Re: YouTube video from 1975 of DC-10 motion flight simulator

That's really cool. The Apollo mission simulators also used a camera over a model for visuals... especially the camera on the mount moving over the scale model. I guess I just never really though about how those older simulators worked. Original Concorde simulators used similar camera tech. There w...

Re: YouTube video from 1975 of DC-10 motion flight simulator

Ive never seen a simulator suspended from the ceiling before! they must have figured out quite quickly how to do all the motion from the floor jacks. I wonder if this was the last such simulator before the more modern style came about. All the 1980's videos I've seen of these have them mounted only ...

Re: Help identifying aircraft light

Try browsing the Aircraft Spruce and Specialty website. I did a basic search and found many entries referencing Grimes lights. Most of them are "replacement for Grimes XXX.xx" indicating that the Grimes brand may be very old. That stamp on the bottom of your back side pic looks like it was...

Re: Why did Lockheed Paint L-1011 Fuselages During Final Assembly?

You know what, I always liked the "Look" of the McDD and Lockheed production line historical pics but never realized it was because they were painted before final assembly. Solved two mysteries in one go! Thanks for that info.

Re: ROVE Callsign

You could check the latest edition of ACP 119. Yup, because all of us on these forums are active duty military and we all have access to the latest NATO publications. It is therefore just sheer laziness for the OP to ask this simple question when he can just open up his personal military briefcase ...

Re: Red Bull Pilot Swap Stunt

Has everyone lost their minds? Whats with everyone...nosing airliners into the ground Crazy times Hey don't give them any ideas about the airliners. Though I think a stunt with airliners would remind too many folks about 9/11, there is a precedent for this kind of activity... Over 100 years ago peo...

Re: sva 123 doing circuits north of manchester (MAN)

Maybe it's a training flight? Saudi has a lot of cadets, so maybe they sent it out to do some touch and - go's? I can't imagine another reason for an airliner to be doing circuits. Which airport was he doing the circuit training at? Maybe that would shed a light on the issues.

Re: Visiting airside of a terminal.

Pittsburgh invested heavily in, and was on the cutting edge at the time, of the airside shopping and dining concept when they built the terminal in the 1990's. As such, they were highly disaffected by the 9/11 security restrictions and were one of the first north American airports to campaign for no...

Re: Detroit (DTW) Aviation Thread - 2022

If the JetBlue / Spirit merger goes through, I'm guessing that the quality of the North Terminal will improve over time as the passenger mix of JetBlue will change, and their schedules may be more spread out through the day, enticing the lounges / restaurants, and shops to provide more consistent of...

Re: Rotating airport beacon

Im glad I found this thread, that answers my question about the lack of rotating beacons in the UAE. It's funny, when I fly G.A. at night back home in the USA I'm always looking for the beacons, as they really do help to distinguish the airport from surrounding city lights. But then in my profession...

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

Not sure if this is still accurate, but the EK 777-300ERs that do the SFO/LAX/IAH flying are a subset that have a higher MTOW than the rest of the fleet. I want to say that it's 354t vs 340t for the rest of the fleet? There's 3 varieties. the basic 340.2 tonnes, a handful of 349.3 tonnes, and the U...

Goodbye North Terminal, gone but not forgotten

Following a long tradition of Politicians worldwide slapping their names on airports and their terminals, DTW North Terminal has been renamed Warren Cleavage Evans Terminal, or just Evans terminal for short. When my dad picked me up at the North Terminal on March 20th, all was well, then when he dro...

Re: How feasible is this new RNP 20 approach of Kathmandu for wide bodies?

I have flown similar curving RNP approaches into New York JFK, Seychelles, and Nice France, in the B777 and I tried something similar in Nepal the 777 simulator a few years ago with no issues. The RNP lines you up perfectly, and takes into account the wind. You have to be a little sensitive to the t...

Re: Updated: LGA Airtrain halted by Governor

From a surface access perspective, extending the N train would be best. In all likelihood ... nothing will be built. Or they will get a bus. Yup, they just spent 18 Billion dollars on 3 subway stations on second avenue "the revolutionary east side express" that has only been on the drawin...

Re: Curved runway starter extensions

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

There’s no “starter”, it’s either runway, stressed for aircraft operations or there’s overrun that’s not useable for take-off.

Re: Curved runway starter extensions

Starlionblue wrote:

There are certainly curved runways, but they're more normally associated with bush flying.

Behold Kiwirok in Papua.

Re: HS Trident

According to Kuwait Airways' summer 1968 timetable, the Trident did have a first class cabin, so not sure the "108 tourist" is correct. Maybe a later modification? http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ku/ku68/ku68-3.jpg That is one flimsy route structure. What a great piece of history ...

Re: Tu-204 requiring no anti-icing system

Well, many airliners are not fully protected in any case. Aerodynamic engineers discovered that large radius leading edges are not prone to ice build up and they do not protect those areas. minimizing anti-icing systems saves both weight and energy, and thus fuel. So it is not surprising that perhap...

Re: KLM adds SAF to all flights departing AMS

And after reading the clickbait thread title, I clicked on this thread expecting every flight leaving Amsterdam will now stop in Santa Fe, New Mexico regardless of ultimate destination.

Re: Munich Airport (EDDM) Taxiway/Apron White Rectangle Markings

Sometimes these markings have nothing whatsoever to do with aviation but may indicate the location if underground wires, pipes or sensors. They may also be markings that are used for staging vehicles or equipment in that area which would be known by the airport authority but not require any explanat...

Re: Base Trainig Emirates

It's almost always at Maktoum OMDW / DWC. If you monitor flightradar 24 there you can watch the A380's go round and round.

Re: Expressjet relaunch as independent carrier?

Expressjet tried branded flying with an Ontario,CA hub in 2005. Already been done, and I suspect will have the same degree of success this time around - if it even gets that far.

Re: What are the black patches on the apron?

I think OP is talking about asphalt repairs, particularly on concrete ramps. I think the warmer regions use asphalt for the repairs while the colder ones repair with concrete, therefore there are more back shapes in the warm climates than the cooler ones.

Re: Can freighter aircraft supply electrical power for refrigerated cargo ?

Before this thread goes any further, I urge anyone interested to watch Wendover production's video on the logistics of distributing the vaccine. He is an aviation nerd, who produces these high quality videos and he has covered this question definitively here: https://youtu.be/byW1GExQB84 In a nutshe...

Re: B-747-300SUD Question

Pro: It can carry more passengers Con: It was heavier with all that extra metal to lug around, so it's range was reduced and takeoff distance increased. As to why many airlines did not buy the -200SUD or -300, it's because they needed either the range or payload capacity of the straight -200 for bel...

Re: Air 2000 Passenger Entertainment System

While I don't know about the Air2000 Atari/Amiga system I don't think you're crazy either. There was a lot of goofball IFE ideas floating around at the time. The ideas were all hanging around just waiting for the technology to catch up. 6-inch seatback screens running off Sony Hi-8 was still a kind ...

Re: NW LAX Pacific Gateway

Well, I have some good memories of Northwest Pacific ops in the 1990's. As ground staff at LAX for Southwest we got some good passes on NW and I availed some of their services, between 1991 and 1997. My first experience was on the then new 747-400 in 1991 from LAX-HNL-SYD and return. This was on the...

Re: Pan Am - New Documentary

Personally, I think the world is obsessed with Pan Am. Like some other posters have said, there were other pioneering airlines. By today's standards Pan Am always had a rather small fleet with infrequent service over a lot of routes. They contributed a lot to the development of commercial aviation, ...

I'm A Believer!

What at first seemed like a gimmick is actually a blessing and I became convinced after one long journey where the shower made the whole day livable. I was called with short notice to attend a family emergency and had to depart Dubai with great haste, not time for pre flight shower - just showed up ...

Re: PIA A320 crash in Karachi

http://avherald.com/h?article=4d7a6e9a&opt=0 Suspect... gear problem ... unable to retract ..., increased fuel burn resulting in both engines flaming out on the next approach. If you are so short of fuel that you cannot even make 1 missed approach, let alone divert to an alternate, that's eithe...

Re: 737 MAX Height

Taller landing gear has to fit somewhere. To fit taller landing gear, you'd have to move the attachment points. That is some major redesign, . I disagree. There are several engineering solutions to make the gear taller. Even the Concorde, using 1960's technology, had telescoping main landing gear t...

Re: Interesting 787 flaperon movements on takeoff

The 787 has a "gust suppression" system built in to the flight controls that is suppose to alleviate bending moments on the wing structure, thus allowing Boeing to design a lighter wing since the active system relieves the pressures on the structure. Perhaps this system is in action on the...

Re: Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal Opening?

Perspective from someone who lives here: both airports are needed and nothing to do with "pride". The DXB / AUH airports are 130km / 80miles apart. Thats 90 minutes with no traffic, and more with "normal" traffic. Both cities have large, high density, high income populations. Res...

Re: Surprising history of hijackings to Cuba: Facts, Figures, & Questions

not in the political interests of the Republican supporting US media to know that the US domestic airport security was virtually none existant prior to 9/11 even after being told numerous times by IATA and ICAO for decades In addition to that, there was the benign, mostly harmless, and even comical...

Re: ICAO codes with repeat letters

I think everyone is missing the OP's point. We all know that there is a "method" or "system" in place to assign the codes, but that is not what he was asking about. There is a bit of discretion in assigning the last two letters. For example Harare, Zimbabwe was FVHA with the last...

Re: The new domestic service standard: just water. DL now onboard.

Ziyulu wrote:

When I flew AA from DFW to AUS in 2016, not even a drink was provided. When I flew UA from AUS to IAH, only a cup of water was offered.

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020 - Part II

mxaxai wrote:

TXL is routing most passengers through terminal C, SXF is now exclusively using terminal B. .

Re: Simulator Training to increase?

At my airline we closed the simulators for the next 30 days, to prevent transmission of the virus inside the stuffy little mechanical box. Guys/Gals who need recurrent are being given a 4-month extension waiver by the authorities to give everyone time to see how this thing shakes out. I think the &q...

Re: The future of A380-capable gates

Fun fact: The A380 can be boarded and deboarded via stairs from the apron as well. No bridges needed triple or not . The only specific airport equipment it needs are tow tractors capable of handling it's weight and upper deck catering trucks. AHHHH! That is absolutely NOT what airbus said to LAX du...

Re: RJAA approach chart question

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

Actually, I looked it up, Civil Japan uses PANS-OPS.

Re: RJAA approach chart question

Surprisingly, the LIDO presentation makes it a bit more clear. It's the step-downs for the LOC-DME approach. 1500 to birds, 730 to D3.5 ITM, then MDA of 510 for cat C/D til the MissedApproachPoint at D0.7 ITM. It's been a while to use JEPPS but I believe the shaded grey altitudes are for obstacle cl...

Re: Using a NDB during a storm

So its giving you a “virtual” CDI display of the VOR signal that is coming from FMGC (GPS). Do i have that right? The thing that was hard for me to wrap my head around many years ago when I transitioned from general aviation airplanes to FMC navigation was that there is NO Course Deviation Indicato...

Re: Is this really an issue to pilots? (Current in-flight re-planning system)

Well, I think that you might be using terminology differently than pilots, hence the confusion. "Flight Plan" (in very basic terms) is a pre-flight planning document which is a planned route from origin to destination, is accepted by the pilots and shared with air traffic control. I don't ...

Re: Is this really an issue to pilots? (Current in-flight re-planning system)

Well, for starters, in flight re-planning is a non-issue given the availability of Flight Management computers and Electronic Flight Bags. These two tools have eliminated the need for paper charts, plotting and measuring any route changes, and manually calculating fuel burns over the revised routing...

Re: Corona Virus outbreak - Aviation related News and Discussion Thread