990s-2001. Highlights were kMRY (Monterey, CA) - VTBS (Bangkok) with tech stops at Honolulu, Majuro, and Guam. KMRY-RCTP (Taipei) with stops at Anchorage and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. The Pacific Ocean is enormous. Returning from Asia the last t...
Jump to postMaybe that’s the standard today. The Fox Harbour Global became a FSI sim; one of boneyarded C-5 became a sim when the decision was made to give each base its own sim. I believe this Global sim is at CAE KDFW. But, FSI KTUS does have a CL-601 sim built from the 1994 wreck of a Challenger after a dea...
Jump to postWith the increased fuel in center, it should make 4700 nm, landing with 3000-ish. I’ve done 5600 air miles in a G6000, admittedly at .81, not possible at .85. We didn’t select the increased center tank fuel mod. Was advertised at $1M many years ago. We rarely do the long haul so it has worked out f...
Jump to postHaving been in sales in bizjets, now retired, I’d be suspicious of the ACJ220 numbers. Lots of very optimistic thinking in bizjet marketing that airlines wouldn’t buy. I’d guess the ACJ version is a 5000nm still air plane in reality. Put some aux tanks and 60 pax, the 220-100 is likely a 4200 nm pl...
Jump to postThen there is the poor sod heading westbound. Tomorrow’s normally 6 hr KSDL-PHKO flight in a GLEX will take us 7 hours. Is there a wind limit to the B737 and A320 airliners on the Calif-Hawaii tracks that will end up with a wet footprint? Are you under 75,000 pounds on take-off (wink, wink)? No. We...
Jump to postThen there is the poor sod heading westbound. Tomorrow’s normally 6 hr KSDL-PHKO flight in a GLEX will take us 7 hours. Is there a wind limit to the B737 and A320 airliners on the Calif-Hawaii tracks that will end up with a wet footprint?
Jump to postMRY is my home airport, used it for decades, and I have always liked its small town airport charm, ease of use and low stress environment, but, the gate waiting area is abysmal. They could definitely improve that experience.
Jump to postAre you really expecting the FAA to shadow every single engineer that performs any work on a plane? i am pretty shure its not "engineers" working on that 737MAX ships only if you hire the cheapest wage slaves you can get will bring up that results we see till years i am really impressed t...
Jump to postAbout the only jets that operated there were Citations and the odd DA-10; pretty short runway. Mostly light GA annd turboprops. Even in those innocent times we knew most jets were performance limited there. No Gulfstreams, for sure. Campbell Soup did go off the end in the Executive Mailing Tube (Fa...
Jump to postDid they divert? I missed the end to the story.
I have always been strongly against allowing pilots to carry a firearm on board. Unfortunately, this is what we have become because of gun loving Americans who only feel “safe” if they carry a weapon at all times.
The Air Cal retro is a nice one but IMO the Air California (1970s) livery is more classic (and classy). Would like to see it again; sunburst nose motif and all.
Jump to postMy May 4 BA flight SJC-LHR was cancelled. Checking into the same flight May 5 I was told the previous day’s flight had no pilots. Wow, times must be tough.
Jump to postMy BA flight for tomorrow, SJC-LHR, was just cancelled. Anyone know what is up?
Jump to postWhy not look both ways before crossing any runway? Sure, ATC cleared them to cross but verifying it’s safe to cross is a good procedure and habit for this very reason. We ALWAYS do this.
Jump to postVIP Temporary Flight Restrictions are a moving target and follow the US President (and sometimes VP) to protect him/her during travel. I have a question about a Permanent VIP TFR in Dallas, TX. Is this to protect former President Bush and if so why not have a permanent TFR at the Carter, Clinton, Ob...
Jump to postNoshow wrote:How about pneumatic earphones?
I am only and end user...not an industry geek...and I only use Mesa, and AA for that matter, to do one thing: travel between FLG and MRY. How likely is it that UA/Mesa continues to serve FLG-PHX-MRY route? What typically happens to established routes when a different carrier takes over? I suspect th...
Jump to postExtending the block time generally works, until you encounter no departure delay and land at ORD 40 minutes early and get to enjoy the penalty box until your gate is open. I understand the logistics challenge in this case but WHY do the pilots always have to proudly announce “Well folks, looks like...
Jump to postThe Eagles use American. That ramp is where all the NFL team charters park. Supported by Atlantic Aviation. Any team charter smaller than 777 parks on the Atlantic ramp proper near Ft Mifflin Rd
Jump to postBack in he 1990s I was chatting over 123.45 to a ferry pilot in a C-172 midway between Central California (Hollister) and PHNL. He was on his way to Australia. He was at 8000’ and at hour 8 of 16. I was at FL430 at hour 2.5 of 5. The next morning his Cessna happened to be parked on the PHNL Air Serv...
Jump to postBeware. Robert Weaver is a known fraudster….anything he claims is doubtful. There is a dedicated thread to his shenanigans over on another site that rhymes with PPrune.com
Jump to postAm I the only one surprised that Bandits are still flying?
Jump to post[photoid][/photoid] I was told back then that the MRY runway had an uphill sweep, sometime making for challenging take-offs. True?? MRY runway 10R slopes uphill but at less than the 2% slope limit for most transport aircraft. It’s certainly not flat but neither is it challenging. On another note…I w...
Jump to postStraight-ins from over the ridge are common at KWVI and I've seen countless become problematic. If you're carrying speed as you're coming over the ridge line to the NE, the descent down to runway 20 often makes slowing difficult. I suspect this played a role in the 180kts. on short final of the 340...
Jump to postThe GLEX actually has a performance penalty with APU running due the the retractable APU inlet door which creates some drag.
Jump to postSouthwest seems to have ditched the nuts and now hands out a small bag of pretzels. Due to the nut issue? Not sure. I heard an anecdote from a WN mechanic who said in the old days during aircraft inspection one early task was to vacuum up all the nuts caught down in the seat rails. There are probabl...
Jump to postAlong the same lines as the flying American flag, I always thought it unfortunate for Finnair that they are stuck with a backwards stylized F on the right side vert stab. At least that’s what I think it represents.
Jump to postInteresting stuff. It always impressed me how Concorde engineers effectively used fuel as a heat sink to cool the fuselage and yet the Russians with the TU-144 couldn't get if figured out and used gigantic air conditioners that made so much nose normal conversation was impossible aboard it. Last th...
Jump to postJohnJ wrote:One of the worst plane crashes in United States history happened on approach to SAN, and ATC played a role. It was a mid-air collision.
The Global is certified to fly with wing fuel out of balance by max 1100#. Conceivably you could do this all day long without trouble.
Jump to postDon’t forget Cirrus offers the Vision Jet….a Vtail single engine jet. It’s a relatively new offer but here in SDL there are several based. Quite popular for the Scottsdale crowd who seem to have $2M to burn on a new toy. And the Fouga Magister. Possibly the coolest Looking v tail ever. 1950s Euro Mi...
Jump to postThe accident report describes many contributing factors but ice, surprisingly, wasn’t the primary cause. Other than the obvious contamination on the tail, the aircraft was overloaded with a CG wildly aft of its limit and with 2 pax (children) sitting unrestrained in the aisle. Also, the pilot insist...
Jump to postThanks for posting these amazing pics. So sad to see that the end result was a determined long after they were able to fly away. Would it be possible to coordinate the end of life for an aircraft with a safe final resting place so that when an aircraft is due to be retired a suitable home/museum is ...
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People blocking the moving walkway by standing on both right AND left side. It’s not a ride!
Trevor Jacob strikes again.
Jump to postOur old cockpit CMC EFBs ran Windows 95 with the standard issue windows version of solitaire removed…presumably so pilots wouldn’t be distracted by playing the game. We now use off-the-shelf iPad with wifi which comes with no restrictions. Still not supposed to play solitaire however….or watch strea...
Jump to postEngines or no engines a plane will crash when it hits something. If your engineless plane can glide to a runway then....no crash.
Jump to postNot Trump’s plane. Times must be tough. But never fear there is yet another grist, this time to drum up enough money to get his 757 back in the air.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fo ... 61583661fe
The Uber could have been part of his master plan to avoid (some) contact with the crew. Now, for the gun? How ridiculous. A drunk guy with a gun is as scary as a drunk pilot and should be illegal on its own merit.
Jump to postTo each their own. Coming back to the east coast from Hawaii, I personally despise having a long flight connecting after a red eye, which is what happens if the connection is in LAX or SEA. No it isn't. My last trip to Hawaii I departed HI in the early afternoon, arrived in SFO in the evening and c...
Jump to postBack in the 2010s I flew a plane based at KSJC Atlantic Aviation. We would often see Elon’s plane on the ramp; then a Falcon 900. How did I know it was Elon? The bold SpaceX logo on the tail. Obviously not as high profile in those days but still not a discreet fellow as most private jet owners are…....
Jump to post....and who pilots a plane wearing a sport parachute, skydiving altimeter and 2 fire extinguishers tucked inside trousers? Also there is evidence he hired a helicopter to retrieve the wreckage before the video was posted. FAA is already investigating. There is endless YouTube analysis on this...near...
Jump to postMy great uncle worked at the HS Hatfield plant and was involved with the development of the Trident. I’ve always been a big fan but growing up in California we didn’t get them out here...or did we? I know Trident was never operated by any US carriers but has a Trident ever even been on US soil? I ha...
Jump to postFWIW, and I think we've well-explored the accident so far, Dan Gryder's video on this is pretty-good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pS17RPgqfI Caution: it starts out with the accident audio, because he is angry and trying to reach his audience of corporate pilots and executives, and he's particu...
Jump to postUrban legend? ATC wanted a guy to descend faster and asked if he had speed brakes. Pilot reply “those are for my mistakes, not yours”.
Jump to postI have vague memories of my first ever “airplane ride” as a 5 year old emigrating to the US in 1968 on a TWA 707. LHR-JFK. Thus began a lifelong love of all things aviation and (up til now) 40+ years as a pilot, 33 of them professionally. I like to think TWA gets some credit for the path I have chos...
Jump to postInterestingly the Boeing 2707 SST design had an articulated double hinged droop nose. Down similar to Concorde but then the tip of the nose hinged back up so as not to drag on the ground presumably. Looked like an anteater….very awkward design.
Jump to postI too came from the mechanical E6B world but never used the electronic kind. Do I remember correctly that electronic E6Bs were not allowed during exams? Was it considered cheating? As a flight instructor in the late 1980s I was still teaching the manual device. Doubtful, but do student pilots still ...
Jump to postWhat about gloves vs touch screens? IPad EFBs, etc. Our FMSs are all touch screen also.
Jump to postI just came off a trans con flight and 121.5 has become unbearable to monitor. I had to shut it off. Someone transmits “Let’s Go Brandon” every few minutes followed by the snickering. It was bad enough 2 weeks ago but has become a complete joke.. We are required of course to monitor 121.5 during fli...
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