Well, I don't know if this is selfish or not, but I'm ready to take the vaccine as soon as it is offered to me. I've lived in this covid world long enough, I'm ready for my life back. It's done enough bad to me now that I'm ready to help with getting things back to normal, But, I guess if you are so...
Jump to postI forgot to mention that the PD-14 turbofan for the upcoming Irkut MC-21 aircraft is so named because the engine has a nominal thrust of 14 metric tons of force (14,000 kgf or 31,000 pounds). The PD-35 turbofan for the planned Russian-Chinese C929 widebody is similar in that it will have a thrust o...
Jump to postWhat engines are on the CRJ you are flying? I seem to remember seeing some American operated CRJ 200's that had been modified to use the older 3A1 engines. The CRJ 100 used the CF34-3A1 engines while the 200's used the CF34-3B1 engines. The 3B1 produced a few hundred pounds more thrust (I don't reme...
Jump to postI work on mainly Canadian built aircraft and I've never seen a metric fastener on any of them (Dash 8 and CRJ's). In my tool box is all standard size wrenches and sockets 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", etc. I've worked on Cessna and Piper in the past, all standard bolts/nuts, that sort of thing. ...
Jump to postI work on mainly Canadian built aircraft and I've never seen a metric fastener on any of them (Dash 8 and CRJ's). In my tool box is all standard size wrenches and sockets 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", etc. I've worked on Cessna and Piper in the past, all standard bolts/nuts, that sort of thing. I...
Jump to post"As far as I know PAL is operating these routes still." Actually, I believe you are correct, I meant no disrespect to PAL. In fact, they have just recently began to operate some Q400's. I wouldn't hesitate to fly on a PAL airplane either, they just slipped my mind when I typed that last re...
Jump to postWell if that's right, we will have a lot of small communities on the east cost without air service. Routes like YQX - YYR, YYR - YWK, YQX - YYT, and the list goes on.
Jump to postThat's a good question, although Jazz never operated any B1900 routes, at least not in the last 15 years. On the east coast, they were all operated (the Air Canada branded ones) by EVAS. They flew only 1900's for Air Canada. I'm hoping the routes will come back when things in the world improve.
Jump to postI remember seeing a picture of a JAL 767 cargo plane that was at least part polished aluminum, not sure how much of it. Speaking of the AC 762 that they "polished" a few years ago, the best description I've ever seen was a photo comment on here and I quote "looks like a soup can with ...
Jump to postI've seen people start APU's inside a hangar, usually it's a mistake, but it can happen. Lucky enough the hangar we worked in then had no such sophisticated fire detection systems. As for powering up the aircraft in the hangar, some airplanes can be sufficiently powered by a DC cart (such as the Das...
Jump to postI remember something about Air Canada doing a sale/leaseback on a 777 to raise cash. I did some research and found this https://www.wingsmagazine.com/air-canada-concludes-financing-for-80-million-us-dollars-2252/ Not sure if this is related, but the time-frame works, it's now approx. 12 years after ...
Jump to postThank you guys, I learned something today. How many bottles would be there and approx. how big would they be?
Jump to postAre you sure that the 747 uses oxygen bottles for passenger oxygen? While I've never worked on large aircraft, I've never seen anything but oxygen generators on passenger aircraft (well, jet aircraft anyway). I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm just trying to imagine the size of the bottles that would...
Jump to postAs a mechanic, I've been lucky enough never to have to deal with any kind of urine. I have dealt with bird strikes though, that stinks as well, especially a seagull, or any bird that eats fish.
Jump to postPeople who work in aviation don't seem to realise... that the rest of society really isn't that interested in paying higher taxes to support aviation "I work in aviation and I'm not really interested in that either. That said, aviation is too big to fail. For example in the US, 1 in 13 jobs ar...
Jump to postWell, if this were here in Canada, the cat would be in trouble for not having provided proof of a negative Covid-19 test before boarding...sorry, I just had to lol. Now that he/she is out of the airplane, there's the required three day hotel stay while awaiting another negative test, hopefully the f...
Jump to posthttps://www.airliners.net/photo/Cavok-Air/Antonov-An-12BP/5656649?qsp=eJwtjE0KwkAMRq8iWbsruOhOL1AXXiAkH22xOkMS0LH07s6U7t73w1tJ0jvwjUfJoJ4cbDLRmTIbv5z6lZ4on2RamYRtTKdSfvXgyeJWaqkcuIogB/ToB1NYm%2BCyu8bm7hrC7ke61Kiz54V3C4LnhbbtD1eSMHk%3D Not sure how rare this is, but it sure looks rare in YYZ. I belie...
Jump to postWell, Zach, after flying many trips from YYT to YQX on the 1900, some of what you have heard here is true. If it's cold outside, the airplane will be cold before start-up, but even before take off, it will start to warm up and by 5 minutes into the flight, it'll be toasty warm in there. After take o...
Jump to postSame here regarding searching. I've been trying for years (Ok, maybe more like wondering) to find out which Air Transat 757 flew the YQX to YYZ route on 04/May/1998. I believe the flight # was TS415. Still, would be interesting to know.
Jump to postWell, one advantage they have these days is an availability of pilots and engineers, well, any staff really. Should be lots of people out there willing to work at this point. "Lived under the approaches to YUL as a kid and remember seeing Connies, DC-3/4/6/7s, C-46s, Viscounts, Vanguards, Brita...
Jump to postI know on a Dash 8-100, we were averaging (approx) a main tire every 3 months (6-7 cycles per day so around 600 cycles) and nose wheels every 2 months, or approx. 400 cycles. We always changed the nose wheels in pairs. Someone mentioned retreads and in my experience, retreads on the nose of the Dash...
Jump to postI'm not sure what to think of all this. I understand the "large airport, blend in" scenario, but you would think people who work that airport on a daily basis would notice him there and realize that he isn't ever working. I'll give him credit for one thing, he sure has patience. I've spend...
Jump to postI'm thinking it would be the same on the 300 as it has the same engines as the 200. Are you thinking longerons rather than frames? I've seen the longerons replaced on the 300 and it's easily done during a "C" check. It's a bit of surgery and a lot of rivets, I'll give you that.
Jump to post"If you win the lottery and buy an aircraft, just recall the cost to own it and maintain, insure, and store it is about 30% of the purchase price per year." While I wasn't aware of the exact numbers, I know maintaining an airplane isn't cheap, but being able to do the work myself (I have a...
Jump to postI've always said if I could afford an airplane of my own (ie won the lottery), it would be a turbo Beaver on amphib floats. As an AME I could still do my own maintenance, just have to get someone to teach me to fly the thing!
Jump to postI still find it amazing that the Beaver is in such a high demand, still the same way it was built in 1947. I'm sure there were minor changes over the years, but I think, largely, the design of the Beaver was mostly the same for all of it's production run (the biggest exception being the turbo beaver...
Jump to postI hope you guys are right about life returning to normal....I'm getting tired of life being this way.
Jump to postLooks like the news is right then, I was hoping they were wrong. Thank you for the update.
Jump to post"There are definitely mixed signals... CBC continues to report that St. John's Toronto direct flights are ending, even while AC shows 1 daily through February. Does anybody out there know which is correct?" I agree. I tried a mock booking on AC website and you can book flights from Gander ...
Jump to postI don't know how often their site is updated, but https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/travel-news-and-updates/2020/route-updates.html#/na-1 shows Halifax to Gander being reduced to 4 flights per week and St. John's to Toronto being reduced to one per day. It also shows Halifax to Goose Bay...
Jump to post"Forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere, but will Boeing continue producing parts or are there enough in existence for the foreseeable future?" I would think there is a legal requirement for Boeing to support their fleet for a certain timeframe. There is a warranty period (probabl...
Jump to postI'm thinking it all comes down to cost. If an airline or cargo company wants enough to make it profitable for Boeing, then they would make it work. As long as Boeing holds the rights to the 747, in theory they could build one at any time, but generally the cost of doing so is prohibitive. Having sai...
Jump to postI'm confused about the title of this thread. Why is 747-8i in the title?
Jump to postYou are right about that, the problem is that many still think Air Canada is a crown corporation and still getting those taxes/fees as well. I would really like Canada to reduce these fees so that the airlines could make a better recovery post covid. Some will say that the airlines will just raise f...
Jump to postIn my opinion AC_B777 writes one of the most accurate posts in this entire thread. It's been my observation that the more successful a company becomes, the more some people dislike them. As for the past, reverse only takes you one way, backwards. People can keep dredging up faults of the past, or mo...
Jump to postI don't know who would find it, but I'll volunteer to come down there and replace it for you.
Jump to postI'm not a pilot, I'm an AME, but here's why I think it's this way. While I think I could probably do a more thorough walk around than a pilot, he/she is the one flying the plane and I know if I was a pilot, I'd want to have a look before I took it into the air. Another reason is that many stops duri...
Jump to postThen you'll have to find the keys for those 10 to move them first. Maybe some of them have remote start to warm them up or cool them down for more comfort. Now, to be a little more serious about the question, the length of time to get the aircraft back in service depends on the length of the storage...
Jump to postI'm guessing they paint the blue patch with "American" in it first because blue is a horrible colour for hiding. It's easier to paint white over blue than visa versa.
Jump to postGood question, if you gave me the key, I still couldn't find the ignition to use it in! We have had engineers at work telling apprentices to get the key for the Dash 8 so he could run it, not sure if the young guy fell for it or not. As for how to find the planes, I'm sure the facility operator just...
Jump to postSmells much like diesel fuel burning which a college instructor of mine used to call "the breath of life". I like that smell as well, although my wife doesn't. She tells me that she can tell when I've been around running airplane engines because she can smell it on me. The CRJ apu is one o...
Jump to postThe #2 engine is generally started first on the Dash 8 during push back, or during maintenance runs. The #2 hydraulic system powers the park brake on the Dash 8, (all of them). Even with the prop feathered, the engine driven pump (EDP) produces 3000 psi, so no problems with the brakes. Once the #2 i...
Jump to postcheck out https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/RchHsRes.aspx?st=2&m=|FCAG|&cn=||&mn=||&sn=||&cnn=||&tn=||&ln=||&fn=||&rfr2=RchHs.aspx Type in the registration there and it'll all show up. C-FCAG is now a Cessna Citation 560 Ultra based in YYZ and ow...
Jump to postI was told on my maintenance endorsement course that it was done intentionally to lower the forward exits and overwing exits in order to avoid having to use emergency slides. While I can't be 100% sure of this, I can say for certain that there are no slides on any CRJ at least up to the 900, I'm not...
Jump to postIf there is a failure of one (or more) of the seals in the compressor, there is the possibility of oil getting into the bleed air system. This, in turn, travels to the air conditioning packs and the heat within the ACM/heat exchangers can cause smoke. This smoke is very acrid although I can't say if...
Jump to postless "overwing" refueling taking place. Where does the vapor in the tanks go when the fuel gets pumped in from below? Is there any sort of vapor recovery system? That's a very good question, there is no vapor recovery system (at least not on any aircraft that I've worked on), so I'm guess...
Jump to postHi VC10er, were you referring to the smell of Jet fuel (kerosene), or the smell of the exhaust from the engines that were burning jet fuel at the airport? As Starlionblue pointed out, there's probably less raw fuel fumes around these days for just the reasons he suggested, more careful handling of t...
Jump to postSometimes storage is a good opportunity to take care of maintenance. You very well may be right about them being stored, but they may go back in service when times improve in the airline industry. This is a question you would have more insight into than me, usually for long term storage the windshie...
Jump to postAs stated by JFKalumni, these are access panels for the rudder actuators. I wouldn't consider them "components". These could have been removed for inspection of the actuators, replacement of the actuators, replacement of the bearings connecting the actuators to the airframe and the rudder,...
Jump to postI can't think of any advantages, but some disadvantages would be: -Much more reinforcement required in the wing to carry the weight of the engines as well as the thrust produced that far out (heavier wing) -Asymmetric thrust would be greatly amplified in an engine out scenario -More likely to ingest...
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