Re: CRJ GPS Issues

Just for the giggles (caution for the language there): Checkout this capt's YT page. He is a ERJ captain at a regional and makes videos regarding the adventures of being a regional pilot... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94GicRG_HDM "I called dispatcher and you know what that little bugger did...

Re: What was the last US airliner to have a Third Officer?

Being a kid in the 80s had it's perks: I could "come to work" with my father who used to be a load-master for a cargo operator. I clearly remember entering a 707 from LADE (Líneas aéreas del Estado) which had a 5 (yes, five) cockpit crew: captain, f/o, f/e, navigator and radio operator The...

Re: MD-11 Safety Discussion

A well operated MD-11 is not a dangerous aircraft. KL and all the other Pax operators have proved this. A pax MD-11 would have landing weights FAR below the ones experienced by cargo operators. Just an example: LH operates the 222,900 Kg MLW version whereas KLM was maxed at 199,581. This difference...

Re: New Children's Museum with 737

LittleFokker wrote:

There is a similar one opening in up Frisco, TX (northern suburb of the DFW metroplex)

Re: 787 AC Ramp Operations

What is the AFT EXT PWR connected too if not the AC bus?? That graphic doesn’t show lines from it It's connected to the AC bus, but IIRC only used for speeding up APU-less engine start and maintenance tests. Since the engines sit around, what, 100-150 feet from the nose of the aircraft where the ma...

Re: 747 APU in-flight

In practice this feature was only used during T/O and initial climb to provide max thrust (no bleed delivery) out of the initially underpowered early 747's The APU delivered air for airconditioning pack #2 with both isolation vlv's closed and pack vlv's #1 and #3 closed. Wasn't this procedure what,...

Re: Adjusting flight plan en route for strong tailwinds

If the flight is running a few minutes ahead of schedule, wouldn't it be prudent to use RTA (or the equivalent in Airbus) speed and guarantee the arrival slot? This way the FMC would reduce or increase speed based on the calculated time of arrival.


Thanks,
744lover

Re: LH Reinstates FRA-PNQ

The scheduling is insane. 11+ hours on the way back from PNY to FRA on a regular A319 is torturous LH768 Frankfurt to Baku departing 10:30AM arriving 6:05PM LH768 Baku to Pune departing 6:50PM arriving 12:50AM (+1 day) LH769 Pune to Baku departing 2:10AM arriving 6:10AM LH769 Baku to Frankfurt depar...

A340 Takeoff Performance Calculations

Hi, While watching this video (poor A340 being bashed again), I couldn't help but notice far down the runway the airplane rotated. Look at 1:13 and you'll see that it went airborne over the piano keys! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qXhD-RhRo4 Here is the airport ADC chart ( http://ais.decea.gov.b...

Re: DFW Foreign Carrier Estimated May 2018 Load Factors

I never really understood why LH, being the one with the one with best LF, doesn't upgauge DFW to either a A346 or B744 for that matter.
Having some of the passengers that Etihad had, plus a bigger J class could mean a better profit margin.

Just my two pennies

BR,
744lover

Re: Pilot's last flight

I've been previously (many years ago) on LH503 flight from GRU to EZE (flight was FRA - GRU - EZE - GRU - FRA). The captain who boarded the flight in GRU to take it to EZE mentioned it was his last flight and that they'd be doing a low-pass over the "Rio de la Plata" in Buenos Aires. Speak...

Re: LH A340 on fire in FRA now

However, JADEC tweeted that only minor damage. Assessment underway. Btw, registration is D-AIFA I doubt it will a minor damage. Probably all the section forward of L1/R1 will have to be replaced. If not melted, the aluminum might have lost its strength due to the heat. This not speaking, of course,...

Re: AA930 March 7, 2018 canceled due to employee disagreement

Hi guess that, having an attitude is one thing. Assaulting a fellow company employee is something totally different. Read the following translation from https://goo.gl/KjdPqT "An American American captain has been charged with assaulting an employee of the same company at Cumbica Airport in Gua...

Re: DFW Foreign Carrier Estimated September 2017 Loads

One might wonder why doesn't LH upgauge their metal to a, let's say, A340-600 or 747-400 since loads are so good

Re: Boeing 747-400 Start Up Procedure

I'd say that even though starting two engines at a time is something certified and approved by Boeing, starting one at a time reduces the stress on the APU to put out more bleed air and therefore reduces wear-n-tear in it...

Just my 2 cents

Re: What happens to crews during a hurricane?

Sorry to drift off topic, but this is how Saint Marteen looks after hurricane Irma https://goo.gl/x1uagY https://goo.gl/MTBKfp https://goo.gl/X75Gxs https://goo.gl/e3EAmM https://goo.gl/ZYsddf An aerial view shows no airplanes on the tarmac, probably all carriers either canceled their flights or got...

Re: Most efficient US airports for departures?

ILS28ORD wrote:

Mdw. If using 22L or 31C for departure it's a super, super short taxi to the active from the gate.

Re: Electrical Power during One Engine Operation

Operating the MD-11, I've been in a situation where the APU was MEL'd and the station did not have any ground air-start available (informed to us beforehand via ACARS). The solution was to keep engine 2 running while the aircraft was serviced since its sits high above the ground and the jetblast is ...

Re: The status quo in descent profiles: a killer of fuel economy

Speed reductions while in a descent are a pain, especially if you are already in an idle thrust/max angle descent. So to create some wiggle room most pilots descend at a shallower rate to account for possible speed reductions. Also less is more. The less constraints on an RNAV arrival the better. W...

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