Ceiling is FL410 for the 700... so.... FL410. It has good climb performance similar to a 757 and A319. It's a bit more wiggly in my experience but does land nicer than the 800. I've had the 757 up to FL420 (max is FL430... never quite got light enough to hit FL430). Rock freaking solid all the way u...
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Jump to postQatar openly said they were doing this just to rub salt in the wounds of Delta. They picked a fight. Come on... this is freaking hilarious. What is even better was that it was an A-320 at <acronym title="Aero Asia Airlines (Pakistan)">E4</acronym> (which holy crap this time of day we are fighting fo...
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Jump to postSouthwest is nowhere near bankruptcy, nor will what they are asking take them there. Standard negotiations and posturing....
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Jump to postAt my carrier, charters that are known before the bid packs are produced for the next month are built into trips in the bid packs.
If they are pop ups, the trip is created and offered in open time.
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Jump to postDescent is desired to be at idle.. which is around 40% N1 up high and trickles down to around 25% down low. .
Coming down final once fully configured and on speed is around 55-60% in most aircraft.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bueb0g" class="quote" target="_blank">bueb0g</a> (<a href="#60" class="quote">Reply 60</a>):<br/><i> I thought the Airbus <acronym title="Air On...
Jump to postThank you for the perspective, jetlanta. That is generally the read that I am getting-- how the <acronym title="Manta - General Eloy Alfaro (MEC / SEMT), Ecuador">MEC</acronym> behaves over the next couple weeks will determine a lot, in particular. My bet is there will be a "quick fix" put out to th...
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Jump to postHe backed himself into a corner with the airplane order-- they thought the <acronym title="Taca (El Salvador)">TA</acronym> was a certain pass and that this would help it. Instead it just turned guys off even more with adding that to the sales job. This isn't a pilot group in the 1970's anymore and ...
Jump to postAw.... they aren't buying crappier, lower paying 757 replacements because the TA was voted down?
Darn.
Apparently management's threat was that they would not buy 737-900s and the ERJ-190s if this deal isn't signed and instead pour money into CRJ-200 refurbishment. So let me get this straight, you're threatening the pilot group with not buying 737's that are 757 replacements (lower paying, too) as wel...
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Jump to postThe deep "BRRRROOOOOWWWWW" sound is when they put the engine into "beta" which is a flat to slightly negative angle of attack of the blades... i.e. a light amount of reverse.
When they come out of beta and back into forward thrust is when it goes quiet.
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Jump to postIt was clearly a low speed abort, and it was well executed.
Visually dramatic, but none of the violence of a high speed abort.
Well done!
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mayor" class="quote" target="_blank">mayor</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>Oh, yeah......I remember that.......during ban...
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Jump to postI didn't have an issue with the money- the key was that almost 6% of the pay bumps were paid for in profit sharing reduction, a new sick policy that was a complete can of worms, and significant work rules give backs.
Sorry, giving that up is not worth it for a modest pay bump.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rbavfan" class="quote" target="_blank">rbavfan</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i> The speed difference between the Cesna &a...
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Jump to postDuring high speed climbs, I've encountered occasional rudder flutter on the bus. It vibrates the airplane pretty good, but goes away as you slow below 300 knots.
And that's about it...
I'm amazed the company thought this carrot would get anyone to vote yes. That's a surprisingly out of touch labor relations tactic. What is this, the 1970s? We've known a long time that they were planning on executing the 739 options for one thing.... and I don't think anyone is head over heels over...
Jump to postVery interesting data!
The 319s and 320s are going through a cabin reconfig over the next few months ( believe its 156 or so for the 320 and 132 for the 319). It'll be interesting how that would change the numbers.
Well done!
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Jump to postThe buzzsaw goes away as the airplane goes through the air faster and faster, too. N1 increases with altitude (cruise RPM is typically higher than takeoff RPM, particularly with a reduced thrust takeoff).
I always figured it had to do with the AOA of the fan blade.
WN has been cutting more and more out of ATL, so there will probably be some gate space on D for them to combine ops.
Jump to postThe north complex runways (8/26 L&R) have a pronounced dip in the middle... my understanding is that it is due to the Flint River.
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/Max+Q" class="quote" target="_blank">Max Q</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i>Agree with you mostly atc but I don't think th...
Jump to postSounds like they pushed it back too close, then cleared them to turn out...when the tail swung around-- thwack! Rampers hosed the pilots with this one.
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/United+Airline" class="quote" target="_blank">United Airline</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>What do you mean by top tier...
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Jump to postTo be an FA, certainly not.
To be a pilot you don't have to have a degree, however it's almost impossible to get a "top tier" pilot job unless you have a degree. Top tier meaning the big 3, FDX, UPS...